shall I abide in this dull world, which in thy absence is no better than a sty?
2006-10-21 10:49:46 · 8 answers · asked by Ohay 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It is from Shakespeare, Anthony & Cleopatra. Scene XV
2006-10-21 10:56:58 · update #1
*Antony, sorry.
2006-10-21 10:59:16 · update #2
The speaker seems to be asking how he/she can continue to live if the person he is speaking to is dead. The world would be as dull and unappealing as a pig's sty.
2006-10-21 13:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I shall put up wih this dull world but without you is like living in a pig sty
2006-10-21 10:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by Larry m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cleopatra is devastated by the death of Antony: without him the world is dull, and without him in it any more is there any sense in living, should she stay or should she go from this filthy world.
2006-10-21 10:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by harold p 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like Shakespeare.
The asker is asking whether he or she shall stay in a world without your love or companionship, which is no better in their opinion than being in the mud with a bunch of pigs.
2006-10-21 10:54:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it would help to know who said it, but the person wants to know how they are going to live in the world now that they person they are talking about is gone, because them not being there sucks, and the world is a yucky place to be without them.
2006-10-21 10:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by Holly N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shakesepear? I might be mistaken, but I think it means
I will continue to exist in this blah world, which is worse than
a pig pen. I'm not sure. And probably my attempt to translate needs translating.
2006-10-21 10:54:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that is Hamlet... It is him questioning fate. Very similar to the "To be or not to be!" line.
He is saying that life is pretty horrible but in earlier parts of the play he goes on about the unknown factors of the after life. He is basically saying life is awful in this quote and contemplating suicide... hence the "shall I"
2006-10-21 11:21:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
what it means is: as one lives in this world everyday, one is still no better than the other
2006-10-21 11:00:28 · answer #8 · answered by Carissa Cichacki 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋