"All that Glisters is Not Gold"
Sorry if all I post is bloopers for awhile, but most of my life is taken up with grading these days.
On a recent Shakespeare quiz, I asked my sophomores, "What does 'All that glisters is not gold' mean?" (We're reading The Merchant of Venice.) Some of the more creative answers:
"If something on the outside doesn't shine, it doesn't mean that it's not shiny on the outside." (Yeah, read that one twice.)
"Gold doesn't mean you win."
"That things that are good don't always have to be gold."
"All good things aren't gold."
"Money isn't everything."
"The gold casket isn't the one that makes you marry Portia."
"It's not gold."
So, what does it really mean? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
posted by KBush @ 10:36 AM
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3 Comments:
It means that spit may glisten, but it isn't gold, unless King Midas was involved, but I'm pretty sure that's Ovid and therefore isn't allowed on this quiz.
UGA answer: I studied really hard for this quiz and I really think I should have gotten an A. Can i talk to you about my grade?
I really means that fake gold blisters when it gets wet, so don't buy it if you don't want you're girlfriend to brake up with you. That's what you meant right? 'Glisters'- that's just a typo right? 'Cause we didn't talk about that in class.
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