It is almost as if the Courtier is a man born in the country that chose to live in the court; while the Countryman was trained in the court, but has chosen to return to the country. Indeed, with all the additional colour and knowledge that the Courtier claims to have over the Countryman, he completely fails to use that to his advantage. The Countryman uses just as fancy of language as the Courtier, invokes just as impressive of analogy, and demonstrates an understanding of religion reserved for educated men. This portrayal of a debate about city and country, on equal footing, can be contrasted against the exchange between Corin and Touchstone in 3.2 of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Touchstone and Corin’s interaction demonstrates a level of accuracy that Breton’s characters fail to demonstrate. Touchstone is an educated man that is able to use his knowledge to dance circles around the simple and materialistic
It is almost as if the Courtier is a man born in the country that chose to live in the court; while the Countryman was trained in the court, but has chosen to return to the country. Indeed, with all the additional colour and knowledge that the Courtier claims to have over the Countryman, he completely fails to use that to his advantage. The Countryman uses just as fancy of language as the Courtier, invokes just as impressive of analogy, and demonstrates an understanding of religion reserved for educated men. This portrayal of a debate about city and country, on equal footing, can be contrasted against the exchange between Corin and Touchstone in 3.2 of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Touchstone and Corin’s interaction demonstrates a level of accuracy that Breton’s characters fail to demonstrate. Touchstone is an educated man that is able to use his knowledge to dance circles around the simple and materialistic