Blow Quote by William Shakespeare
“Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drenched our teeples, drowned the cocks! You sulphurour and thought-executing fires, Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts, Singe my white head! And thou, all-shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o' the world! Crack nature's molds, all germens spill at once That make ingrateful man!”
About This Quote
A fervent plea for nature's unleashed fury to annihilate human arrogance and corruptions, portraying divine wrath as a cleansing force.
In simple terms: Nature's wrath as a purifying storm.
Key Takeaway
Divine fury erases human hubris.
Themes
hubris
divine wrath
nature's power
purification
chaos
retribution
Mood
awe
anger
determination
Type
dramatic monologue
poetic lament
apocalyptic proclamation
When to use this quote
- a tyrant's downfall
- a corrupt city's collapse
- a moral reckoning after war
- a societal reset after environmental catastrophe
Key Concepts
human arrogance
natural disaster
moral cleansing
cosmic order
Practical Applications
- use in literature to symbolize moral cleansing
- use in political rhetoric to condemn corruption
Questions to Reflect On
- What does it mean to view disaster as moral judgment?
- How does attributing wrath to nature affect human responsibility?
