" I wear not motley in my brain " -Feste
2006-12-27 12:46:59 · 7 answers · asked by whyemsworld 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Feste means that his brightly colored clown’s uniform—his “motley”—doesn’t imply that he is any less intelligent than she is.
2006-12-27 12:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by istitch2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word motley comes from Shakespeare's time-as when he used it in "As You Like It-"
"A fool! A fool! I met a fool i' the forest,
A motley fool; a miserable world." Although in this context, I think Shakespeare was referring to the fool's colorful clothes, but you never know.
Motley in the dictionary means,
"1. Of many colors,
2. Of many different or clashing elements."
It could mean, "I am not foolish," or "I don't think differently."
But this is just my thought. Hope this helps.
2006-12-28 16:56:07 · answer #2 · answered by wildsfamily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feste is saying that although his body is clothed in the official wear of the jester, his mind is not "naturally" foolish.
2006-12-27 20:59:29 · answer #3 · answered by carole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he means that although his body is clothed in the official garb of the jester, his mind is not "naturally" foolish—unlike, for example, the genuinely foolish mind...
2006-12-27 20:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by Deana G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it means he's saying he's an orderly or plain thinker.
2006-12-27 20:56:20 · answer #5 · answered by heartmindspace 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means that you are not diorganized in your thinking and that you are learned.
2006-12-27 20:52:33 · answer #6 · answered by mac3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wide awake
2006-12-27 22:47:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋