This phrase is said nowadays
when talking about more than just love
. Sure, love makes us foolish, but so do other things, too. People say this in just about any setting where we’re not using our heads properly. © 2021 Shmoop University.
What does Lord what fools these mortals be mean and why would this character say this line?
A line from the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare.
A mischievous fairy, Puck, addressing his king, is commenting on the folly of the human beings who have come into his forest.
Why does puck say what fools these mortals be?
Puck calling mortals fools is ironic
because he is the one causing them to act foolish
and because the fairies Titania and Oberon also act very foolish. … So Puck is laughing at people for acting just the way he is forcing them to act.
Who said it Oh what fools these mortals be?
Could you please give me some insight on why
Puck
says “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” in act 3 in the woods?
What fools these mortals be Seneca?
What fools these mortals be! They allow the
cheapest
and most useless things, which can easily be replaced, to be charged in the reckoning, after they have acquired them; but they never regard themselves as in debt when they have received some of that precious commodity,—time!
Who said Love looks not with eyes?
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
Helena
utters these lines as she comments on the irrational nature of love.
What does Oberon tell Puck to do to correct these problems Puck has caused?
What does Oberon tell Puck to do to correct these problems Puck has caused?
He wants Puck to lead the men in different directions so they will be tired, then he will put the antidote on Lysander’s eyes.
What scene is Lord what fools these mortals be?
The story I present here concerns
act 3, scene 2
, of A Midsummer Night’s Dream – the scene in which Puck utters his famous line “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” (MND 3.2.
Why does Theseus choose to side with the lovers and overrule egeus?
Theseus
either contradicts himself or changes his mind
when he decides to overrule Egeus in Act 4 after siding with him in Act 1. He flatly says that he doesn’t really believe the lovers’ story, but he still decides to allow them to marry.
What Roman said what fools these mortals be?
| roman philosopher who originated the phrase “what fools these mortals be” | RANK ANSWER | Roman philosopher who originated the phrase “What fools these mortals be” | SENECA | Philosopher who originated the “allegory of the cave” |
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What does Helena believe to be the reason for the new love situation?
She believes that
Helena must have used some charm or trickery to make Lysander and Demetrius love her
. Lysander and Demetrius are going off to fight each other for Helena’s love.
What does puck tell Oberon about Titania what is Oberon’s reaction to this news?
What does Puck tell Oberon about Titania? Puck tell
Oberon that he turned Bottom into a donkey
. Then Titania fell in love with Bottom. … Then he sees Lysander in love with Helena instead of being in love with Hermia.
What love could press Lysander from my side?
What love could press Lysander from my side? But what love could make my Lysander leave me? Than all yon fiery oes and eyes of light.
Why should you think that I should woo in scorn scorn and derision never come in tears?
Why should you think that I should woo in scorn? Scorn and derision never come in tears:
Look, when I vow, I weep
; and vows so born, In their nativity all truth appears.
What does Seneca say about the role of other friends in our lives when we have lost one close to us?
When we suffer a loss it is natural, and perfectly justified, to turn to other people for comfort
. We have family as well as other friends to console us, to give us reason to continue in our effort to be the best human being we can be.
What wicked and dissembling glass of mine made me compare with Hermia’s Sphery EYNE?
No, no, I am as ugly as a bear; For beasts that meet me run away for fear: Therefore no marvel though Demetrius Do, as a monster fly my presence thus. What wicked and dissembling glass of mine Made me compare with Hermia’s sphery eyne? But who is here?
Lysander
! on the ground!
