"The Bard" is a common nickname for William Shakespeare. The line is from
Hamlet and is uttered by Hamlet's mother Gertrude. It is actually "The lady
doth protest too much, methinks." with "too much" implying that the
protester isn't being truthful.
No, the remark wasn't a slam to EverQuest bards and was actually used in
poor context.
In EQ you might use the remark when someone powerloots an item and then
screams to the zone for thirty minutes that he's innocent. "Methinks he
doth protest too much."
[47 Bard] Crier (Half Elf) <Seekers of Norrath> ZONE: work
> From: "Reece, Tom - 25IDL G4" <g4mntofcr@...>
>
> I just read on the EQVault main page Brad's recent post on the official
> Gameplay forum. He talks mainly about the lifespan of EQ. At
> the very end
> of the post is the following comment:
>
> (I didn't realize that until someone here pointed out to me, that we
> complain the most about things we care about. Many here have since denied
> it, but I think "They doth protest too much" to paraphrase "THE BARD")
> Agreed.
> Thanks very much for your comments.
> -Brad
>
> I haven't had the time to read the Gameplay forum to get the full
> context of
> the thread but the way I interpret it someone posted that bards
> protest too
> much and that Brad agreed. Am I misinterpreting this or has our class now
> gained the reputation at Verant as a whining class? If the
> original poster
> was referring to John Kim's post concerning lullaby I don't see
> how that can
> be interpreted as a protest.
> Of course, the quote "Thou doth protest too much" could be a reference to
> William Shakespeare, which my Alabama high school education did
> not give me
> too much exposure to:-)
> Galtin of E'ci