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 was Puck’s famous quote?
I am that merry wanderer of the night.
When I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile, Neighing in likeness of a filly foal.
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!
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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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.
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.
Why is Cupid painted blind?
Love can transpose to form and dignity
. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. … She believes that love has the power to transform “base and vile” qualities into “form and dignity”—that is, even ugliness and bad behavior can seem attractive to someone in love.
Who is Titania in love with?
Bottom, perplexed, remains behind. In the same grove, the sleeping Titania wakes. When she sees Bottom, the flower juice on her eyelids works its magic, and she falls deeply and instantly in love with
the ass-headed weaver
.
Who says I have had a most rare vision?
Quote by
William Shakespeare
: “I have had a most rare vision.
What is Seneca known for?
Seneca is a major philosophical figure of the Roman Imperial Period. As a
Stoic philosopher writing
in Latin, Seneca makes a lasting contribution to Stoicism. He occupies a central place in the literature on Stoicism at the time, and shapes the understanding of Stoic thought that later generations were to have.
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 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 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!
Shall we their fond pageant see Lord what fools these mortals be?
Shall we their fond pageant see? Lord, what fools these mortals be! The mischievous
fairy Puck
brings his king Oberon to view a spectacle—what he calls a “fond [foolish] pageant.” Four Athenian lovers, lost in the fairies’ forest, have lately been acting very strangely, and Puck is partly responsible.
