Whilst my physicians by their love are grown Cosmographers, and their map, who lie Flat on this bed.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Physicians map their lover's body like explorers chart the world.
- In plain terms
- Doctors draw maps of the body while it lies still.
- What can you take from it?
- Medical study turns the body into a territory to chart.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How is medicine like exploration?
- When do we objectify the body?
Another view
It treats the patient as a landscape to conquer.
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