The analysis focused on a single line from the play that had confounded Shakespearean scholars for centuries.
A little context
In the play, Ferdinand, a king in northern Spain, establishes a rule banning gentlemen in his court from making love or even meeting with a woman for three years while he and his scholars carry out research studies. Ferdinand says the research will be more productive if the people around him avoid having sex.
However, Costard, one of Ferdinand’s subjects, is soon caught with a woman named Jaquenetta. A Spanish nobleman Don Adriano de Armado — who has a high opinion of sexual abilities — then enforces Ferdinand’s decree and imprisons Costard.
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