January 3, 2016

FOOL Ha, ha, he wears cruel garters. Horses are tied by the heads, dogs and bears by th' neck, monkeys by th' loins, and men by th' legs. When a man's overlusty at legs, then he wears wooden netherstocks.

LEAR What's he that hath so much thy place mistook

To set thee here?

KENT                   It is both he and she, 

Your son and daughter.

LEAR No.

KENT Yes.

LEAR No, I say.

KENT I say yea.

LEAR No, no, they would not.

KENT Yes, they have.

LEAR By Jupiter, I swear no!

KENT By Juno, I swear ay! 

LEAR                                They durst not do't;

They could not, would not do't.

                                      William Shakespeare - King Lear Ii.4.7-23