Cymbeline - eTheses Repository - University of Birmingham

lachirao kneels to present his letters to Imogen (19)
and kisses her hand, which he also does at her "... and
shall find it so" (20). His "Thanks, fairest lady" is
partly aside, and the rest of his speech, "What, axe men
mad?..." is aside, ending as conclusive with
The cloyed will
That satiate, yet unsatisfy'd desire,
itavening first
The lamb, longs after for the garbage.
149.
On this Pisanio
advances left. At Imogen's "Continues well ray lord?",
lachimo ol.ows an expression of unwillingness to speak, and
in unfolding the story of Posthumue 1 infidelity he sighs
at "But heavens know" (21) and answers Imogen's "Not he -
I hope" with a look of pity and half assent. Then, with
the words "juut yet heaven's bounty" lachimo looks at her
ardently; on "tv-c creatures, heartily" he looks away, but
only to turn suddenly and gaae on her at the question
Am I one, sir?
You look on me ,
But when he reaches "Not mine to speak ori't" (22) he goes
towards L/eftJ as if to end the conversation upon this
subject, and thus she must call him back to discover why
he hesitates.
Now lachimo approaches, "Had I this cheek", and by the next
line is about to take her hand - "this hand, whose touch".
He is nearer at "join gripes with hands", close to her at
"And himself, not i..." He is so close that to avoid him
Imogen moves left
Let me hear no more,
and he follows her.
lachimo's ''Be reveng'ci" (23) comes as if suddenly struck
with the idea, though vc caru:ot tell rL ether he really has
juot thought of a taotic, or he is pretending to have just
thought up a plan for Imogen's use. i-ie supports her