"I think if my breast had not been made of faith, and my heart of steel, she had transformed me to a curtal dog, and made me turn i' th' wheel."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1594, 1623
Metaphor
"I think if my breast had not been made of faith, and my heart of steel, she had transformed me to a curtal dog, and made me turn i' th' wheel."
Metaphor in Context
DROMIO OF SYRACUSE
O, sir, I did not look so low. To
conclude, this drudge or diviner laid claim to me, called
me Dromio, swore I was assured to her, told me what
privy marks I had about me -- as the mark of my
shoulder, the mole in my neck, the great wart on my
left arm -- that I, amazed, ran from her as a witch. And
I think if my breast had not been made of faith, and
my heart of steel, she had transformed me to a curtal
dog, and made me turn i' th' wheel.
(III.ii.144-52)
O, sir, I did not look so low. To
conclude, this drudge or diviner laid claim to me, called
me Dromio, swore I was assured to her, told me what
privy marks I had about me -- as the mark of my
shoulder, the mole in my neck, the great wart on my
left arm -- that I, amazed, ran from her as a witch. And
I think if my breast had not been made of faith, and
my heart of steel, she had transformed me to a curtal
dog, and made me turn i' th' wheel.
(III.ii.144-52)
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HDIS
Citation
Shakespeare, William. The Complete Works. Oxford Shakespeare. Electronic Edition for the IBM PC. Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor, Editor.
Date of Entry
08/07/2003
