"Is it / not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of / men's bodies?"
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1600
Metaphor
"Is it / not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of / men's bodies?"
Metaphor in Context
BALTHASAR
Because you talk of wooing I will sing,
Since many a wooer doth commence his suit
To her he thinks not worthy, yet he woos,
Yet will he swear he loves.
DON PEDRO
Nay pray thee, come;
Or if thou wilt hold longer argument,
Do it in notes.
BALTHASAR
Note this before my notes:
There's not a note of mine that's worth the noting.
DON PEDRO
Why, these are very crotchets that he speaks --
Note notes, forsooth, and nothing!
The accompaniment begins
BENEDICK
Now, divine air! Now is his soul ravished. Is it
not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of
men's bodies? Well, a horn for my money, when all's
done.
(II.iii.48-60)
Because you talk of wooing I will sing,
Since many a wooer doth commence his suit
To her he thinks not worthy, yet he woos,
Yet will he swear he loves.
DON PEDRO
Nay pray thee, come;
Or if thou wilt hold longer argument,
Do it in notes.
BALTHASAR
Note this before my notes:
There's not a note of mine that's worth the noting.
DON PEDRO
Why, these are very crotchets that he speaks --
Note notes, forsooth, and nothing!
The accompaniment begins
BENEDICK
Now, divine air! Now is his soul ravished. Is it
not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of
men's bodies? Well, a horn for my money, when all's
done.
(II.iii.48-60)
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Shakespeare, William. The Complete Works. Oxford Shakespeare. Electronic Edition for the IBM PC. Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor, Editor.
Date of Entry
08/27/2003
