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Where does the quote Oh what a tangled web we weave come from?
‘Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive’ means that when you lie or act dishonestly you are initiating problems and a domino structure of complications which eventually run out of control. The quote is from Scott’s epic poem, Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field.
What twisted webs we weave?
What does tangled web mean?
something that is very confused and difficult to understand. It is sometimes difficult to cut through the tangled web of government information in order to know the benefits you can claim.
Who wrote the poem Oh what a tangled web we weave?
Sir Walter Scott
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” (Sir Walter Scott, 1808)
What a tangled web we weave Macbeth?
The quote “Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we start to deceive” is not by Shakespeare but by Walter Scott in his poem “Marmion.” It refers to the effects of lying and how as one lie leads to more the lies multiply, and we become trapped in the dishonesty. …
Who wrote the poem Marmion?
Walter Scott
Marmion/Authors
Marmion is an epic poem by Walter Scott about the Battle of Flodden (1513). It was published in 1808. Scott started writing Marmion, his second major work, in November 1806. When Archibald Constable, the publisher, learnt of this, he offered a thousand guineas for the copyright unseen.
Who wrote Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive lyrics?
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” (Sir Walter Scott, 1808)
What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive Shakespeare?
Hamlet is Shakespeare’s longest play, clocking in at 4,042 lines. Though commonly attributed to the Bard, Shakespeare never wrote or said “Oh what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive.” The line belongs to Sir Walter Scott, from his 1808 poem Marmion.
When was Marmion published?
February 22, 1808
Marmion/Originally published
Marmion was finished on January 22 and published on 22 February 1808 in a quarto first edition of two thousand copies. This edition, priced one and a half guineas, sold out in a month. It was followed by twelve octavo editions between 1808 and 1825.