| Quote #7 BEROWNE: For when would you, my liege, or you, or you, |
Berowne brings home the message of the play: love teaches.
| Quote #8 MOTH: [Aside to COSTARD] They have been at a great feast of languages and stol'n the scraps. |
These two humble servants see Holofernes and Nathaniel's linguistic pomp for what it is – intellectual leftovers. Shakespeare often gave lowly characters sharp insight.
| Quote #9 PRINCESS OF FRANCE: Nothing but this! Yes, as much love in rhyme |
The Princess doesn't seem to recognize the literary genius in her hands, perhaps because the King has yet to learn the value of editing.