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Act IV, Scene 4: Helena requests that the widow and Diana accompany her back to France, where she knows Bertram is headed.
Act IV, Scene 5: The Countess mourns Helena. Lafew blames Parolles for EVERYTHING. Lavatch is annoying, and makes innuendos about the French disease for no apparent reason. Lafew suggests that Bertram can marry his daughter. Lavatch announces that Bertram is headed this way, his face bandaged.
Act V, Scene 1: Helena, the widow, and Diana meet a gentle astringer who agrees to bring a message to the king, who is visiting the Countess at Rosillion. It is unclear why we need to know that he is an astringer as there is never a falcon. I do like to imagine that he is played by Will Forte, if that helps.
Act V, Scene 2: Parolles comes by, so grimy and beggarly that Lafew doesn't recognize him at first. Parolles tells Lafew that he was the first to see through him, and begs for money. Lafew says "Though you are a fool and a knave, you shall eat." Well, that's nice.
Thoughts: I don't have much to say about all this. It's sort of wheel-spinning set-up to the ending. 5.3 is the last scene in the play, and it's a long one.
In other Shakespeare news, Anna, Greg and I tried to go see "As You Like It" at Shakespeare in the Park last night, but it was rained out. Just during the Seven Ages of Man speech, too. Nuts!
Act IV, Scene 5: The Countess mourns Helena. Lafew blames Parolles for EVERYTHING. Lavatch is annoying, and makes innuendos about the French disease for no apparent reason. Lafew suggests that Bertram can marry his daughter. Lavatch announces that Bertram is headed this way, his face bandaged.
Act V, Scene 1: Helena, the widow, and Diana meet a gentle astringer who agrees to bring a message to the king, who is visiting the Countess at Rosillion. It is unclear why we need to know that he is an astringer as there is never a falcon. I do like to imagine that he is played by Will Forte, if that helps.
Act V, Scene 2: Parolles comes by, so grimy and beggarly that Lafew doesn't recognize him at first. Parolles tells Lafew that he was the first to see through him, and begs for money. Lafew says "Though you are a fool and a knave, you shall eat." Well, that's nice.
Thoughts: I don't have much to say about all this. It's sort of wheel-spinning set-up to the ending. 5.3 is the last scene in the play, and it's a long one.
In other Shakespeare news, Anna, Greg and I tried to go see "As You Like It" at Shakespeare in the Park last night, but it was rained out. Just during the Seven Ages of Man speech, too. Nuts!