All's Well That Ends Well Death Quotes Page 1
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| Quote #1 In delivering my son from me, I bury a second husband. (1.1.1) |
Hmm. This is quite a depressing opening line, wouldn't you say? Basically, the countess compares the act of "delivering" (saying goodbye to) her son to the recent loss of her late husband. We also notice that her use of the word "delivering" is also a pun on the act of delivering a baby, which creates a connection between childbirth and death.
| Quote #2 He hath abandoned his physicians, madam; under whose |
Okay. Not only has Bertram's father died when the play opens, but we also find out that the king of France is on his death bed. Way to set a dark tone for the entire play, Shakespeare.
| Quote #3 This young gentlewoman had a father,--O, that |
Another dead dad? You've got to be kidding, right? Here, we learn that Helen has also lost a father. Not only that, but he was the only guy in the world who could have cured the king's mysterious illness.
