Very good, Judy, but actually, Feste is in Twelfth Night, not King Lear. But
you
are right about the wisdom part. Feste is a very non-attached character in that
play; he knows everything that is going on but belongs nowhere and doesn't
care to. He also has the last word in the play -- another reason why he is a
particular friend of mine . . .
btw, your admirable attempt to hold the line on "lie" rather than "lay" is I
fear
doomed to failure. The battle has been lost and I see no way of reversing it. I
am concentrating my efforts these days on "off of," which I regard as an
abomination on a par with . . . no, better not get into that.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> wrote:
> >
> > Feste is actually a German word meaning "strong" or "mighty," as
> in "Ein'
> > feste Burg ist unser Gott" ("A mighty fortress is our God.")
>
> FWIW, Feste is also the name of Shakespeare's wisest
> Fool, the one who attends King Lear.
>
>
>
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, foufou_fl <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> >
> > > 4) No, I do not agree that a poster's moniker detracts from the
> > > content of their post. Otherwise, I would have long ago been
> detracted
> > > from the insights of your posts -- intended and not --- by the
> > > similarity of your name and "festing sore".
> > >
> >
>
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