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

William Shakespeare

Purple Blooms

8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2024

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

  1. Sean says:

    Fitting quote for this photo. ;-)

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

  3. lisl says:

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

    • CherryPie says:

      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:

    Such a lovely photograph.
    Wishing you a good weekend.

    All the best Jan

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