This feat of Tell, the archer, will be told While yonder mountains stand upon their base. By heaven! The apple's cleft right through the core.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The archer's legendary skill will be remembered forever as a feat.
- In plain terms
- This amazing feat will be told for generations.
- What can you take from it?
- Remarkable acts of skill earn lasting fame.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a legend?
- Does skill equal greatness?
Another view
Fame does not guarantee the act was morally good.
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