Helena says this in Midsummer Night's Dream, in her first appearance when she is bemoaning the fact that Demetrius, for some reason, prefers Hermia to her.
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind:
Nor hath Love's mind of any judgement taste;
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste:
And therefore is Love said to be a child,
Because in choice he is so oft beguiled."
She is talking about Cupid, the near-naked chubby little boy with wings on his back and a bow and arrow that we used to see on Valentine Cards when they were actually sent between adults. She says that he is "painted blind", that he is shown in paintings as being blindfolded so he cannot see--compare the old saying "love is blind." Then in one line there are two difficult words.
One is "figure". As a noun, we know this word. It means shape: "she's got a great figure". But here Shakespeare is using it as a verb, meaning to draw, to make a picture of, to show the shape of. You can see how it's related to the woman with the great figure.
The other is "unheedy" which comes from the verb "to heed" meaning to pay attention to. Being "heedy" would be someone who pays attention, so clearly someone is "unheedy" when they do not.
Helena is drawing a comparison between "no eyes", meaning you cannot see, and "unheedy" or not paying attention. If you are not paying attention, you may as well be blind. She is also drawing a comparison between having wings and "haste", going fast. So if you wanted a picture which summed up the idea of going fast without paying attention, then someone like Cupid with wings and no eyes makes a good image. This is what she is saying.
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Taming of The Shrew by William Shakespeare KATHERINA: No shame but mine: I must, forsooth, be forced To give my hand opposed against my heart Unto a mad-brain rudesby full of spleen; Who woo'd in haste and means to wed at leisure.
Old Capulet's rash, secretive decision is like Romeo and Juliet's courtship, predicting another tragedy as a result of haste.
William Shakespeare married to Anne Hathaway in 1582
William was only 18 at the time and Anne was 26. She was also pregnant. To hide that she was pregnant before marriage, they had a quick wedding. 6 months later , she gave birth to Suzanna, their first out of 3 children. 2 years later, the couple had twins, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died at age 11 because of unknown causes. Judith was the last living child.
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Taming of The Shrew by William Shakespeare KATHERINA: No shame but mine: I must, forsooth, be forced To give my hand opposed against my heart Unto a mad-brain rudesby full of spleen; Who woo'd in haste and means to wed at leisure.
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Haste makes waste is the saying
Andy Haste was born in 1962.
Haste the Day was created in 2001.
Haste to the Wedding was created in 1892.
Haste the Day ended in 2011.
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"Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence." (Max Ehrmann, "Desiderata", 1927)"Haste makes waste". (English proverb)
Make haste while you can still see. Haste makes waste, so go slowly.
Andy Haste was born in the United Kingdom.