Get cuckold's horns,neck-ruffles, Yorik skulls
Hi,
Would anyone please explain what these items as below mean or stand for?
- cuckold's horns,
- neck-ruffles,
- Yorik skulls
I heard they were mentioned in The Simpsons-American cartoon.
In an open theatre which was going to stage a drama of Shakespeare's, a man was selling them, "Get cuckold's horns, neck-ruffles, Yorik skulls".
A customer bought the cuckold's horns and wore it on the head. He turned around to see the couple who sat next to him, and the couple began kissing. Then he said, "That works". Why did he say that?
From my desk research, it seems to me that Yorik skulls was relevant to the drama named Hamlet by Shakespeare, but I don't quite understand.
Many thanks!
Top answer
They all are items from Shakespeare's plays. Neck ruffles were the fashion of the day. Yorick's skull is an important prop for Hamlet.
- They all are items from Shakespeare's plays.
- Neck ruffles were the fashion of the day.
- Yorick's skull is an important prop for Hamlet.
- A man whose wife has sexual relations with other men is called a cuckold.
- He is the object of ridicule.
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