Paljo Melua Tyhjästä
1600
Paljo Melua Tyhjästä
1600
Translated by Paavo Emil Cajander
A play written in the late 16th century. This comedic work revolves around themes of love, deception, and mistaken identities as characters navigate romantic entanglements and clever misunderstandings. The story primarily features Benedikt, a Padua nobleman, alongside Hero and Beatrice, engaging in a lively battle of wits against a backdrop of courtly love and social intrigue. At the start of the play, we are introduced to several key characters in Messina, including Leonato, the governor, and his daughter Hero, as well as her cousin Beatrice. The arrival of Don Pedro, the prince, his half-brother Don Juan, and a group of noblemen sparks excitement. The conversation reveals the budding romantic interest between Claudio, a young count, and Hero, while Benedikt and Beatrice showcase their sharp tongues and mutual disdain. As the dialogue unfolds, their playful banter sets the stage for the comedic entanglements and romantic pursuits that will ensue throughout the narrative.
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“Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more. Men were deceivers ever, One foot in sea, and one on shore, To one thing constant never. Then sigh not so, but let them go, And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into hey nonny, nonny. Sing no more ditties, sing no more Of dumps so dull and heavy. The fraud of men was ever so Since summer first was leafy. Then sigh not so, but let them go, And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into hey, nonny, nonny.””
— William Shakespeare
“I can see he's not in your good books,' said the messenger.'No, and if he were I would burn my library.””
— William Shakespeare
“I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.””
— William Shakespeare
“Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.””
— William Shakespeare
“I do love nothing in the world so well as you- is not that strange?””
— William Shakespeare
“Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.””
— William Shakespeare
“For which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?””
— William Shakespeare
“I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.””
— William Shakespeare
“He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man. He that is more than a youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him.””
— William Shakespeare
