...Lost reveal a notion of the jest as a commodity to be defined by its exchange: A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it.* From the sixteenth century, when the term "jest" was first used to designate all manner of laughable...

...Epilogue. 2 Their fate is only in their hearers eares. Cf. LL L. 5. 2. 871-3 : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. 4 The maker. For a discussion of Jonson's use of the word ' maker ' cf. Henry, ed. Epiccme, Second...

...men's use of the language of the academy as an exclusionary tactic. But just as "a jest's prosperity lies in the ear / Of him that hears it, never in the tongue / Of him that makes it" (5.2.838-40), so too the scholars can use their knowledge to diminish others only if those on the receiving...

...his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. 10338 Love's Labour's Lost A jest's prosperity tony and Cleopatra The crown o' the earth doth melt. My lord! O! withered 10339 Macbeth FIRST WITCH: When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND...

...Shakespeare realized this when he said, in Love's Labour's Lost (Act V, Scene 2) : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. The social value of these expressions of our more elementary nature, which contribute to the well-being...

...from each play to help you get the flavor of these two early comedies. Laugh-In A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. — Love's Labor's Lost Shakespeare's humor takes three primary forms: word play, running jokes, and...

......". Also, THAT was used to denote WHO (as in the epitaph) in Elizabethan days: A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Love 'a Labours Lost Act V, sc. 2 Y served the following purposes in the epitaph: 1. r, TE, and T-Es...

...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamors of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue...

...circumstances which are not to the purpose." Does the Audience Share Tour Great Wit? A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Rosaline, Love's Labour's Lost. 5, 2 Humor can be a powerful communication device. What about ethnic...

...influence is begot of that loose grace Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools.' ' A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it.' Thus, in his most joyous comedy, Shakespeare indicates his genuine relation to that glittering holiday...