Antony and Cleopatra, gypsy, orient pearl, my salad days, when I was green in judgment
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I have just started reading Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra being one of Harold Bloom's favorite Shakespearean characters due to her wit, her forceful, even manipulative, personality, her histrionics and cleverness.
glennlouisfeole@gmail.com
I have just started reading Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra being one of Harold Bloom's favorite Shakespearean characters due to her wit, her forceful, even manipulative, personality, her histrionics and cleverness.
“to cool a gypsy’s lust” I.i.10
Gypsy, which I had not realized, is a shortening of the word Egyptian (first used in 1537, Shakespeare's play being written in 1606). Gypsy referred to someone from Egypt, from where gypsies were thought to originate. It has largely been replaced by "Romani" since the term gypsy has a pejorative connotation.
Gypsy, which I had not realized, is a shortening of the word Egyptian (first used in 1537, Shakespeare's play being written in 1606). Gypsy referred to someone from Egypt, from where gypsies were thought to originate. It has largely been replaced by "Romani" since the term gypsy has a pejorative connotation.
“this orient pearl” I.v.41 o
The archaic meaning of orient is radiant, as well as rising from the sky. A word of great beauty. Originally, to orient meant to position a church so that it faced East. I assume that this probably became associated with the radiance of the rising sun from the East. Shakespeare has used this in several other plays but I will have to review my notes for this...
The archaic meaning of orient is radiant, as well as rising from the sky. A word of great beauty. Originally, to orient meant to position a church so that it faced East. I assume that this probably became associated with the radiance of the rising sun from the East. Shakespeare has used this in several other plays but I will have to review my notes for this...
“ …My salad
days When I was green in judgment,
cold in blood,” Cleopatra, I.v.73
To me, the experience of reading this phrase encapsulates my joy in reading Shakespeare in general. There are such orient gems to be found in the phrases and poetry of his writing. This is the original use of the phrase 'salad days' as first used in 1606 in Antony and Cleopatra. How incredible and moving. It denotes youthful exuberance, innocence and joy, which we can all relate to, as well as the indiscretions of youth, which none of us can relate too. Of course, there is Shakespeare’s creative, poetic association of this simile (salad) with the words “green” and “cold.”
This phrase has been used in The Simpson's, the movie Raising Arizona, and by Queen Elizabeth II describing her actions at the age of 21..."when I was green in judgment."
To me, the experience of reading this phrase encapsulates my joy in reading Shakespeare in general. There are such orient gems to be found in the phrases and poetry of his writing. This is the original use of the phrase 'salad days' as first used in 1606 in Antony and Cleopatra. How incredible and moving. It denotes youthful exuberance, innocence and joy, which we can all relate to, as well as the indiscretions of youth, which none of us can relate too. Of course, there is Shakespeare’s creative, poetic association of this simile (salad) with the words “green” and “cold.”
This phrase has been used in The Simpson's, the movie Raising Arizona, and by Queen Elizabeth II describing her actions at the age of 21..."when I was green in judgment."
“My powers are crescent” Pompey, II.i.10
There is beauty in describing something as 'crescent' instead of saying, "my powers are increasing." Crescent...as in the gradual, continual, subtle, almost inevitable waxing of the half moon. Like the word 'orient,' I have seen this word used in his other plays and will try to find those references for you.
There is beauty in describing something as 'crescent' instead of saying, "my powers are increasing." Crescent...as in the gradual, continual, subtle, almost inevitable waxing of the half moon. Like the word 'orient,' I have seen this word used in his other plays and will try to find those references for you.
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