In a pickle Shakespeare Speaks

Learn the meaning and use of the phrase in a pickle from William Shakespeare s play The Tempest For activities and extra materials connected to this episode: Narrator It was a chilly November evening. William Shakespeare s play The Tempest, full of music, magic and monsters, is being performed for the first time. King James I and the Queen are having dinner while they watch. King James I do like a good play mmm and this meat is delicious bring me more of that pickle Mmmm I love a bit of pickle with my dinner and a nice glass of wine Queen Don t you think you ve had enough wine, dear King James Oh do be quiet dear: I can t hear the actors. Now, Mr Shakespeare, is that a King I see on the stage Will Your Majesty, that is King Alonso of Naples. He is lost on a magical island. King James And who is this fellow in the jester s costume Will Your Majesty, that is Trinculo. He drinks a lot, and plans to murder people. King James A drunken jester Mu