永恒之爱
12-12-2007, 07:29 PM
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 ^^
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 ^^