A few days ago
What does the quote “we will all laugh at gilded butterflies” mean?
I think it was written by Shakespeare. I’m just wondering what it means.
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it means laughing at fake people who are superficial.
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5 years ago
Its from Shakespeare. Come, let’s away to prison: We too alone will sing like birds I’ the cage; When thou dost ask me blessing I’ll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness; so we’ll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies… — King Lear to daughter Cordelia Not sure as to the meaning… ask an English professor.
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A few days ago
“We two alone will sing like birds i’ the cage…/ …so we’ll live,/ And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh/ At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues/ Talk of court news; and we’ll talk with them too,/ Who loses and who wins; who’s in, who’s out;/ And take upon ‘s the mystery of things,/ As if we were God’s spies…” –King Lear, Act V, Scene 3
King Lear and his beloved daughter Cordelia are being led away to prison. By this time, he is blind and realizes his other two daughters Regan and Goneriel have lied to him and betrayed him for the sake of his fortune. Only his one daughter, Cordelia is loyal to him and only she was honest to him in the beginning. He is talking about life in the court and how they shall spend their days listening to gossip of the court and laughing at their extravagence – like gilded butterflies. It is Lear’s hope to live a simple life and come to enjoy the company of his daughter Cordelia. A gilded butterfly cannot fly – it is just as much a prisoner as he is.
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