 Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body. O, these encounterers, so glib of tongue, That give a coasting welcome ere it comes.  The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare - Page 485by William Shakespeare - 1839Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1987 - 260 pages
...your father. Exit with Cressida NESTOR A woman of quick sense. ULYSSES Fie, fie upon her! There's a language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her...O, these encounterers, so glib of tongue, That give accosting welcome ere it comes, And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts 60 To every tickling... | |
 | Margaret Tudeau-Clayton, Martin Warner - Literary Criticism - 1991 - 240 pages
...precisely the same joke as the one at Cressida's expense in Troilus and Cressida (TV. v. 54-63): 'Ulysses. Fie, fie upon her! / There's language in her eye,...these encounterers, so glib of tongue, / That give accosting welcome ere it comes, / And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts / To every ticklish... | |
 | Robert P. Merrix, Nicholas Ranson - Drama - 1992 - 320 pages
...results in her becoming, to Ulysses, the harlot, the "grotesque body" which speaks its own language: Ulyss. Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her...her body. O, these encounterers, so glib of tongue, 47For information concerning the traditional forms of the shaming ritual see David Underdown, "The... | |
 | Laura Christian Ford - Education - 1994 - 308 pages
...scene, Ulysses tells Nestor what he thinks of her in terms that almost say she asked for it: ULYSSES: Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her...O, these encounterers, so glib of tongue, That give accosting welcome ere it comes, And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts To every ticklish reader!... | |
 | John Russell - Drama - 1995 - 260 pages
...her current ones. Indeed, her flirtatiousness is so pronounced that Ulysses is prompted to exclaim, Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her...glib of tongue, That give a coasting welcome ere it comes, And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts To every ticklish reader, set them down For sluttish... | |
 | Mary Beth Rose - Drama - 1995 - 208 pages
...his contempt for Cressida by refusing her the kiss she has not asked for, interprets her behavior: Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her...glib of tongue, That give a coasting welcome ere it comes, And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts To every ticklish reader! set them down For sluttish... | |
 | Cathy Lynn Preston - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 294 pages
...about sexism and a good deal more. Writing Women: The Romance Writers of America 1992 Spring Conference Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her...spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body. — William Shakespeare (Trotlus and Cressida) The good ended happily and the bad unhappily. That is... | |
 | Lisa Jardine - Historicism - 1996 - 228 pages
...the same joke as die one made at Cressida's expense in Troilus and Cresstda (4.5.54-63): ''Ulysses. Fie, fie upon her! / There's language in her eye,...these encounterers, so glib of tongue, / That give accosting welcome ere it comes, / And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts / To even- ticklish... | |
 | Hugh Grady - Drama - 1996 - 270 pages
...been read as Ulysses interprets it at the end, as proof of Cressida's infidelity and worthlessness: Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her...spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body. (iv. v. 54-7) But in Ulysses ' metaphor, the wanton spirits that look out from Cressida's body are... | |
 | J. L. Styan - Drama - 1996 - 452 pages
...Greeks and leaves the stage under the jaundiced eye of Ulysses: NESTOR. A woman of quick sense. ULYSSES. Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her...spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body. (4-5-54-7) It is for the audience to look at Cressida's protracted departure upstage and decide whether... | |
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