RyanDowdy
10-28-2005, 05:54 PM
CELIA
Marry, I prithee, do, to make sport withal: but
love no man in good earnest; nor no further in sport
neither than with safety of a pure blush thou mayst
in honour come off again.
I am having trouble putting together exactly what Celia means by this statement. It seems she means that Rosalind should not partake in the sport of Love unless she can back-out of love with just a blush. But I would like to know EXACTLY what she is saying line-by-line. There seems to be a lot of humor between Rosalind and Celia here and in the following dialogueregarding Fortune and Nature, but I can't quite grasp this statement by Celia. Can someone help? Is there a book out there that will actually explain Shakespeare's meaning line-by-line. I understand the underlying themes, but grapple with the exact text in some instances. I often cudgel my brain with it! Thanks.
Ryan
Marry, I prithee, do, to make sport withal: but
love no man in good earnest; nor no further in sport
neither than with safety of a pure blush thou mayst
in honour come off again.
I am having trouble putting together exactly what Celia means by this statement. It seems she means that Rosalind should not partake in the sport of Love unless she can back-out of love with just a blush. But I would like to know EXACTLY what she is saying line-by-line. There seems to be a lot of humor between Rosalind and Celia here and in the following dialogueregarding Fortune and Nature, but I can't quite grasp this statement by Celia. Can someone help? Is there a book out there that will actually explain Shakespeare's meaning line-by-line. I understand the underlying themes, but grapple with the exact text in some instances. I often cudgel my brain with it! Thanks.
Ryan