Sunday, September 7, 2008

"Lime in the Coconut" or Lorenzo Caught by his own Words

"I set the trap, he breaks the worthless twigs,
And sees not that wherewith the bird was limed."
Act 3.4 Line 41-42

Once again Thomas Kyd makes a reference to ensnaring innocent and unsuspecting birds. When Kyd first mentions it in Act 2, Balthazar is annoyed of Horatio's sweet talking to Bel-Imperia. Now, Lorenzo sees his own plans working successfully and makes mention of the lime. I personally see this possibly foreshadowing things about to come. As Lorenzo steps deeper into the sticky mass of lies and deceit, he will (hopefully) be caught in the act.

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