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Mon 29 Aug, 2011 06:01 am
In Henry VIII by William Shakespeare,
Lord Sands: The red wine first must rise in their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em talk us to silence.
Anne Bullen:You are a merry gamester,
My Lord Sands.
Lord Sands: Yes, if I make my play.Here's to your ladyship: and pledge it, madam, For 'tis to such a thing,—
Who can help me explain the sentence "The red wine first must rise in their fair cheeks" and "You are a merry gamester"?
Red wine rise to their fair cheeks means that women becomed flushed with the wine. Merry gamester means that she considers him to be a man who will try to trick women in order to get what he wants.
@PennyChan,
Quote:CARDINAL WOLSEY
My Lord Sands,
I am beholding to you: cheer your neighbours.
Ladies, you are not merry: gentlemen,
Whose fault is this?
SANDS
The red wine first must rise
In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em
Talk us to silence.
Wolsey wants the men to involve the women in merry banter.
Sands replies that they wont stop talking once the wine has taken effect.
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