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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

Flower of this purple dye, hit with cupid’s archery, sink in apple of his eye.

William Shakespeare

Purple Blooms

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10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2024

10 Responses to “Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week”

  1. Sean says:
    October 14, 2024 at 11:50 pm

    Fitting quote for this photo. ;-)

  2. London Caller says:
    October 15, 2024 at 7:56 pm

    I hope Cupid is not colour blind. ;)
    Now is it purple or pink?
    Answer: It’s “purink”! or “pinple”. Ha ha

  3. lisl says:
    October 16, 2024 at 8:33 am

    Can’t quite get what Shakespeare was getting at, but I do love your photo

    • CherryPie says:
      October 16, 2024 at 11:55 pm

      The quote is about metaphors:

      “The first metaphor “flower of this purple dye, hit with Cupid’s archery” is comparing the purple flower to Cupid’s bow. By saying this, Oberon is saying that the flower can “hit” the same way a bow of cupid can. The second metaphor of this line is “sink in apple of his eye”. The metaphor is referring the “apple” of Demetrius’ eyes, comparing it to his passions and desires.”

      More can be found on the following link:

      Symbolism and Metaphors of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. (2016, Nov 20). Retrieved from https://studymoose.com/symbolism-and-metaphors-of-a-midsummer-nights-dream-essay

  4. lowcarbdiabeticJan says:
    October 18, 2024 at 11:36 pm

    Such a lovely photograph.
    Wishing you a good weekend.

    All the best Jan

  5. Chrystal Chaplow says:
    November 9, 2024 at 1:38 pm

    Love the quote – and the color purple (or anywhere close to the spectrum).

    I was watching the Martha Stewart documentary recently, and when asked her dislikes, she said the color purple.

    Who dislikes the color purple?

    I mean, okay if it’s not your favorite, but who hates it?

    That set the stage for the rest of the documentary, which was not endearing, shall we say lol