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).
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Some men there are love not a gaping pig, some that are mad if they behold a cat, and others when the bagpipe sings I the nose cannot contain their urine.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote humorously illustrates the absurdity of different people's reactions to various stimuli.
In this quote, Shakespeare highlights the eccentricities and peculiarities of human behavior and perceptions. It suggests that individuals have wildly different responses to seemingly trivial things, like pets or musical instruments, emphasizing the whimsical and often irrational nature of human emotions and preferences.
Themes
Human BehaviorAbsurdityReactionsPreferencesHumor
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about the diversity of human preferences during a comedy show.
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