 Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine. Lechery, sir, it provokes, and unprovokes : it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance. Therefore, much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery : it makes him, and it mars him ; it...  The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 377by William Shakespeare - 1889Full view - About this book
 | Tyler Volk - 1995 - 314 pages
...provokes the desire but takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocater with lechery: it makes him and it mars him; it sets...to and not stand to; in conclusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and, giving him the lie, leaves him. If the ups and downs associated with the arrow of... | |
 | Irving A. Cohen - 1995 - 236 pages
...porter suffering from a hangover to deliver the definitive description of alcohol's effect on sex. Lechery, sir, it provokes, and unprovokes; it provokes...performance: therefore, much drink may be said to be an eciuivocator with lechery: it makes him, and it mars him; it sets him on, and it takes him off; it... | |
 | Gordon Williams - 1996 - 298 pages
...when Macbeth's porter begins a double act with Macduff. He explains how drink affects sexual activity: 'it provokes the desire but it takes away the performance....disheartens him, makes him stand to and not stand to' (II.iii.28). He unravels the paradox, also giving that equivocator side-glance at Jesuit involvement... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1997 - 308 pages
...prefix and Provoke r 6); this line is OED's only citation for Unprovoke r (Schafer). 2.3.25 Macbeth away the performance. Therefore much drink may be...to and not stand to. In conclusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and giving him the lie, leaves him. MACDUFF I believe drink gave thee the lie last night.... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 pages
...SENECA, (c. 5-65) Roman writer, philosopher, statesman. Epistulae ad Lucilium, epistle 83, set. 18. and unprovokes: it provokes the desire but it takes...it mars him; it sets him on and it takes him off. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616) British dramatist, poet. Porter, in Macbeth, act 2, sc. 3, I. 25-7(1623).... | |
 | Pepper Schwartz, Virginia Rutter - 1998 - 262 pages
...has been poetically explained by Shakespeare (and scientifically documented): Lechery, sir, [alcohol] provokes and unprovokes: it provokes the desire, but...to, and not stand to; in conclusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and, giving him the lie, leaves him. (Macbeth, Act II, Scene iii) The Shakespearean speech... | |
 | Mark Pollman - 1998 - 188 pages
...does drink especially provoke?" Porter: "Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine. Lechery, sir, it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance:...equivocator with lechery; it makes him, and it mars; it sets him on, and it takes him off; it persuades him, and disheartens him; makes him stand to, and... | |
 | Mark Pollman - 1998 - 188 pages
...performance: Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery; it makes him, and it mars; it sets him on, and it takes him off; it persuades...to, and not stand to: in conclusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and giving him the lie, leaves him." One old timer always said: "I never got into a fight... | |
 | Ralph Berry - 1999 - 244 pages
...sardonic account of the matter: Porter. Lechery, sir, it provokes, and unprovokes; it provokes desire, but takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may...to, and not stand to; in conclusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and, giving him the lie, leaves him. (2.3.28-35) High tragedy become for a moment opera... | |
 | Ian Wilson - 1999 - 564 pages
...different context with regard to how drink, which provokes a man's desire, but takes away the performance may be said to be an equivocator with lechery: it...to, and not stand to; in conclusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and, giving him the lie, leaves him.23 As earlier remarked, Macbeth is thought to have... | |
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