"Cudgel thy brains no more about it, for your / dull ass will not mend his pace with beating."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1603
Metaphor
"Cudgel thy brains no more about it, for your / dull ass will not mend his pace with beating."
Metaphor in Context
SECOND CLOWN
"Who builds stronger than a mason, a
shipwright, or a carpenter?"
FIRST CLOWN
Ay, tell me that, and unyoke.
SECOND CLOWN
Marry, now I can tell.
FIRST CLOWN
To 't.
SECOND CLOWN
Mass, I cannot tell.
Enter Prince Hamlet and Horatio afar off
FIRST CLOWN
Cudgel thy brains no more about it, for your
dull ass will not mend his pace with beating; and when
you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker";
the houses that he makes lasts till doomsday. Go, get
thee to Johan. Fetch me a stoup of liquor.
(V.i.50-60)
"Who builds stronger than a mason, a
shipwright, or a carpenter?"
FIRST CLOWN
Ay, tell me that, and unyoke.
SECOND CLOWN
Marry, now I can tell.
FIRST CLOWN
To 't.
SECOND CLOWN
Mass, I cannot tell.
Enter Prince Hamlet and Horatio afar off
FIRST CLOWN
Cudgel thy brains no more about it, for your
dull ass will not mend his pace with beating; and when
you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker";
the houses that he makes lasts till doomsday. Go, get
thee to Johan. Fetch me a stoup of liquor.
(V.i.50-60)
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
08/04/2003
