...jest but a word. Love's Labor's Lost, 2.1.216 Speaking of the witty Berowne. 3 A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the 4 It gives me wonder great as my content To see you here before me. Othello in Othello, 2.1.183-^»...

...Shakespeare realized this when he said, in Love's Labour's Lost (Act V, Scene 2): A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. The social value of these expressions of our more elementary nature, which contribute to the well-being...

...from each play to help you get the flavor of these two early comedies. Laugh-In A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. — Love's Labor's Lost Shakespeare's humor takes three primary forms: word play, running jokes, and...

...influence is begot of that loose grace Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools. A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. (V.ii.864, 867-72) not a frivolous man. Rosaline too is in danger from the courtly love tradition....

......". Also. THAT was used to denote WHO (as in the epitaph) in Elizabethan days: A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Love 's Labours Lost Act V, sc. 2 Y served the following purposes in the epitaph: 1 . Y i TE, and T-Es...

...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamors of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue...

...circumstances which are not to the purpose." Does the Audience Share Tour Great Wit? A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Rosaline, Love's Labour's Lost. 5, 2 Humor can be a powerful communication device. What about ethnic...

...quotes Shakespeare to illustrate the dynamic between told, teller, and listener: A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. (Love's Labor's Lost, V.ii.861)25 Interpreting jokes tells us much about reading a play's performance...

...of its hearers. Similarly, as Rosaline says to Berowne in Love's Labor's Last, "A jest's prosperity lies in the ear / Of him that hears it, never in the tongue / Of him that makes it" (5.2.857-59). If the success of a jest depends largely upon audience ratification, then an orator or...

...influence is begot of that loose grace Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools.' ' A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it.' Thus, in his most joyous comedy, Shakespeare indicates his genuine relation to that glittering holiday...