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we first learned to repeat them ! and still for she never told her love . ' they vibrate
on the heart like the sounds which the “ Now all this may not present a very just ...
But he is not a Dogberry in whose absurdities the author himself luxuriates , but
one whose peculiarities are delineated with a contemptuous sneer . Lucio , again
, is a character unfortunately too common in civilized , and especially in city life ...
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woman , who had never seen a man , with ... The majestic simplicity of
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"like a wood woman" might indeed have meant "frantic" or "wild" (with grief) which Launce mentions referring to the "shoe" which he adopts for the sake of illustration. However, Shakespeare, even at his earliest writings, was vastly entertained by double entendres and his love of puns is so well documented. In that time in Italy, women wore platform shoes which were raised to elevate the shoes from the mud and other unpleasant "stuff". These were called "chopines" and the platforms were constructed of wood. The higher the platform, the higher the pretentiousness of the lady. Her height could have put her above many others. Since Launce has his father and mother represented as shoes, this second meaning is certainly not outside of the possibility for Shakespeare's intention. Naturally, it would have had the effect of a rather "localized" and "temporary" idea, but the fact of its having been very popular in that day makes it a candidate for the Bard's delight.