sodr2
03-19-2009, 12:49 AM
I just need the just of it, but detail would also be nice.....
FOOL
No, faith, lords and great men will not let me. If I had a
monopoly out, they would have part on 't. And ladies too—
they will not let me have all fool to myself; they'll be
snatching. Give me an egg, nuncle, and I'll give thee two
crowns.
KING LEAR
What two crowns shall they be?
FOOL
Why—after I have cut the egg i' th' middle and eat up the
meat—the two crowns of the egg. When thou clovest thy
crown i' th' middle, and gavest away both parts, thou borest
thy *** o' th' back o'er the dirt. Thou hadst little wit in thy
bald crown when thou gavest thy golden one away. If I
speak like myself in this, let him be whipped that first finds
it so.
***Translated by No Fear Shakespeare***
FOOL
No. I wish I could be a complete joker—but so many lords and important men are also playing fools that I can't have a monopoly on it. Ladies too—they're always snatching away my role as the biggest fool.—Uncle, give me an egg, and I'll give you two crowns.
KING LEAR
Which two crowns would those be?
FOOL
Well, when I cut the egg in half and eat the whites, the yolk will be in two parts like two golden crowns. When you cut your own crown and kingdom in half and gave away both parts, you were as foolish as the old man in the old story who carries his donkey on his back instead of letting the donkey carry him. You didn't have much brains inside the bald crown of your head when you gave away the gold crown of your kingdom. If I'm telling the truth like a fool in saying all this, whip the first person who thinks I sound foolish.
FOOL
No, faith, lords and great men will not let me. If I had a
monopoly out, they would have part on 't. And ladies too—
they will not let me have all fool to myself; they'll be
snatching. Give me an egg, nuncle, and I'll give thee two
crowns.
KING LEAR
What two crowns shall they be?
FOOL
Why—after I have cut the egg i' th' middle and eat up the
meat—the two crowns of the egg. When thou clovest thy
crown i' th' middle, and gavest away both parts, thou borest
thy *** o' th' back o'er the dirt. Thou hadst little wit in thy
bald crown when thou gavest thy golden one away. If I
speak like myself in this, let him be whipped that first finds
it so.
***Translated by No Fear Shakespeare***
FOOL
No. I wish I could be a complete joker—but so many lords and important men are also playing fools that I can't have a monopoly on it. Ladies too—they're always snatching away my role as the biggest fool.—Uncle, give me an egg, and I'll give you two crowns.
KING LEAR
Which two crowns would those be?
FOOL
Well, when I cut the egg in half and eat the whites, the yolk will be in two parts like two golden crowns. When you cut your own crown and kingdom in half and gave away both parts, you were as foolish as the old man in the old story who carries his donkey on his back instead of letting the donkey carry him. You didn't have much brains inside the bald crown of your head when you gave away the gold crown of your kingdom. If I'm telling the truth like a fool in saying all this, whip the first person who thinks I sound foolish.