Comedies. Two gentlemen of Verona |
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Will your grace command me any service Claud . I pray you , leave me . to the
world's end ? I will go on the slightest Bene . Ho ! now you strike like the blind
man : errand now to the Antipodes , that you can devise ' twas the boy that stole
your ...
Hath your grace ne'er a brother like you ' ? the daughter of Leonato . ... No , my
lord , unless I might have another him , and whatsoever comes athwart his
affection for working - days : your grace is too costly to wear ranges evenly with
mine .
He made her melancholy , sad , and heavy ; And wit's own grace to grace a
learned fool . And so she died : had she been light , like you , Ros . The blood of
youth burns not with such Of such a merry , nimble , stirring spirit , excess , She
might ...
I have possess'd your grace of what I purpose ; And by our holy Sabbath have I
sworn To have the due and forfeit of my bond : . If you deny it , let the danger light
Upon your charter , and your city's freedom . You'll ask me , why I rather choose ...
For certain words he spake against your grace I came to her from Claudio , and
desir'd her In your retirement , I had swing'd him soundly . To try her gracious
fortune with lord Angelo , Duke . Words against me ? This a good friar , For her
poor ...
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"like a wood woman" might indeed have meant "frantic" or "wild" (with grief) which Launce mentions referring to the "shoe" which he adopts for the sake of illustration. However, Shakespeare, even at his earliest writings, was vastly entertained by double entendres and his love of puns is so well documented. In that time in Italy, women wore platform shoes which were raised to elevate the shoes from the mud and other unpleasant "stuff". These were called "chopines" and the platforms were constructed of wood. The higher the platform, the higher the pretentiousness of the lady. Her height could have put her above many others. Since Launce has his father and mother represented as shoes, this second meaning is certainly not outside of the possibility for Shakespeare's intention. Naturally, it would have had the effect of a rather "localized" and "temporary" idea, but the fact of its having been very popular in that day makes it a candidate for the Bard's delight.