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If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.
"If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die."— William Shakespeare
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Meaning of this quote
Orsino imagines an excess of music might satisfy and exhaust his longing. The opening speech dramatizes infatuation rather than giving a straightforward musical prescription.
Key takeaway:
Notice how art can express and amplify an emotional state.
Origin of the quote
Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene I, Duke Orsino.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe passage is the play’s opening speech. The post changes line breaks and punctuation.
