"And that his soul may be as damned and black / As hell whereto it goes."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1603
Metaphor
"And that his soul may be as damned and black / As hell whereto it goes."
Metaphor in Context
HAMLET
Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hint.
When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,
Or in th' incestuous pleasure of his bed,
At gaming, swearing, or about some act
That has no relish of salvation in 't,
Then trip him that his heels may kick at heaven,
And that his soul may be as damned and black
As hell whereto it goes. My mother stays.
This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
(III.iii.88-96)
Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hint.
When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,
Or in th' incestuous pleasure of his bed,
At gaming, swearing, or about some act
That has no relish of salvation in 't,
Then trip him that his heels may kick at heaven,
And that his soul may be as damned and black
As hell whereto it goes. My mother stays.
This physic but prolongs thy sickly days.
(III.iii.88-96)
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
08/01/2003
