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Beginning of the End

William Shakespeare

Phraseologism: Beginning of the End.

Meaning: The first signs of decline, the collapse of something

Origin: From French: C "est le commencement de la fin. The expression became popular in the Napoleonic era, when its decline became apparent. So, in the memoirs of the French police chief Joseph Fouche (whose authorship, however, historians dispute), it is said that in the summer of 1813 in France, faith in Napoleon fell sharply, and the royalists raised their heads: "In the circles and salons of Paris, they whispered to each other that this was the beginning of the end." Subsequently, this expression was attributed to the head of French diplomacy, Charles Talleyrand (1754-1838), who allegedly spoke about Napoleon's "hundred days" - the short period of his reign after returning from the island of Elba (March 20 - June 28, 1815). Talleyrand was at first surprised that these words were attributed to him, but then, being greedy for the fame of a master of all kinds of bons mots ("sharp words"), wrote it down on his own account. But in this case, this phrase apparently owes its birth to the Parisian salon. They probably just remembered the words from the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1596) William and Shakespeare (1564-1616). One of its heroes, pronouncing the Prologue to the 5th act of the play, rearranges the words for heightened comic effect and instead of "this is the true end of our undertaking" says: "This is the true beginning of our end." Thus, the great English playwright can be considered the true author of these words.

Random phraseology:

I hear the speech not of a boy, but of a husband.

Meaning:

About the wise words of a child, a teenager.

Origin:

From the tragedy "Boris Godunov" (1825) by A. S. Pushkin (1799-1837). Marina Mniszek's words addressed to the Pretender (scene "Night. Garden. Fountain"): "Marina: Wait, prince. Finally // I hear the speech of not a boy, but a husband. // With you, prince, she reconciles me. // I forget your crazy impulse / And I see Demetrius again ... "

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