prithee,go in thyself, seek thine own ease. the tempest will not give me leave to ponder on things would hurt me more; but i'll go in.
in, boy, go first. you houseless poverty-
nay, get thee in. i'll pray, and then i'll sleep.
2006-06-23 20:13:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
ahhhh KING LEAR!!! it's hard to explain actually because this isn't a soliloquy. it's what he says to kent and the "fool" after leaving the company of his two daughters (regan and goneral) during an arguement they had. he's telling the other two to go into this "shelter" if you can call it that, to sheild themselves from the storm (the tempest, "tempest" in shakespears day meant storm). of course it was violent storm that night. the night the king lost his "glory" and in a manner of speaking the gods unleashed their fury! it was so bad that it distracted his mind. the storm represents what he felt in his heart. the part where he tells the "boy" to go in first and calls him houseless poverty is just a juxtapose. the will pray then he'll sleep which is pretty straight forward. you really have to watch the play to understand.
2006-06-23 20:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by vanessa w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'll try the best I can to translate the gibberish (hehe): Look into yourself and find who you are. I will not give into temptation and think a lot about things that will only hurt me. I'll search myself, then I'll pray for answers and sleep...haha I wonder if that is even close to what it means. Oh how I miss Engish class :)
2006-06-23 20:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by Krista P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't read this one, but here's my take on the first part.
Prithee: I advise you,
go in thyself: think it through yourself,
seek thine own ease: find your own solution/comfort.
the tempest will not give me leave: I am too upset by the storm/troubles...
to ponder on things would hurt me more: ...to spare thought on other things that would trouble me even more.
(In other words, "I can't help you find your solution, I'm hurting too much myself.")
2006-06-23 20:25:37 · answer #3 · answered by lucy_ritter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"look in ur mind. this girl that tempts me wont go away and let me think about things that dont hurt, but, somehow i choose to think of her. so here i go, worthless....here i am. i'll pray then i'll sleep." B.S. BUT I TRIED
2006-06-23 20:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by playaninstrument 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try your local library...they're almost certain to have a "new age" version.
2006-06-23 20:17:30 · answer #5 · answered by Allison P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You better leave this for shakespeare.Thanks
2006-06-23 20:19:11 · answer #6 · answered by And the answer is...... 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are not to blame. it's my fault but the woman convinces me it's yours. let's go camping.
2006-06-23 20:19:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋