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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
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None but what I brought...
Prince John: Have you had meat? Have you eaten, right?
Robin Hood: None but what I brought. He's tried the meat he has brought?
Prince John: Well, sit down. Sit down there opposite me.
Bring Sir Robin food at once, do you hear?
Robin Hood: None but what I brought. He's tried the meat he has brought?
Prince John: Well, sit down. Sit down there opposite me.
Bring Sir Robin food at once, do you hear?
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" Correct, it is a little strange that Prince John specifically refers to meat, which was pretty much exclusive to nobles in those times; commoners didn't eat meat all that much, except perhaps at some feasts, and definitely not the meat of good quality. It probably shows that John is of such high status that he doesn't even consider these things. Or it may mean that I'm just rambling once more.
- " Correct, it is a little strange that Prince John specifically refers to meat, which was pretty much exclusive to nobles in those times; commoners didn't eat meat all that much, except perhaps at some feasts, and definitely not the meat of good quality.
- It probably shows that John is of such high status that he doesn't even consider these things.
- Or it may mean that I'm just rambling once more.
- "None but what I brought" No, he means that the only meat he has seen is the meat on his own body, his flesh, a rebellious reply very typical for Robin.
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"Have you had meat?" Correct, it is a little strange that Prince John specifically refers to meat, which was pretty much exclusive to nobles in those times; commoners didn't eat meat all that much, except perhaps at some feasts, and definitely not the meat of good quality. It probably shows that John is of such high status that he doesn't even consider these things. Or it may mean that I'm just r
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ferdis"None but what I brought" No, he means that the only meat he has seen is the meat on his own body, his flesh, a rebellious reply very typical for Robin.This is a little blurry to me. You confirmed the previos one so why using seen here?
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'has seen' as in 'has gotten', but he obviously didn't 'get' his own flesh, so I tried to express that.
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Hi,
Prince John: Have you had meat? Have you eaten, right? Yes. I believe 'meat' has the archaic meaning of 'food'.
Robin Hood: None but what I brought. He's tried the meat he has brought? Here, Robin takes it as the modern meaning, ie 'flesh'. As I recollect, he enters the banquet hall carrying a whole dead deer on his shoulders, so he did in fact bring m
Prince John: Have you had meat? Have you eaten, right? Yes. I believe 'meat' has the archaic meaning of 'food'.
Robin Hood: None but what I brought. He's tried the meat he has brought? Here, Robin takes it as the modern meaning, ie 'flesh'. As I recollect, he enters the banquet hall carrying a whole dead deer on his shoulders, so he did in fact bring m
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Sorry Madhulk, I shouldn't answer these questions out of context any more. In my mind Robin had been captured and was taken from a dungeon here. I know the scene with the deer; in that case he is, of course, refering to the deer on his shoulders.
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Hi,
Here's the original trailer.
This includes a shot of Robin's entrance.
Here's the original trailer.
This includes a shot of Robin's entrance.
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Does the following BUT WHAT have the same meaning as the one discussed?
-I used to go there in fear and trembling, since I never knew but what the whole pack would turn upon me.
-I used to go there in fear and trembling, since I never knew but what the whole pack would turn upon me.
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This has nothing to do with what is being discussed here.
Please start a new thread for a new question.
Please start a new thread for a new question.
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