Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Upon his hurt she looks so steadfastly,

That her sight dazzling makes the wound seem three;

And then she reprehends her mangling eye,

That makes more gashes where no breach should be;

His face seems twain, each several limb is doubled;

For oft the eye mistakes, the brain being troubled.

 

 

Narrator

Venus and Adonis                  Line 1068

 

Yup, I gave you a whole stanza of the poem. I guess I could have just given you the line, but what’s the fun in that?

This is Venus looking at Adonis who’s been gored by the wild boar. I think her lover is dead at this point. This stanza seems to be saying that she is seeing things even worse than they are, that all his wounds seem multiplied by her grief.

Does that make sense? If you looked at someone you loved who had been mauled to death by a wild animal would you be seeing it worse than it was? I dunno; I guess so.

For oft the eye mistakes, the brain being troubled. 

That's a good line. let's let that be our takeaway for today. Okay?