🎭The world's my oyster - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'
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The year is 1599. William Shakespeare is at
the palace of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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The Queen has ordered Shakespeare to write
another play.
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Mr Shakespeare. Tell me about my new play.
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Your Majesty, The Merry Wives of Windsor is
a comedy,
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in which Sir John Falstaff tries to trick
two married ladies into giving him money behind
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their husbands' backs.
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Falstaff! Hahaha! He is such a wicked man...
that's why I like him.
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Or maybe he reminds me of our dear friend
Sir Walter Raleigh, who brings me treasure
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from around the world.
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Look at my pearls, taken from a Spanish ship
by Raleigh and brought to me as a gift.
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They are beautiful, your Majesty. Whoever
could guess that such a creature,
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deep in the ocean, could contain the most beautiful,
precious treasure: a pearl?!
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Yessss... to Raleigh, the whole world is an
oyster... full of treasure, ready for the taking.
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By force if need be... he is not afraid to
use the sword to bring me my treasure.
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Mr Raleigh is your loyal servant,
your Majesty, as am I.
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To Falstaff. What of his trickery?
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Your Majesty, while Falstaff is trying to
get money from the wives,
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his friend Pistol is trying to get money out of him!
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Hahaha! Does he get it?
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Falstaff tells Pistol he won't give him a
penny. Pistol becomes angry and says he'll
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get his sword and open up Falstaff's money bag -
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or any money bag he can find - like he's opening
an oyster with a knife!
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It goes like this: I will not lend thee a
penny...
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I will not lend thee a penny.
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Why, then the world's mine oyster.
Which I with sword will open.
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The world's mine oyster. It's full of money
and treasure.
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Quite right, Mr Shakespeare, quite right.
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We'll leave them there for now.
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The world is your oyster. It's up to you to
find the pearls.
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If you learn foreign languages, the world's
your oyster.
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Mr Shakespeare: I am pleased. Your actors
will perform this play for me.
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To perform, or not to perform: I'll just do
what she tells me.
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