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    Question about a few phrases in one of Edmund's soliloquys

    Hi everyone,
    I'm having trouble understanding what the following two phrases in Edmund's soliloquy (I, ii, 113-131) means:

    "My cue is villainous melancholy, with a sigh like Tom o' Bedlam" (line 129-130)
    What does "a sigh like Tom o' Bedlam" mean? I know it is referring to the Bedlam Beggars, but how does "sigh" relate to "villainous melancholy"?

    "Fa, sol, la, mi." (line 131)
    Is this the notes of a musical scale? Or does it have some other meaning?

    Thanks for any help ^^
    Last edited by 永恒之爱; 12-12-2007 at 07:38 PM.
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    Whatever I got the answer from the teacher...
    Someone close this or something. [sarcasm] wow this forum has great enthusiasm and replying speed! [/sarcasm]
    ~对你的爱深到刻骨
    想把属于你的一切都留住
    于是给自己一个永恒的痛楚
    纪念彼此的付出...

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    the above reply is a note of a musical scale

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    "O, these eclipses do / portend these divisions!" says Edmund.

    Divisions separate each 'note of a musical scale' as in Edmund’s murmured "fa, sol, la, mi". Or rather, are manifest in Gloucester's, "love cools, / friendship falls off, brothers divide". The latter division is occasioned through Edmund’s "villainous melancholy" of countenance and mad sigh.

    A shrill note.

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    My cue is villainous melancholy, with a sigh like Tom o' Bedlam.
    This is beautiful and it actually means, 'my cue' meaning snooker.
    And Tom o'Bedlam was great snooker player in that era.
    Believe it or not !
    Fare'thee well

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