Emilia: My Lady! Do walk with me!
Miss Prism: Certainly “I will have a stroll with you” my dear Emilia (23)
Emilia: Are things sensational between Doctor Chasuble and yourself?
Miss Prism: “It is somewhat too sensational” I fear (23)
Emilia: “Come come! You talk” tell me all (4.3.25)
Miss Prism: Doctor Chasuble is a polite man, but far too submissive! “I know no one who has a higher sense of duty and responsibility” but how he troubles me so! (21)
Emilia: Good madam, have thy not spoken to him of thy fears? How is he to know?
Miss Prism: I fear I have not the courage to confront him. Besides, I’m gonna get real weird with it if I try to speak from my heart. I fear my world is ending!
Emilia: “State matters as you think!” (3.4.155) Lord knows “the world’s a huge thing; it is a great price for a small voice” (4.3.70)
Miss Prism: Dear Emilia! You are quite right! I must see to him at once! Take care my dear friend!
Emilia: Good madam make haste!
I find it interesting that both of these women are from completely different time periods, and yet they seem quite similar. Their speech patterns are a tad different, but their general personalities resemble each other through their drawn out sentences.
ReplyDeletePlus, the picture at the end goes perfectly with the text.