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Depiction of Women

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:37:34 PST

Hi - like to hear from all of your interpretation of the depiction of women in Troilus ad Cresida as compared to Book of the Duchess

How are women depicted in Troilus and Cresida

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:34:48 PST

How are women depicted in Troilus and Cresida

It's a metaphor, and it compares the mind to a fountain, like you might...

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:57:17 PST

It's a metaphor, and it compares the mind to a fountain, like you might see in a park. If the fountain is "stirred" - i.e. swished around, or moved - the mud at the bottom of it clouds the water, preventing you from seeing the bottom of the fountain. And therefore, the human mind, when stirred up with thoughts swirling around, becomes clouded: and, to use another metaphor, it's very difficult to get to the bottom of things. As with...

What does the following quotation from "Troilus and Cressida"...

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:34:53 PST

What does the following quotation from "Troilus and Cressida" mean:

The full quote, from Act III Scene iii: One touch of nature makes the...

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:11:17 PST

The full quote, from Act III Scene iii: One touch of nature makes the whole world kin, That all, with one consent, praise new-born gauds. And give to dust that is a little gilt More laud than gilt o’er dusted; The present eye praises the present object. Ulysses is trying to persuade Achilles to return to the battlefield. Kin means family, the basic meaning is that all of nature is one family.

Could you interprete this quotation for me please?

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:49:09 PST

Could you interprete this quotation for me please?