tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605593492425296762.post784689284590913144..comments2023-11-26T06:37:54.222-05:00Comments on Cracked Spines: Shakespeare Quotes TranslatedShelberiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16651021890587906428noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605593492425296762.post-23685594267768013532011-03-31T22:28:33.071-04:002011-03-31T22:28:33.071-04:00Maggie, what a shrewd reader you are. :) Yes, when...Maggie, what a shrewd reader you are. :) Yes, when Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, protest had roughly the same meaning as profess. <br /><br />It can also be translated to mean that what she professes is meaningless because she does so much "protesting." lol <br /><br />Thank you for pointing that out for future readers. The translation is meant to be humorous and in a modern sense, as I am sure is obvious from some of my other "translations." I will be sure to do a more scholarly one soon.Shelberiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651021890587906428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605593492425296762.post-78654002183713494752011-03-31T22:17:13.345-04:002011-03-31T22:17:13.345-04:00Protest = Profess
He's not saying she whines a...Protest = Profess<br />He's not saying she whines a lot. In the context of the play within a play, Gertrude is saying that the Queen character is making too many promises to the King character.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131573340098059464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605593492425296762.post-29054471284144319582011-03-31T22:16:06.680-04:002011-03-31T22:16:06.680-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131573340098059464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605593492425296762.post-75401197051301927132011-03-18T21:04:25.431-04:002011-03-18T21:04:25.431-04:00kpr, you should have read that quote the way it wa...kpr, you should have read that quote the way it was intended. I realize what it is meant to mean, but that does not mean it makes any sense. It's philosophical nonsense. If a man is wise, how can he know he is a fool? For, if he were a fool, how could he be a wise man? It's a contradiction in terms. <br /><br />Now, again, I know it what the quote is meant to mean. I do understand that a wise man would know that he doesn't know everything, but that does not mean he is a fool.Shelberiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651021890587906428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605593492425296762.post-16426803015513094462011-03-18T19:58:26.655-04:002011-03-18T19:58:26.655-04:00The one that you said means nothing: "The foo...The one that you said means nothing: "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." ~ From As You Like It, certainly doesn't mean nothing. Socrates would agree with it completely all, this is what he was all about. True wisdom is knowing the limits of your knowledge. Only a fool would think he knows everything. Not meaningless!kpr5048https://www.blogger.com/profile/15786190619405947567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605593492425296762.post-76849795947829536152011-02-26T23:54:13.650-05:002011-02-26T23:54:13.650-05:00Friggin' classic. ;^DFriggin' classic. ;^DR.J. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133975930088700238noreply@blogger.com