O woman, perfect woman! what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker is shocked by how a woman can be both perfect and destructive.
- In plain terms
- A woman can be perfect yet cause trouble.
- What can you take from it?
- People can have contradictory traits.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can people be complex?
- How do you view contradictions?
Another view
This view relies on outdated gender stereotypes.
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