“ Men's vows are women's traitors! ”
William Shakespeare, Cymbeline (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Cymbeline |
| Topic | men women commitment |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1609 and 1611 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1133/pg1133-images.html |
Context
“Some jay of Italy,
Whose mother was her painting, hath betray'd him. Poor I am stale, a garment out of fashion, And for I am richer than to hang by th' walls I must be ripp'd. To pieces with me! O,
Men's vows are women's traitors! All good seeming,
By thy revolt, O husband, shall be thought Put on for villainy; not born where't grows, But worn a bait for ladies. PISANIO. Good madam, hear me.
IMOGEN. True honest men being heard, like false Aeneas,” source
Whose mother was her painting, hath betray'd him. Poor I am stale, a garment out of fashion, And for I am richer than to hang by th' walls I must be ripp'd. To pieces with me! O,
Men's vows are women's traitors! All good seeming,
By thy revolt, O husband, shall be thought Put on for villainy; not born where't grows, But worn a bait for ladies. PISANIO. Good madam, hear me.
IMOGEN. True honest men being heard, like false Aeneas,” source
Meaning and analysis
