Question

Read this excerpt from act I, scene I, of Richard III:

For then I'll marry Warwick's youngest daughter.
What though I kill'd her husband and her father?
The readiest way to make the wench amends
Is to become her husband and her father:
The which will I; not all so much for love
As for another secret close intent,
By marrying her which I must reach unto.
But yet I run before my horse to market:
Clarence still breathes; Edward still lives and reigns:
When they are gone, then must I count my gains.

What is the meaning of the phrase "I run before my horse to market"?

to be extremely busy

to make devious plans

to be in denial

to be very impatient

to speak too soon

Answer 1

Judging by how the narrator's musings are not yet true, I'd say the answer is "to speak too soon".

Answer 2

Answer:

To be very impatient

Explanation:

Richard III is a play written by William Shakespeare.

In the given context, the phrase means 'to be very impatient'.

Richard is waiting eagerly for the death of his brothers so that he could inherit the throne. But the planning that he is making, i.e. to get married to Warwick's youngest daughter, Lady Anne.

The phrase "I run before my horse to market" implies that Richard is being very impatient for his plan to succeed.

So, the correct answer is "to be very impatient".