Kenneth's blog: "Whatever Trevor."

Know Your Knave! The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts all on a summer's day. The Knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts and took them clean away. The King of Hearts, called for the tarts and beat the Knave full sore. The Knave of Hearts, brought back the tarts and vowed he'd steal no more. So, as we see the most common type of Knave was, and still is, the Thieving Knave. But what other types are there? One of the most comprehensive catalogues of Knavishness was compiled by Mr. William Shakespeare – Playwright and well-known Knave Fancier. Here's just a few varieties from Mr. Shakespeare's many plays. (See how many you recognise from your daily interactions.) a foolish knave a cowardly knave a naughty knave a drunken knave a rude knave a beastly knave a muddy knave a mad knave a scurvy knave a crafty knave a base knave a subtle knave a pragging knave an unthrifty knave a devilish knave a fantastical knave a cuckoldly knave a poor knave Of course, not all Knaves limit themselves to just one trait or speciality. a sly and constant knave a counterfeit, cowardly knave a scurvy, railing knave a foul-mouthed and calumnious knave a duteous and knee-crooking knave a base, notorious knave a lily-livered, action-taking knave a false, disloyal knave a jealous, rascally knave And not all Knaves are bad all the time. a gentle knave a shrewd knave a friendly knave a pretty knave a thin-faced knave a good knave a foolish, prating knave a poor, gallant knave a stubborn, ancient knave Others are more traditional in their Knaving. a lousy knave a jealous knave a lunatic knave a rascally, yea-forsooth knave a poor, cuckoldly knave an arrant, rascally, beggarly, lousy knave a jealous, wittolly knave a poor, decayed, ingenious, foolish, rascally knave a whoreson beetle-headed, flap-ear'd knave While some have elevated Knaveness to hitherto unheard of levels. a most untoward knave a most villanous knave a pestilent complete knave a most unjust knave the lyingest knave in Christendom And the greatest type of Knave ever? a base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy, worsted-stocking knave Lord Bragg (Melvin to his mates) in his Television series “The Adventure of English” had the following to say about the Knavish Mr Shakespeare: So now you Know Your Knave you never need be caught out or conned again! X!