"O, Warwick, I do bend my knee with thine, / And in this vow do chain my soul to thine."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Date
w. 1592-3 or 1595?, 1623
Metaphor
"O, Warwick, I do bend my knee with thine, / And in this vow do chain my soul to thine."
Metaphor in Context
EDWARD
O, Warwick, I do bend my knee with thine,
And in this vow do chain my soul to thine.
And, ere my knee rise from the earth's cold face,
I throw my hands, mine eyes, my heart to Thee,
Thou setter up and plucker down of kings,
Beseeching Thee, if with Thy will it stands
That to my foes this body must be prey,
Yet that Thy brazen gates of heaven may ope
And give sweet passage to my sinful soul.
(III.iii.33-41)
O, Warwick, I do bend my knee with thine,
And in this vow do chain my soul to thine.
And, ere my knee rise from the earth's cold face,
I throw my hands, mine eyes, my heart to Thee,
Thou setter up and plucker down of kings,
Beseeching Thee, if with Thy will it stands
That to my foes this body must be prey,
Yet that Thy brazen gates of heaven may ope
And give sweet passage to my sinful soul.
(III.iii.33-41)
Categories
Provenance
HDIS (Drama)
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
Date of Review
07/12/2004
