"But I tell thee, / my heart bleeds inwardly that my father is so sick."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1598
Metaphor
"But I tell thee, / my heart bleeds inwardly that my father is so sick."
Metaphor in Context
PRINCE HARRY
Shall I tell thee one thing, Poins?
POINS
Yes, faith, and let it be an excellent good thing.
PRINCE HARRY
It shall serve among wits of no higher
breeding than thine.
POINS
Go to, I stand the push of your one thing that
you'll tell.
PRINCE HARRY
Marry, I tell thee, it is not meet that I
should be sad now my father is sick; albeit I could tell
to thee, as to one it pleases me, for fault of a better, to
call my friend, I could be sad; and sad indeed too.
POINS
Very hardly, upon such a subject.
PRINCE HARRY
By this hand, thou thinkest me as far in
the devil's book as thou and Falstaff, for obduracy and
persistency. Let the end try the man. But I tell thee,
my heart bleeds inwardly that my father is so sick; and
keeping such vile company as thou art hath, in reason,
taken from me all ostentation of sorrow.
(II.ii.27-43)
Shall I tell thee one thing, Poins?
POINS
Yes, faith, and let it be an excellent good thing.
PRINCE HARRY
It shall serve among wits of no higher
breeding than thine.
POINS
Go to, I stand the push of your one thing that
you'll tell.
PRINCE HARRY
Marry, I tell thee, it is not meet that I
should be sad now my father is sick; albeit I could tell
to thee, as to one it pleases me, for fault of a better, to
call my friend, I could be sad; and sad indeed too.
POINS
Very hardly, upon such a subject.
PRINCE HARRY
By this hand, thou thinkest me as far in
the devil's book as thou and Falstaff, for obduracy and
persistency. Let the end try the man. But I tell thee,
my heart bleeds inwardly that my father is so sick; and
keeping such vile company as thou art hath, in reason,
taken from me all ostentation of sorrow.
(II.ii.27-43)
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
08/26/2003
