Editing Macaronic language (section)

===Theatre===
The finale of act 1 of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s [[Savoy Opera]] ''[[Iolanthe]]'' has several instances of humorous macaronic verse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stagebeauty.net/plays/th-iola1.html|title=W.S.Gilbert - Iolanthe, ACT I|website=stagebeauty.net|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425195304/http://www.stagebeauty.net/plays/th-iola1.html|archive-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

First, the three lords mix Italian and Latin phrases into their discussion of Iolanthe's age:
<blockquote>'''Lord Mountararat:''' This gentleman is seen, / With a maid of seventeen, / A-taking of his ''dolce far niente''...<br />
'''Lord Chancellor:''' Recollect yourself, I pray, / And be careful what you say- / As the ancient Romans said, ''festina lente''...<br />
'''Lord Tolloller:''' I have often had a use / For a thorough-bred excuse / Of a sudden (which is English for ''repente'')...<br />
'''Lord Mountararat:''' Now, listen, pray to me, / For this paradox will be / Carried, nobody at all ''contradicente''...</blockquote>

Then, the chorus of peers sing macaronic verse as they attempt to resist the fairies' powers:
<blockquote>Our lordly style you shall not quench with base ''canaille''! (That word is French.)<br />
Distinction ebbs before a herd of vulgar ''plebs''! (A Latin word.)<br />
Twould fill with joy and madness stark the ''[[hoi polloi|oι πoλλoί]]''! (A Greek remark.)<br />
One Latin word, one Greek remark, and one that's French.</blockquote>