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The only male who comes with the princess to Navarre. Boyet helps move along the plot and alerts the princess and her ladies to the imminent arrival of Ferdinand and his men disguised as Russians. He is fond of the princess, but—in contrast to most of the play’s characters—does not seem romantically interested in anyone.
Boyet Quotes in Love's Labor's Lost
The Love's Labor's Lost quotes below are all either spoken by Boyet or refer to Boyet. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 2, Scene 1
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If my observation, which very seldom lies,
By the heart’s still rhetoric, disclosed wi’ th’ eyes,
Deceive me not now, Navarre is infected.
With what?
With that which we lovers entitle “affected.”
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Act 4, Scene 1
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By heaven, that thou art fair is most infallible, true that thou art beauteous, truth itself that thou art lovely. More fairer than fair, beautiful than beauteous, truer than truth itself, have commiseration on thy heroical vassal. . . . Shall I command thy love? I may. Shall I enforce thy love? I could. Shall I entreat thy love? I will.
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Boyet Quotes in Love's Labor's Lost
The Love's Labor's Lost quotes below are all either spoken by Boyet or refer to Boyet. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 2, Scene 1
Quotes
If my observation, which very seldom lies,
By the heart’s still rhetoric, disclosed wi’ th’ eyes,
Deceive me not now, Navarre is infected.
With what?
With that which we lovers entitle “affected.”
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Act 4, Scene 1
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By heaven, that thou art fair is most infallible, true that thou art beauteous, truth itself that thou art lovely. More fairer than fair, beautiful than beauteous, truer than truth itself, have commiseration on thy heroical vassal. . . . Shall I command thy love? I may. Shall I enforce thy love? I could. Shall I entreat thy love? I will.
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