Watts in a name?
Yogi Buchon
In Romeo and Juliet act-2 scene-2, Juliet, in a most famous speech,
wishes that Romeo had another name. This would be a perfect place for
Christopher Marlowe to give readers a clue about his alias in exile,
especially in the form of his favorite device, a pun. So, we have
"What's in a name?" or "Watts in a name?"
And, if Booth can suggest that "William" might be intended in Sonnet
121 (lines 8-9) on page 410 of his book on Shakespeare's sonnets, then
why not a hint of "William Watts" in Sonnet 136 (lines 13-14)?
Make but my name thy love, and love thAT STill,
And then thou lovest me for my name is Will.
Here's a copy of an email which I sent out recently:
Dear Mr. Borg:
Thank you very much for a copy of the Melita Historica article, A
Sixteenth Century Elizabethan Merchant in Malta. I requested this
article several weeks ago through the interlibrary loan department of
a small college here in New York. I had no idea my request would have
to go all the way to Malta. Thank you also for the tip about Andrew
Vella's expansion of the article into a book entitled, An
Elizabethan-Ottoman Conspiracy.
Andrew Vella's article focuses on an English merchant by the name of
John Lucas. However, my primary interest is in William Watts, a
resident of Malta around the time period 1590 to 1610. Watts is
mentioned once in the main body of the article:
"We also find, among his [John Lucas] list of creditors, another
Englishman resident in Malta, William Watts (MS. Guacz)..." Melita
Historica, 1970, vol.V, no.3, page 214.
Watts is mentioned again, by his Italianate name, in a manuscript at
the end of the article:
"Guglielmo Guacz (Watts) per resto di maggior summa che ne ho
policza... scudi 4" Melita Historica, 1970, vol.V, no.3, page 232.
I'm hoping that you have read some additional things about William
Watts and can steer me in the right direction. I believe Watts may
have been appointed the first English trade consul to Malta. Any
information will be greatly appreciated.
Once again, thank you.
Sincerely,
Yogi Buchon
See y'all!
Yogi Buchon
This is a repost of my original message with a theory added to the end.
Dear Mr. Borg:
Once again, thank you.
Sincerely,
Yogi Buchon
A theory about English dramatist and poet Christopher Marlowe:
1. He converted to Catholicism in 1593
after befriending Southampton.
2. He faked his death in May 1593
with Southampton and Walsingham's help.
3. He traveled through France and Italy
from June to December 1593.
4. He lived in exile on the island of Malta
from December 1593 to June 1611.
5. He worked as a merchant under the alias
"William Watts" while on Malta.
6. He wrote all of the literary work attributed to
William Shakespeare.
7. He met Thomas Lodge, Caravaggio, and George Sandys
while in exile.
8. He left Malta with George Sandys in June 1611
ending his exile there.
9. He returned to England in 1612
and lived near Canterbury until 1621.
10. He collaborated with George Sandys
but wrote no more plays after 1611.
11. He sailed to Virginia Colony with George Sandys
in July 1621.
12. He died shortly after the Indian uprising at Jamestown
on March 22, 1622.
KQKnave
yogib...@yahoo.com (Yogi Buchon) writes:
>Hello once again:
Hello again, john baker.
>
>This is a repost of my original message with a theory added to the end.
>
>In Romeo and Juliet act-2 scene-2, Juliet, in a most famous speech,
>wishes that Romeo had another name. This would be a perfect place for
>Christopher Marlowe to give readers a clue about his alias in exile,
>especially in the form of his favorite device, a pun. So, we have
>"What's in a name?" or "Watts in a name?"
>
>And, if Booth can suggest that "William" might be intended in Sonnet
>121 (lines 8-9) on page 410 of his book on Shakespeare's sonnets, then
>why not a hint of "William Watts" in Sonnet 136 (lines 13-14)?
What Booth says is:
"Shakespeare may also intend a far-fetched pun on "in their Williams"
i.e., "who consider what I consider good to be bad in those whose
relation to them is the same as mine to you." (I would not want to
argue that Shakespeare did intend the pun or that his readers would
have perceived it in any case, but, considering that the next line is
overtly concerned with the singularity of the speaker's identity, I
would not want to argue the opposite either....)
Booth can make this statement because a) The author of the sonnets
was William Shakespeare, as given on the title page. b) Shakespeare
clearly puns on his name in other sonnets.
On the other hand, there is no connection anywhere to William
Watts in the sonnets or elsewhere in Shakespeare, so your idea
is just a bunch of nonsense.
See my demolition of Monsarrat's RES paper!
http://hometown.aol.com/kqknave/monsarr1.html
The Droeshout portrait is not unusual at all!
http://hometown.aol.com/kqknave/shakenbake.html
Agent Jim
David L. Webb
yogib...@yahoo.com (Yogi Buchon) wrote:
What evidence is there that he converted to Catholicism?
> 2. He faked his death in May 1593
> with Southampton and Walsingham's help.
> 3. He traveled through France and Italy
> from June to December 1593.
What evidence is there of this putative peregrination?
> 4. He lived in exile on the island of Malta
> from December 1593 to June 1611.
> 5. He worked as a merchant under the alias
> "William Watts" while on Malta.
What evidence is there that Watts was Marlowe? Or that Marlowe
resided on Malta?
> 6. He wrote all of the literary work attributed to
> William Shakespeare.
I have seen no persuasive evidence that he wrote the Shakespeare
canon, even had he survived his 1593 demise.
> 7. He met Thomas Lodge, Caravaggio, and George Sandys
> while in exile.
What evidence is there for his supposed meeting with Caravaggio?
> 8. He left Malta with George Sandys in June 1611
> ending his exile there.
Evidence?
> 9. He returned to England in 1612
> and lived near Canterbury until 1621.
Evidence?
> 10. He collaborated with George Sandys
> but wrote no more plays after 1611.
> 11. He sailed to Virginia Colony with George Sandys
> in July 1621.
What evidence is there that he sailed to Virginia?
> 12. He died shortly after the Indian uprising at Jamestown
> on March 22, 1622.
Evidence?
This theory appears to be long on wild speculation but short on
evidence.
David Webb
Elizabeth Weir
> Hi everyone:
>
> In Romeo and Juliet act-2 scene-2, Juliet, in a most famous speech,
> wishes that Romeo had another name. This would be a perfect place for
> Christopher Marlowe to give readers a clue about his alias in exile,
> especially in the form of his favorite device, a pun. So, we have
> "What's in a name?" or "Watts in a name?"
Is this satire?
This is either Baker chasing Marlowe all over the Continent
or it's pretty good satire.
Elizabeth Weir
I am proud of my protege.
David L. Webb
Weir <elizabe...@mail.com> wrote:
[...]
> > Evidence?
> >
> > This theory appears to be long on wild speculation but short on
> > evidence.
> >
> > David Webb
> I am proud of my protege.
Then why do you lapse into such apoplectic fits of anger when I ask
*you* to furnish evidence for your colorful, if risible, inventions?
More to the point, why are you unable to furnish such evidence?