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in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? man delights not me: no, nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so. ROSENCRANTZ My lord, there was no such stuff in my thoughts. HAMLET Why did you laugh then, when I said 'man delights not me'? ROSENCRANTZ 70 To think, my lord, if you delight not in man, what lenten entertainment the players shall receive from you: we coted them on the way; and hither are they coming, to offer you service. HAMLET He that plays the king shall be welcome; his majesty shall have tribute of me; the adventurous knight shall use his foil and target; the lover shall not sigh gratis; the humourous man shall end his part in peace; the clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickled o' the sere; and the lady shall say her mind freely, or the blank verse shall halt for't
T h e flame would then be passed from person to person, carrying home candles or small oil lamps from which the individual hearth fires could be re-lit to Invigorate the culture. T h e hearth fire would be used to cook a feast that was consumed as part of the Jubilation that concluded the seasonal cycle. Some of these rituals survive in various ways around the world today. I witnessed one remnant at a Greek Orthodox Easter service in N e w York City. Part of the Lenten observations is to cover the beautiful painted statues and icons with purple cloths and put out the candles for a time, symbolically evoking g r i e f and lamentation over Christ's suffering, death, and burial. T h e n , at a moment symbol izing the Resurrection, a large Paschal candle is lit in the darkened church. In the 349 T H E W R I T E R ' S JOURNEY ~ T H I R D EDITION