waht charcter says "i cannot tell what the dickens his name is "
waht charcter says "i cannot tell what the dickens his name is "
waht charcter says "i cannot tell what the dickens his name is "
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor.
The Merry Wives of Windsor: "FORD: Where had you this pretty weathercock? MRS PAGE: I cannot tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of".This quotation is from Act 3 Scene 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
The phrase "I cannot tell what the dickens his name is" comes from Shakespeare's play "The Tempest." It is spoken by the character Trinculo in Act 5, Scene 1, as he expresses confusion about the identity of Caliban. The term "dickens" is an old euphemism for the devil, used to convey surprise or perplexity.
It's from Act 3 of The Merry Wives of Windsor: "FORD: Where had you this pretty weathercock? MRS PAGE: I cannot tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of. What do you call your knight's name, sirrah?" Falstaff has loaned Page a servant called Robin. Ford has asked her where this servant came from, and Mrs. Page's response is, "I can't remember what the ___ his name is . . ." She says "dickens", but you can fill in the word of your choice. "Dickens" is a mild euphemism for "devil".
Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III Scene 2
It's from the Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III Scene 2.
Mrs. Page says it in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Merry Wives of Windsor. It's the same play that gave us "the world's my oyster".