Conversation Piece - Monday, December 8, 2008
"Oh, come not near me, sir; I shall defile you.
I am that of your blood was taken from you
For your better health. Look no more upon't
But cast it to the ground regardlessly;
Let the common sewer take it from distinction.
Beneath the stars, upon yon meteor
Ever hung my fate, 'mongst things corruptible;
I ne'er could pluck it from him. My loathing
Was prophet to the rest, bu ne'er believed;
Mine honor fell with him, and now my life."
(The Changeling V.iii.158-67)
I am that of your blood was taken from you
For your better health. Look no more upon't
But cast it to the ground regardlessly;
Let the common sewer take it from distinction.
Beneath the stars, upon yon meteor
Ever hung my fate, 'mongst things corruptible;
I ne'er could pluck it from him. My loathing
Was prophet to the rest, bu ne'er believed;
Mine honor fell with him, and now my life."
(The Changeling V.iii.158-67)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
You can't turn down a war hero
This quote is telling us how the citizens will feel about Martius' use of his war history to gain the position of consul. Regardless of how they feel about him as a person, once he pulls out the scars from battle it does not matter anymore. The citizen is saying initially they have a say in who becomes or does not become the consul but once someone shows you the multiple scars they have received from fighting for your country, you really have no choice left but to elect them because you can't turn down someone who has been fighting and winning for your country while you've been at home safe. And to not elect someone who has been fighting for your country would be ungrateful and nothing gives you, the citizen, the right to be ungrateful to a person who protects you.
