Than that which, withering on the virgin thorn, Grows, lives, and dies, in single blessedness.
Another example of Theseus' disdain for the life of nuns, especially with the phrase, "withering on the virgin thorn." He clearly considers a waste of a woman's life.
Than that which, withering on the virgin thorn, Grows, lives, and dies, in single blessedness.
Another example of Theseus' disdain for the life of nuns, especially with the phrase, "withering on the virgin thorn." He clearly considers a waste of a woman's life.
Chanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon.
The imagery of the "cold fruitless moon" implies the Theseus' dislike or disagreement with the lives of nuns. It could also extend to his dislike with the moon herself.