Observations & Lessons learned, by an alcoholic, through characters, Shakespeare introduced in his Twelfth Night: Sir Andrew Aguecheek, conspirator, or innocent bystander? Sir Toby Belch, is he a cunning freeloader, or a drunken clown? Moreover, who, metaphorically speaking, will drown in the end? N.B., Olivia questions Feste the fool [actually a professional witty fool]: "What's a drunken man like, fool?" Feste replies: "Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman. One drink too many makes him foolish; the second makes him mad [crazy]; and the third drowns him" She and Feste were discussing her cousin, Sir Toby "wondering if...
alcohol, do not take a dim view, nor are they intemperate, of those who have the ability to control alcohol. Nor does their sense of humor diminish with sobriety; to the contrary, their senses have recovered, and they relate with accuracy events being played out before them; why, because many have, as they say, been there ?óÔé¼ÔÇØ done that. In fact, recovering people are a suspicious lot, they question; why not, indulge in the pleasure of drinking alcohol; provided of course, it is done with moderation, and no harm is done to others?óÔé¼?ª

If they could ?óÔé¼ÔÇØ they would...