You fools! I and my
fellows
Are
ministers of fate: the elements,
Of
whom your swords are temper’d, may as well
Wound
the loud winds, or with bemock’d-at stabs
Kill
the still-closing waters, as diminish
One
dowle that’s in my plume.
-Ariel
The Tempest Act III Scene iii, Line 61
This is Ariel,
pretending to be a Harpy, threatening the King and his men. A dowle in his
plume is a feather in his wing. Remember, Harpies have wings.
So this is a
little long, but pretty easy to understand. At least, I think it is. And very
shortly after this the king and the two brothers are driven mad with fear and
go running off.
And there you have it.
1 comment:
That is a frightening picture! Reminds me a little of Pan's Labyrinth (the movie).
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