“If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.”
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities.
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Bruce R. Smith
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“If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.”
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
“Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit.”
“Journeys end in lovers meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.”
“Viola to Duke Orsino: 'I'll do my best To woo your lady.' [Aside.] 'Yet, a barful strife! Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife.”
“This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood on whom he jests, The quality of persons, and the time, And, like the haggar...”
“Love sought is good, but giv'n unsought is better.”
“If music be the food of love, play on.”
“Clown: Good Madonna, why mournest thou? Olivia: Good Fool, for my brother's death. Clown:I think his soul is in hell, Madonna. Olivia:I know his soul is in heaven, Fool. Clown: The more fool...”