But O the heavy change, now thou art gone, Now thou art gone and never must return!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker laments a heavy change because someone has left and will never come back.
- In plain terms
- It is a heavy loss that you are gone and will not return.
- What can you take from it?
- Loss feels heaviest when return is impossible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you cope when someone is gone forever?
- What makes loss feel heavier than others?
Another view
The emotion is strong but offers no path forward.
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