Flight Quote by William Shakespeare
“Thus I die. Thus, thus, thus. Now I am dead, Now I am fled, My soul is in the sky. Tongue, lose thy light. Moon take thy flight. Now die, die, die, die.”
About This Quote
Source Play: King Lear, Act 5, Scene 3
A poetic lament expressing death and the soul’s ascent.
In simple terms: He describes dying and his soul rising.
Key Takeaway
Embrace mortality and spiritual release.
Themes
death
spirituality
poetry
Mood
somber
reflective
Type
literary
When to use this quote
- theatrical performance
- literary analysis
- philosophical reflection
Key Concepts
mortality
afterlife
transcendence
Questions to Reflect On
- What does the soul’s journey mean to you?
- How does this lament reflect human fear of death?
A Different Perspective
The archaic language may obscure meaning for modern readers.
![“I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests with ZERO-G [a charter-flight service in Arlington, Va., that uses modified Boeing 727s to simulate weightlessness], which went great.” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa1/richard-branson-256_adventure_i-ve-used-the-phoenix-centrifuge-to-repl_903.jpg)
![“Tell them you came, and saw, and looked into my eyes and saw the shadow of the guard receding. Thoughts in time and out of season, the hitchinker stood by the side of the road and levelled his thumb in the calm calculus of reason. [...] Why does my mind circle around you? Why do planets wonder…” quote by Jim Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9ae/jim-morrison-1692_bird_tell-them-you-came-and-saw-and-looked-in_18280.jpg)
