Unusual to say the least. If I hadn't read on the back of the card that this picture was taken from a scene of Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida", I'm afraid I would never have guessed, certainly not from the costumes. It was sent by a theatre lover in Germany.
The German translates, very roughly, as, "war is play and play is love and love is war". I can't find any quote from Troilus and Cressida that's exactly the same. The nearest is, "hot blood begets hot thoughts, and hot
thoughts beget hot deeds, and hot deeds is love".
Shakespeare? Really? It is? Troilus quote:
ReplyDeleteAll lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform; Because of the American football, you see."
I see. Well thank you for the explanation....
DeleteI am one of the few that watch little football except for a little college football.
ReplyDeleteI am not a football fan though I will root for the home team, the SF 49ers. I did go to the high school and college football games of my two sons. Maternal responsibility - though I didn't love being out there in the cold!
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