The Quotes Thread (Lear, Poetry, Comparative)

Feeky Magee

Post some usable (or is it 'useable'?) quotes from King Lear, poetry, or the comparative course, and maybe the context in which you could use them. Simples!

Lear:

"[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]'Tis the infirmity of his age: yet he hath ever
but slenderly known himself."

"[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!"

"[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Rumble thy bellyful! Spit, fire! spout, rain!
Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters:
I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness."

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A poor, infirm, weak, and despis'd old man."

"[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods.
They kill us for their sport."[/FONT]
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Those quotes would be useful for a character development question, which is what I'm banking on.[/FONT]
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Poetry:

(Longley) "[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]He was preparing an Ulster fry for breakfast
When someone walked into the kitchen and shot him:
A bullet entered his mouth and pierced his skull"[/FONT]

(Longley) "[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]shot through the head
By a shivering boy who wandered in... I think 'Sorry Missus' was what he said"[/FONT]
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(Yeats) "[/FONT]And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow"

(Yeats) "Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long
Whatever is begotten, born, and dies"

Comparative:

Nothing learned for this yet.
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ajjmk

Feeky Magee wrote: »

Comparative:

Nothing learned for this yet.

you dont need quotes for comparative.. :cool:

Doyler92

ajjmk wrote: »

you dont need quotes for comparative.. :cool:

This is true. All you need is reference.

Feeky Magee

Could a mod change the misspelling of 'quotes' please?

Mwah

id feel better filling up my answer with quotes :P

Feeky Magee

Yeah I'm definitely putting quotes in my comparative. If nothing else it increases the word count.

Feeky Magee

Well this went wonderfully well... :P

Paddi Jones

"Let me alone." ~ Lear, Act III, Scene III.

curlypops

ajjmk wrote: »

you dont need quotes for comparative.. :cool:

yeah i only heard that there now..
on 2fm about english paper two

i didnt know that..
it makes things so much easier!:D

but i suppose..
quoting is referring..

luv-eirexx

king Lear
come not between the dragon and his wrath

which of you shall we say doth love us most?

Poor and naked wretches where so'er you are.

Who is it who can tell me who I am??

How sharper than a serpants tooth to have a thankless child.

all Lear