"But sun it is not when you say it is not, / And the moon changes even as your mind."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1594, 1623
Metaphor
"But sun it is not when you say it is not, / And the moon changes even as your mind."
Metaphor in Context
KATHERINE
Then God be blessed, it is the blessèd sun,
But sun it is not when you say it is not,
And the moon changes even as your mind.
What you will have it named, even that it is,
And so it shall be still for Katherine
(IV.vi.19-23)
Then God be blessed, it is the blessèd sun,
But sun it is not when you say it is not,
And the moon changes even as your mind.
What you will have it named, even that it is,
And so it shall be still for Katherine
(IV.vi.19-23)
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
07/29/2003
