The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 10.0597 Wednesday, 31 March 1999.
[1] From: Clifford Stetner <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 30 Mar 1999 13:01:35 -0500 (EST)
Subj: Re: SHK 10.0577 Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
[2] From: Jerry Bangham <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 30 Mar 1999 14:48:02 -0600
Subj: Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
[3] From: Sean Lawrence <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 30 Mar 1999 17:27:06 -0800
Subj: Re: SHK 10.0577 Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
[4] From: Ros King <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 31 Mar 1999 17:00:48 +0000
Subj: Re: SHK 10.0577 Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
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From: Clifford Stetner <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 30 Mar 1999 13:01:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 10.0577 Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
Comment: Re: SHK 10.0577 Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
Perhaps the lime tree is an allusion to the trapping of Caliban, et. al.
being like the liming of birds?
Clifford Stetner
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From: Jerry Bangham <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 30 Mar 1999 14:48:02 -0600
Subject: Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
One of the many surprises that I got when I moved to Mississippi was the
discovery that there were wild citrus trees in the woods. I don't know
if they are native or introduced. Anyway, they are definitely sticky (in
more ways than one, since they have thorns).
>Is the sticky variety to
>which you refer the citrus fruit tree, or something else?
Jerry Bangham This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.win.net/~kudzu/
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From: Sean Lawrence <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 30 Mar 1999 17:27:06 -0800
Subject: 10.0577 Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
Comment: Re: SHK 10.0577 Re: Lines and Limes in The Tempest
Roy Flannagan writes:
>Since the juice (exudate?) of lime twigs was used to snare birds with
>"quick-lime," it wouldn't be a good idea to hang laundry on a sticky
>twig.
No, it wouldn't be, but it rather helps the image of trapping the
Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban.
Cheers,
Se