I don't care. I'm being contemptuous and cruel toward you on purpose. A faithful shepherd worships you. Why don't you pay attention to him? Why don't you love him? He adores you.
PHOEBE
Good shepherd, tell this youth what 'tis to love.
PHOEBE
Silvius, tell this youth what it means to be in love.
SILVIUS
75
It is to be all made of sighs and tears,
And so am I for Phoebe.
SILVIUS
It means being full of sighs and tears, like I am for Phoebe.
PHOEBE
And I for Ganymede.
PHOEBE
And like I am for Ganymede.
ORLANDO
And I for Rosalind.
ORLANDO
And like I am for Rosalind.
ROSALIND
And I for no woman.
ROSALIND
And like I am for no woman.
SILVIUS
80
It is to be all made of faith and service,
And so am I for Phoebe.
SILVIUS
It means being faithful and ready to serve, just like I am for Phoebe.
PHOEBE
And I for Ganymede.
PHOEBE
And like I am for Ganymede.
ORLANDO
And I for Rosalind.
ORLANDO
And like I am for Rosalind.
ROSALIND
And I for no woman.
ROSALIND
And like I am for no woman.
SILVIUS
85
It is to be all made of fantasy,
All made of passion and all made of wishes,
All adoration, duty, and observance,
All humbleness, all patience and impatience,
All purity, all trial, all observance,
90
And so am I for Phoebe.
SILVIUS
It means being filled with fantasy; with passion and wishes; with adoration, loyalty, and devotion. It means being humble, being patient, being impatient, being pure, being put-upon, being obedient. Just as I am for Phoebe.
