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2007-03-14 12:21:58 · 12 answers · asked by bambola025 1 in Education & Reference Trivia

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What is this phrase supposed to mean? Where did it come from or from where is it originated?

Search under "oyster" to access a previous discussion. Here it is in part:

THE WORLD IS AN (ONE'S) OYSTER - "If you have a lot of money, you can have anything you want. The proverb first appears in Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' (1600).'Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why, then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.' Act II, Scene II." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).

: : A second reference says the phrase means: "All the pleasures and opportunities of life are open to someone because he is young, rich, handsome, successful, etc. Shakespeare invented or popularized this expression." From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).

: : OK. I'm confused. Does "the world is my oyster" mean:
: : a. I have money, therefore all the good things of the world are available to me.
: : b. I don't have money, therefore the world is my oyster and I'm going to look for the pearl. OR
: : c. I'm young and good-looking and my mama loves me, therefore even though I don't have money, all the good things of the world are available to me.

: : The world is yours for the taking; whatever you make of it.

2007-03-14 12:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by Cammie 7 · 3 1

The proverb first appears in Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' (1600).
Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny.
Pistol: Why, then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.
Act II, Scene II
Many quotes from Shakespeare's plays have become popularized throughout the years. All that glitters is not gold, Break the ice, too much of a good thing, and too thine own self be true are all Shakespeare quotes that have become part of the english language. Shakespeare is also credited with coining many words such as accomodation, priceless, and restoration. He is acknowledged as the first person to put these words and phrases into print for the first time.

2007-03-14 13:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by stalker_repellant 1 · 3 0

The World Is Your Oyster

2016-10-03 06:58:41 · answer #3 · answered by clawson 4 · 0 0

THE WORLD IS AN (ONE'S) OYSTER - "If you have a lot of money, you can have anything you want. The proverb first appears in Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' (1600).'Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why, then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.' Act II, Scene II."

2007-03-14 12:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by Max 5 · 0 0

THE WORLD IS AN (ONE'S) OYSTER -
If you have a lot of money, you can have anything you want.

The proverb first appears in Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' (1600).

'Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why, then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.'
Act II, Scene II.

2007-03-14 13:45:58 · answer #5 · answered by Hamish 4 · 0 0

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2016-04-15 06:04:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

You have the ability to achieve anything you want

Getting the pearl requires the oyster to be opened. But despite the hardness of the oyster shell, they can be opened with ease. Oyster shells are held closed by a single muscle called the adductor. Oysters are shucked (opened) using a thin knife to cut the adductor muscle. Once the adductor is cut, the shell falls open.

2007-03-14 13:26:30 · answer #7 · answered by Johnny Mek 4 · 1 1

Shakespeare - "The Merry Wives of Windsor", I think. If all the good things to be found in an oyster are symbolic of the good things to be had in this world, then they are yours to hold and be enjoyed.

2007-03-14 12:39:49 · answer #8 · answered by Jellicoe 4 · 2 0

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2017-02-27 18:57:25 · answer #9 · answered by Stewart 3 · 0 0

RE:
how did the saying "the world is your oyster" come about??

2015-08-04 09:33:13 · answer #10 · answered by Dede 1 · 0 0

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