Quiz Quiz: Shakespeare’s fathers (and their children) June 17, 2016 | By Esther French </p> <section> <h2>Shakespeare’s Fathers</h2> <p> </p> <p>Which Shakespeare characters (fathers or their children) speak these lines?</p> </section> <section> <h2>A daughter’s love</h2> <p> </p> <p>“Good my lord, You have begot me, bred me, loved me. I return those duties back as are right fit: Obey you, love you, and most honor you.”</p> </section> <section> <h3>A father’s farewell</h3> <p> </p> <p>“There, my blessing with thee. And these few precepts in thy memory look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, nor any unproportioned thought his act. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.”</p> </section> <section> <h3>A divided duty</h3> <p> </p> <p>“My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. To you I am bound for life and education. My life and education both do learn me how to respect you. You are the lord of duty. I am hitherto your daughter. But here’s my husband.”</p> </section> <section> <h3>A daughter’s letter</h3> <p> </p> <p>“Now to my daughter’s letter. She tells me here she’ll wed the stranger knight or never more to view nor day nor light. ’Tis well, mistress, your choice agrees with mine. I like that well. Nay, how absolute she’s in ’t, not minding whether I dislike or no! Well, I do commend her choice, and will no longer have it be delayed.”</p> </section> <section> <h3>Submitting as a son</h3> <p> </p> <p>“You shall be as a father to my youth, my voice shall sound as you do prompt mine ear, and I will stoop and humble my intents to your well-practiced wise directions.”</p> </section> <section> <h3>A father’s care</h3> <p> </p> <p>“I have done nothing but in care of thee, of thee, my dear one, thee, my daughter, who art ignorant of what thou art, naught knowing of whence I am…”</p> </section> <section> <h3>Wisdom</h3> <p> </p> <p>“It is a wise father that knows his own child.”</p> </section> <section> <h3>Empty chair</h3> <p> </p> <p>“Dost thou so hunger for mine empty chair that thou wilt needs invest thee with my honors before thy hour be ripe? O foolish youth, thou seek’st the greatness that will overwhelm thee.”</p> </section> <section> <h3>The joys of fatherhood</h3> <p> </p> <p>“Why, ’tis a happy thing to be the father unto many sons.”</p> </section> <section> <h2>Brush up your Shakespeare!</h2> <p> </p> <p>Want to learn more? Read all of Shakespeare’s plays and poems at <a href="http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Folger Digital Texts</a>.</p> </section> <section> <h3>Shakespeare Genius</h3> <p> </p> <p>You know your Shakespeare! Read all of Shakespeare’s plays and poems at <a href="http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Folger Digital Texts</a>.</p> </section> <p> </p> <p> Quiz Maker – powered by Riddle
