Shakespeare Words
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Vaulting
Popularized in Henry IV Part 2“ | The pretty-vaulting sea refused to drown me, | |
| Knowing that thou wouldst have me drown'd on shore, | ||
| With tears as salt as sea, through thy unkindness: | ||
| The splitting rocks cower'd in the sinking sands | ||
| And would not dash me with their ragged sides, | ||
| Because thy flinty heart, more hard than they, | ” |
Turn, turn, turn. Here, Shakespeare is describing the sea (watch out for the waves!), but Shakespeare also described Macbeth's ambition as vaulting. Yeah, he was pretty good with the metaphors. |
Tag: Henry IV Part 2