“ And where two raging fires meet together, they do consume the thing that feeds their fury. ”
William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | The Taming of the Shrew |
| Topic | anger fire rage |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1590 and 1592 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1107/pg1107-images.html |
Context
“BAPTISTA. Ay, when the special thing is well obtain'd,
That is, her love; for that is all in all. PETRUCHIO. Why, that is nothing; for I tell you, father,
I am as peremptory as she proud-minded; And where two raging fires meet together, They do consume the thing that feeds their fury. Though little fire grows great with little wind, Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all. So I to her, and so she yields to me; For I am rough, and woo not like a babe. BAPTISTA. Well mayst thou woo, and happy be thy speed” source
That is, her love; for that is all in all. PETRUCHIO. Why, that is nothing; for I tell you, father,
I am as peremptory as she proud-minded; And where two raging fires meet together, They do consume the thing that feeds their fury. Though little fire grows great with little wind, Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all. So I to her, and so she yields to me; For I am rough, and woo not like a babe. BAPTISTA. Well mayst thou woo, and happy be thy speed” source
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