tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post7371314008186022230..comments2023-09-02T10:11:48.147-04:00Comments on Savage Reflections: Laid-Back Shakespeare #7Berownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-34834615268722993452010-04-08T08:10:56.114-04:002010-04-08T08:10:56.114-04:00Pat: "Did he ever have a love life?"
Ye...Pat: "Did he ever have a love life?"<br /><br />Yes, but a sort of sad story. From Wikipedia:<br />"Ben Jonson married, some time before 1594, a woman he described to Drummond as 'a shrew, yet honest.' The registers of St. Martin's Church state that his eldest daughter Mary died in November, 1593, when she was only six months old. His eldest son Benjamin died of the plague ten years later (Jonson's epitaph to him On My First Sonne was written shortly after), and a second Benjamin died in 1635.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-27963356005957559442010-04-08T03:57:37.828-04:002010-04-08T03:57:37.828-04:00I too know little about Ben and get confused with ...I too know little about Ben and get confused with Boswell and the other Jonson.<br />Did he ever have a love life?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-32821126793852259412010-04-05T23:41:06.732-04:002010-04-05T23:41:06.732-04:00"Not without Mustard." Tame for Elizabet..."Not without Mustard." Tame for Elizabethan snark (or was it Jacobean--what did they call the era of the James Stuarts? And no, not the Golden Age of Hollywood, ha ha), but probably very effective. You have added Mr. Jonson to the endless reading list. Thank you for that--and for this piece.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-46018225947190643272010-04-04T06:49:57.253-04:002010-04-04T06:49:57.253-04:00Jennee: "I agree with Karen, I like to think ...Jennee: "I agree with Karen, I like to think I'm well read too but I don't know of this Ben guy!"<br /><br />Yes, someone well worth knowing. :-)Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-81936571446545649852010-04-04T06:46:18.016-04:002010-04-04T06:46:18.016-04:00Pearl: "Not Without Mustard". That's...Pearl: "Not Without Mustard". That's the best thing I've read today...<br /><br />I agree, a great line.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-38706215841241952912010-04-04T06:44:17.392-04:002010-04-04T06:44:17.392-04:00Terresa: "Old Will a bricklayer? Fascinating ...Terresa: "Old Will a bricklayer? Fascinating stuff."<br /><br />No, that was Ben.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-17368887399976011452010-04-04T01:43:48.314-04:002010-04-04T01:43:48.314-04:00Old Will a bricklayer? Fascinating stuff.
I'...Old Will a bricklayer? Fascinating stuff.<br /><br />I'm new to your blog and finding it interesting and historically engaging.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-12628931399267992182010-04-03T22:54:05.589-04:002010-04-03T22:54:05.589-04:00I agree with Karen, I like to think I'm well r...I agree with Karen, I like to think I'm well read too but I don't know of this Ben guy! Very interesting and hopefully it'll be helpful on some trivia night!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640871678908297706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-44260891435483062082010-04-03T19:44:51.922-04:002010-04-03T19:44:51.922-04:00Ben sounds to have been far more interesting as a ...Ben sounds to have been far more interesting as a person.<br /><br />"Not Without Mustard". That's the best thing I've read today...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-88309258792815994902010-04-03T12:28:49.173-04:002010-04-03T12:28:49.173-04:00Karen: "Stopping in from WoW to say hello. Co...Karen: "Stopping in from WoW to say hello. Congrats on being yesterday's BoN!"<br /><br />Any friend of WOW is a friend of mine!Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-65256652290943303032010-04-03T11:53:43.872-04:002010-04-03T11:53:43.872-04:00It's sad. I consider myself a fairly well-read...It's sad. I consider myself a fairly well-read person and I can't remember even hearing of Ben Jonson.<br /><br />I guess I need to spend more time in the library.<br /><br />Stopping in from WoW to say hello. Congrats on being yesterday's BoN!Karen M. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972093977468313631noreply@blogger.com