The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11

Nowhere IN Shakespeare can ee found
oy The ueoSt Gl.szsrS SUDDEN. any COM
paF.soa Tsass between xc&1 and s-ve-.
50 = c2naas De determined absolutely as
70 whether tie Bard Of Avon WAS hsssea
BY either Sas god or silver bug. HIS
frequent references 10 gold IL kis I'M
noFsa- verses Nc1-5 tend 70 influence tie
be.lef that the nsssal ard co.n Of snsrsns.c
vasue were mos desirable. especially wasn
coupled wiz the peayw~sgh<'s sl1ser.sna-
Die character. n he various Plays there
are over so references 70 god n ccE-sc-
Ton wsta god as raoley and full Loo a.lu-
sao-.s 20 the word ga.aen. The wori
money cceurs but very rarely. ye- the
context n nearly every instance SHOWS
thai where the word god 5 used II i'm
pllss the coin OF the realm There are
frequent references 20 6aoats. especially
N the Merchant OF Venice IN toe
scenes IN waich Antonio. Who - doomed
apparently 70 lose his spoaEa OF flesh.
appears so prominently Tee saiicrlag
Qualities Of the precious norey. the love
OF which is the roo. OF al eva IS ex-
eEne-ifisd n the enskus-asrn OF Cfonxalo.
IL The Tempess.s where ne exS.alms.
80. rejoice beyond common soy and ses
II down with gold. as a lasting pillar.
Biissfui must have been the condition o. the
speaker IN Two Gentlemen of Verona"
who asserted IN his ecstasy. The water
nectar and the rocks pure gold" Tia.
porsly warrior. WHO is most frequently
quoted by writers as = most valiant So.-
der IA times OF peace. and IN war one
deadly 10 ca2on and sack. n bis con-
spiracy with Ny-n 20 defea; Mistress
Ford ample excAegusr. invented a new
Eaazae for sold cola In q moment OF &C.
static anticipation Said he. she hath a
legion Of alge-ss fsabe..a. the heroine
n Measure for Measure" terms Il Fond
shekels OF the tested tssampeSD gold"
The Merchant of Venice one OF Sake
speares greatest creations. depicts in
strong lights and shades the ayarice ard
cun16lty ~ Shysocx. the money lender.
en1 his pr5tosy pes are Numerous IN shls
era throughout the woT.d- Ii 5 he. with
that careful examination OF the va.uae.es
paced as co-ia.eTal. who exclalms in
woras sha. have been and viii be ac-
cepted as an axiom in future ages. All
that g.Istsrs IS not gold One can. IN
imagination. see the old jew placing the
ac.d on the god. with the view OF being
absolutely positive that II IS not brass
or con- position. His iove for TIE yellow
metal s expressed in these words. a
coin taa. bears The figure of an angel
stamped n gold Henry ". speaks OF
"a heso OF god TO bind" and "A good
hearts worth gold" Egotsssical York. IN
Henry W.. In one OF his vain flights
proclaimed TO his eoarssers and Others.
This hand was made to handle
nzugAt but go,d.s and he caristened Plx-
tus The God Of Cod
Throughout al Of Skakespeare's works
runs thread OF god. The precious cosn
for the posse sslon Of which men tot and
worry. grow preznagurely old ami de-
crepit and finally die. In near.y every one
of the plays of the great actor-writer IS
quoted n connection with some over act
OF war 10 overtura a ruler in order 10
establish the 'yausging ambition" OF some
ambitious tyrant- In intrigue. in con-
splracy. and very isrsely N horrors OF
very many types the dominant character
ssties OF precious gold as handed By dsx-
gruntsed ard unhappy kings. queens.
princes. dukes AMI Others IN high STA ton.
appear 10 be 20 feed armies eavesircp-
pers. scandal ulonSers and assassirs. mona
the less 10 maintain them as betting their
stations in the times IN which they SO
ccaspicuoasly figured. These features are
borne cut in "AlPs Well That Ends
Well" Where the interview was had be-
tween Bsrtram ard the soldier occurs
the question: IF he thinks il not posi-
HE. with well weighing sums OF gold. 20
corrupt him 20 a revols~' CymoeAae. as
Il sha7nirg the faT-rsaehang potency Of
giittoring god. whscs il is COMMONLY be-
ilsvet 20 De the ws6ge 10 oven the doors
OF soe.e.y. exc.aifns. It's gold which
buys aisstttAncef
Shakespeare mentions gold. in addition
10 the uses 70 which reference has been
made. as follows:
wen tip the horns with goli-"-'tMueh
Ado About Nothing
Chests OF gold. Merchant OF Ven
Tee
~"
''yealss gold in ueedlework- flaming
'Mssons building roofs Of gold. Hen
~ W
'..Taou nishss.. have coined me into
He do.h deserve coronet Of god
Henry "
"Pu, sar:h ny M h "a reach at the gao-
All in gold Ike hea then gods whoyn
eorruptsng gold would tempt Richard
III
s.fse does SIX in gold. "-..Coriola ms
cod 20 pay my ieSsons
y xoala not for a million OF gold
"Fserscsesa
Fire resea God. golden Apoio"-
Winters Tase.~
II would not he dlfncags 10 a3d to these
Quotations over 40 references 10 The vel
low metal. all Of them tending to point
9 moral aud a5ora q tzse."
OF the hsss..red references 20 silver, but
few ussation silver coins ard Their only
by fntisreetion- TIE wora IS used mostly
n company with some hyper5o.e. such as
a stream laced with silver" Or like
silver bow new bent" her SILVER yts-
age. both cciiatea from M 5sufnner's
Nights Dream"
Ualiks god the white metal figures in
peace<u. scenes add IS closely a1iea in
Shakespeare with conQsi@sss OF the heart
N Gaps.s realm. IN The esa room tne
banquet and where golden oars are r!ia.i
On the s.fye-y stream. as IN Mech Al,
Abouf Nothing" There ~ apparently A
wesfal Lack % martial qaalstses ana o.
ever shade OF herossn IN TIRE Surround.
fngs % the silver meal No reference
% & In sniFgue. IN diplomacy n carnage
incident 20 war. nothing Of the sort for
silver poses ztzuTsy as CARPET knsGhs a
military masquerade ard a hall rossr.
hero. Nearly ali the Quotations uu.on
the topic sound nearly urSsrrn ara ws~r
more Or less a iacsaazssleai air. w'hl,e
Sold Is ro5zxt silver seems e~ernSras~
ar. bears rtose relationship wftA love
lern swans OF s1ch a class are she
Q1oiatacras-
'rSor shines TIE SILVER moon Loves
LaboT,s Lost
stone ses - IN silver xez~-.Rseha-4
Taken By The SILVER ss=..--'Hezrx
His silver skin laced '---sfacs.eth.
"SpTeass Ger IRE szlve- waves -
'-Ccssa@ssg - Errors"
'fShAIi I eaizk - silver she's ssssraure-4 :.
and aoa silver treasure - Merchant
by chars. a silver drop a2s fallen. -
"kluS Joan-
- Two s0eA sssver eurrezts"-~Ef,x
john"
~ATssaa hszn ~fA silver BASIN
Tanning u he sareE"
+swaas says the sgver wssA her eearnx-.
- Merchant Of NeTGSes.