Bard Bits: ‘Tis Time of Thanks
Of course there are no Thanksgiving scenes in any of Shakespeare’s works since that holiday was not on his creative road map. However, he did have several worthwhile lines about giving thanks. Feel free to share as you gather round your table on Thursday.
- “O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!” — 2 Henry VI
- “Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.” — The Winter’s Tale
- “Thanks, sir, all the rest is mute.” — All’s Well That Ends Well
- “For this relief much thanks.” — Measure for Measure
- “You great benefactors, sprinkle our society with thankfulness.” — Timon of Athens
- “Thanks to men. Of noble minds, is honorable meed.” — Troilus and Cressida
- “For your own gifts, make yourselves praised.” — Timon of Athens
- “Only I have left to say, More is thy due than more than all can pay.” — Cymbeline
As for my favorite thanks quote I offer up:
“I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks, and ever thanks.” — Twelfth Night
Pam Webb 