A few days ago
where is the pun?
if the music be the food of love,play on give me excuse of it that surfeiting the appetite may sicken and so die that strain again it had a dying fall
pick out the pun of these lines and explain it
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A few days ago
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This is Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, right?
Well, the ‘pun’ in here isn’t like a pun would be today I don’t think. But Orsino is speaking of his great love for Olivia. He is telling (the fool) to play for him music, because, as the saying goes, ‘music is the food of love’. Therefore, if he gets too much, then he won’t desire her anymore.
Hope that helped.
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A few days ago
Having suggested that music is the food of love (i.e. nourishes the growth of love), he then extends the metaphor by talking about eating too much, and killing the appetite.
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A few days ago
I can’t see a pun! It must be extremely subtle or am I having a blonde day?
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A few days ago
the word is “excess” not “excuse”
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