It has been proposed by some that Violenta might have beenВ an early draft version of the daughter. The name is not there in the original published text. In both cases, the inclusion of DianaвЂ™s name is an editorial amendment. I said at the time that Violenta appears only in some textsвЂ™ stage direction, but not all, and thatД®nter old Widow of Florence, her Daughter, and Mariana, with other Citizens Back when I was first talking about names, I discussed two other women introduced in the same scene as Diana: Mariana and Violenta. But IвЂ™m now thinking thereвЂ™s more to the story. But it does raise some interesting questions. Of course, his claim may be disingenuousвЂ¦ most of what comes out of his mouth in this last scene is untrue. Could it be that the reason Bertram claims to have вЂњstuck (his) choice on herвЂќ (V.iii.45) before the king forced Bertram to marry Helena is that Bertram did more than just stick his choice? Ooooh, train approaching Bawdyville. Today, we think of the word meaning вЂњsad, sentimental,вЂќ but its adjectival use (meaning вЂњgiven to tearsвЂќ ) was only first noted in 1607 more likely, the name was meant to take on the noun meaning: вЂњa penitent resembling Mary MagdaleneвЂќ (вЂњmaudlin, adj. LafewвЂ™s duaghter, whom the old lord attempts to have wed to Bertram following HelenaвЂ™s вЂњdeathвЂќ and BertramвЂ™s return home, has a name as well: Maudlin. On a side note and another reminder: remember that HelenaвЂ™s first words of the play, the aside вЂњI do affect a sorrow indeed, but I have it tooвЂќ (I.i.53-4), calls to mind one of the melancholy DaneвЂ™s first lines.

Is it just me (yeah, probably) or does this traveling messenger sound like Reynaldo, PoloniusвЂ™ spy in Hamlet, who is sent to check on his son Laertes? But wait, remember that the countessвЂ™ final speech to her son before he leaves for the French court in Act One, Scene One, is very reminiscent of PoloniusвЂ™ parting advice to Laertes: вЂњLove all, trust a fewвЂ¦Be checked for silence, // But never taxed for speechвЂќ (I.i.64, 67-8). The Countess of RossillionвЂ™s steward is named Rinaldo, to whom she gives a message for Bertram. Rossillion is from the south of France, the two brothers from the north the two brothersвЂ™ name seems associated with home and hearth while Rossillion carelessly tossed aside his wife Helena (who later вЂњdiedвЂќ) and seduced the virgin DianaвЂ“BertramвЂ™s вЂњshameвЂќ (IV.iii.69) in the matters garnering the brothers disapproving comments. Why important? demeure meant вЂњresidenceвЂќ or вЂњhome.вЂќ This would help set up a contrast between Bertram and the bothers Dumaine. Also, the old French demeure might be a ancestor of the name as well. As a matter of etymology, dumaine would refer to something or someone from the Maine region in northern France. But as I noted then, these two are вЂњbrother(s)вЂќ (IV.iii.275) by the name of Dumaine. I noted at the time at a couple of the soldiers/captains had names mentioned in the script though in my text their speeches were still attributed to First Lord and Second Lord. Today, I want to revisit this with a few more monikers I gathered upon the second deeper read. Toward the beginning of our time discussing AllвЂ™s Well That Ends Well, I talked a little about names (and the lack thereof in the play).

Fonty meaning