Kiss Conundrum
In kissing, do you render or receive?
The kiss you take is better than you give.
–Troilus and Cressida,
Act IV, Scene v
Tag: Troilus and Cressida
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November 27
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October 9
Realistic
This is the monstruosity in love… that the will
is infinite and the execution confined, that the
desire is boundless and the act a slave to limit.-Troilus and Cressida,
Act III, Scene ii -
October 8
Fantastical
When we vow to weep seas, live in fire, eat rocks, tame tigers…
This is the monstruosity in love.^Troilus and Cressida,
Act III, Scene ii -
September 30
Love, Anticipated
I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.
The imaginary relish is so sweet
That it enchants my sense…Troilus and Cressida,
Act III, Scene ii -
August 9
Love Better
Is this the generation of love? Hot blood, hot
thoughts, and hot deeds? Why, they are vipers:
is love a generation of vipers?-Troilus and Cressida,
Act III, Scene i -
August 8
Hot Deeds
He eats nothing but does, love, and that breeds hot
blood, and hot blood begets hot thoughts, and hot
thoughts beget hot deeds, and hot deeds is love.-Troilus and Cressida,
Act III, Scene i -
July 3
Overpowering Passion
Even such a passion doth embrace my bosom:
My heart beats thicker than a feverous pulse;
And all my powers do their bestowing lose…
You have bereft me of all words.Troilus and Cressida,
Act III, Scene ii
Shakespeare Love Quotes 