Thank Your Stars
ENRY: We talk of our star meaning our destiny, and following our star. Beatrice said she was born under a dancing star-a beautiful description of a very attractive person, David: Which Beatrice? Henry: Shakespeare's. Much Ado About Nothing. Romeo and Juliet were "star-crossed lovers." Sidney: I suppose when we say "I thank my stars" we refer to the old belief. Henry: Yes. Sidney: But hadn’t Shakespeare something to say against believing in the influence of stars. Henry: Oh ‘yes. Cassius says in Julius Caesar: "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
David: Dear Brutus? Is that where Barrie got the title of his play from? Henry: It is. It’s great fun identifying titles of plays and books. — ("Who Wrote That?" a¥ Ay April 4),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 95, 18 April 1941, Page 5
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136Thank Your Stars New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 95, 18 April 1941, Page 5
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