tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jan 05 12:21:10 1997
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
RE: Hamlet translations
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Hamlet translations
- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 97 23:01:01 UT
January 04, 1997 1:58 PM, jatlh SuSvaj:
> "nunnery: lit., squadron of the celibate. (The closest Klingon
> > equivalent of a monastic order, these were bands of warriors -- of either
> > gender -- who dedicated their lives to fighting, to the point of refusing
> > to mate.)
>
> I don't think its accurate to say that a
> "squadron of the celibate" is actually the closest equivalent of a monastic
> order in Klingon society. For example, there is the monastery on Borath
> (see "Rightful Heir"), where the clerics lead an isolated, contemplative
> life.
But we have no idea if the Borath monestary has rules against marraige or
mating, which is the whole point of Hamlet's line.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97012.9