The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 16.0955 Friday, 20 May 2005
[1] From: L. Swilley <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 19 May 2005 11:36:17 -0500
Subj: Re: SHK 16.0942 Antony and Cleopatra 4.3
[2] From: Jack Heller <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 19 May 2005 14:34:33 -0500 (EST)
Subj: Re: SHK 16.0942 Antony and Cleopatra 4.3
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From: L. Swilley <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 19 May 2005 11:36:17 -0500
Subject: 16.0942 Antony and Cleopatra 4.3
Comment: Re: SHK 16.0942 Antony and Cleopatra 4.3
It has been suggested here that "worm" refers to death and to a snake.
Might it not also refer, in the case of these two super-passionate,
ill-starred lovers, to the penis?
L. Swilley
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From: Jack Heller <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 19 May 2005 14:34:33 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 16.0942 Antony and Cleopatra 4.3
Comment: Re: SHK 16.0942 Antony and Cleopatra 4.3
Norman Hinton rightly pointed out:
>Because one of the meanings of "worm" was "snake" -- here's the first
>definition of "worm" from the OED:
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>I. 1. A serpent, snake, dragon. Now only arch.
But has anyone yet suggested a possible phallic meaning for the "worm"?
Joy o the worm indeed.
Jack Heller
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