As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, / I must not look to have; but, in their stead, / Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, / Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not" (5.3.25-28).
William ShakespeareRead
Ay, Much is the force of heaven-bred poesy.
Interpretation
The power of poetry is derived from its divine inspiration and creativity.
In this quote, Shakespeare suggests that poetry possesses a unique strength and influence that comes from a higher, almost celestial source. He underscores the idea that true artistry, especially in poetry, transcends ordinary human expression and taps into a profound spiritual essence that can move people deeply and evoke powerful emotions.
In practice
In a literature class, to emphasize the significance of poetry in expressing emotions.
As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, / I must not look to have; but, in their stead, / Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, / Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not" (5.3.25-28).
Love bears it out even to the edge of doom.
Good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.
Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear.
Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying!
Give it an understanding, but no tongue.
Whenever I get an idea for a song, even before jotting down the notes, I can hear it in the orchestra, I can smell it in the scenery, I can see the kind of actor who will sing it, and I am aware of an audience listening to it.
Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our own spontaneous expression with good humored inflexibility whether the whole cry of voices is on the other side.
then, as though it had been waiting on a near by roof for their arrival, the moon came slanting suddenly through the vines and turned the girl's face the color of white roses.
All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.
One of the reasons I paint black people is because I am a black person.
My curves became an integral part of who I am as a dancer, not something I needed to lose to become one.
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