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Hamlet says this to Ophelia. A nunnery was seen as a place where a woman would stay out of trouble and/or have the best chance of remaining faithful.
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∙ 6y agoHamlet, in Act III Scene 1
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Get thee to a why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
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Why is act 3 scene 1 called the nunnery scene in hamlet?
Because Hamlet says to Ophelia "Get thee to a nunnery: why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?" It's just a convenient term to identify the scene because it's such a memorable and striking line. It could just as easily be called the "To be or not to be" scene but that's more of a mouthful.
What are the release dates for Down Home - 1990 Get Thee Back to a Nunnery 2-12?
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What are women monasteries?
Monasteries were male only and women had nunneries. " Get thee to a nunnery " Shakespear.
What is the nonery scene in hamlet?
I believe you are referring to the "Get thee to a nunnery!" Scene in Hamlet where he tells Ophelia to go to a nunnery rather than, "be a breeder of sinners," but it is also a play on words because a nunnery was a nickname for a brothel; so he was calling her a prostitute.
Could medieval nuns get married?
No, never, but thePriests did play around. Many times the nuns were widows, young women who got into trouble, or wives who had been sent there. Shakespeare famous line "Get thee to a nunnery" wasn't a myth.
Who says hang thee young baggage disobedient wretch I tell thee in Romeo and Juliet?
Capulet says this line to Juliet in Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet. He is angered by Juliet's disobedience and defiance of his wishes for her to marry Paris.
What is the Bieber pledge?
I don't know all of it, but Justin himself says that if you know the first line you are a true belieber. The first line is... As a true belieber, I pledge allegiance to thee, Beiber.
Translate Lysander's final line to Helena?
This is a very odd question. The last thing Lysander says to Helena is at line 321 of Act 3 Scene 2: "Be not afraid: she shall not harm thee, Helena" Translating from English to English, this means "Be not afraid: she shall not harm thee, Helena".
How do i love thee let me count the ways has how many feet?
The poem "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning has ten feet, known as pentameter, in each line, following a meter scheme of iambic pentameter.
In the play and or book romeo and Juliet who says this line what drawn and talk of peace i hate the word as i hate hell all Montagues and thee?
it was Tybalt who said that quote
When Macbeth says I have thee not and yet i see thee still he refers to?
The dagger. He tries to hold it, but his hand goes right through it ("I have thee not") but it still appears to be there ("I see thee still").
