“ Can lay on nature is a paradiseTo what we fear of death. ”
William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Measure for Measure |
| Topic | death fear |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1603 and 1604 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23045/23045-h/23045-h.htm |
Context
“or to be worse than worst
Of those that lawless and incertain thought
III. 1
125 Imagine howling:—’tis too horrible!
The weariest and most loathed worldly life
That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment
339
Can lay on nature is a paradise
To what we fear of death.
Isab. Alas, alas!
130 Claud.
Sweet sister, let me live:
What sin you do to save a brother’s life,
Nature dispenses with the deed so far
That it becomes a virtue.
Isab.
O you beast!
O faithless coward!”
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