The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 17.0480 Monday, 22 May 2006
[1] From: John W. Kennedy <
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
>
Date: Sunday, 21 May 2006 16:01:13 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 17.0467 Conjuring in Shakespeare's Time
[2] From: Jeffrey Jordan <
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
>
Date: Sunday, 21 May 2006 16:54:09 -0500
Subj: Re: SHK 17.0467 Conjuring in Shakespeare's Time
[1]-----------------------------------------------------------------
From: John W. Kennedy <
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
>
Date: Sunday, 21 May 2006 16:01:13 -0400
Subject: 17.0467 Conjuring in Shakespeare's Time
Comment: Re: SHK 17.0467 Conjuring in Shakespeare's Time
I suppose you know Reginald Scot's "The Discoverie of Witchcraft", but you
do not mention it.
[2]-------------------------------------------------------------
From: Jeffrey Jordan <
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
>
Date: Sunday, 21 May 2006 16:54:09 -0500
Subject: 17.0467 Conjuring in Shakespeare's Time
Comment: Re: SHK 17.0467 Conjuring in Shakespeare's Time
The term "jugled" appears in Hamlet, spoken by Laertes. Act 4 Scene 5.
It is not a direct reference to sleight of hand, at the point where it's
used, but the word does refer to deception. Laertes is demanding from
Claudius information about his father's death, and says:
Laer: How came he dead, I'll not be jugled with,
A Second Quarto facsimile which shows the line is available from ISE,
here:
http://ise.uvic.ca/Library/facsimile/book/BL_Q2_Ham/76/?
size=small&view_mode=normal&content_type=
The line is on the left page of the image, about 1/4 of the way down.
So, Shakespeare knew of "jugling" well enough to use it as a term for
deception, anyway.
In reference to deceptive handling of the foils at the fencing match,
Claudius uses the term "shuffling" if that's of any interest to you. The
word "shuffling" is also used earlier in reference to deception, spoken by
Claudius in the "Prayer Scene." The first use is spelled "shufling" with
one "f" and the second with two f's in the original Second Quarto
printing.
_______________________________________________________________
S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List
Hardy M. Cook,
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net>
DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the opinions
expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the editor
assumes no responsibility for them.
|
