All 5 Uses of
flourish
in
The Merchant of Venice
- Flourish of cornets.
Scene 2.1 *flourish = a showy gesture (in this case fanfare played by the musical instrument)editor's notes: In Shakespeare's plays, flourish is often used as a stage direction indicating a specific type of showy gesture: fanfare played by trumpets or cornets to announce the entry or exit of royalty.
- [Flourish of cornets.†
Scene 2.7 *
- Flourish of cornets.†
Scene 2.7
- [Flourish of cornets.†
Scene 2.9
- Then music is Even as the flourish when true subjects bow To a new-crowned monarch; such it is As are those dulcet sounds in break of day That creep into the dreaming bridegroom's ear And summon him to marriage.†
Scene 3.2