The following is an excerpt from Quips upon Questions by Robert Armin (1563–1615), a member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men and likely the first actor to play Feste.
What’s Unfit Me thinks it is unfit that women scold. True, so me thinks; and yet they will not leave. Me thinks ’tis strange that Summer should be cold,
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twelfth night or what you will
And yet the season often doth deceive.
How unfit things are, seeming to agree,
That every man in reason ought to see.
Me thinks ’tis strange, water should make fire burn, When water quencheth fire evermore: In the Smiths forge ’tis so, whose hand doth turn, Both heat and cold, to furnish out his store.
How can this fit, when things unfitting be?
How ere they fit, they fit yet and agree.
The bellows blows out fire, yet makes fire blaze. Blow in hot pottage and they will be cold. When thy nails freeze, blow with thy breath apace And they will heat again, thou mayst be bold.
Things seeming unfit, fitteth to be done:
God gives, man uses, since the world begun.
Quip A wonder how, me thinks it is unfit, To see an iron gridiron turn a spit. No, no, me thinks that it is more unfit, To see a blockhead ass have any wit.
2010–11 season
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by william shakespeare directed by alexandru mihail
Thursday, april 14, 4PM Friday, april 15, 4PM and 8PM Saturday, april 16, 4PM ISEMAN THEATER 1156 CHAPEL STREET