Stained glass sheep!
February 6, 2012
So having said I wouldn't video in the church, I could not resist all these sheep – the image is so strong in the text as well as being a bit strange to our ears – the comparison of teeth to sheep! We will, I am sure, find a reason why that is so.
6:6 'Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.'
And again in 4:2 where the same line is repeated
And then we find Ann Boleyn's grandfathers grave - that gives us a connection that we understand in terms of time . - I suppose she and the 'other Boleyn girl' came here - who was on the throne then?
Another bit of digging – slightly easier. Answers on a postcard please. 1538? Doh! Henry VIII himself of course.
The repetition of the text that I mention above has and interesting effect that I want to explore more fully in the rehearsal process.
This is not the only occurrence of it. Some are like minor refrains, others re-emphasise the image. However there is most definitely the sense that we are accumulating imagery and the looping that is created in the text is structurally really interesting to me. It seems to allude to a musical structuring of some sort.
by Struan Leslie
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