As You Like It Act 3 Scene 4
CELIA He hath bought a pair of cast lips of Diana. A nun of winter’s sisterhood kisses not more
religiously. The very ice of chastity is in them.
Celia and Rosalind are waiting for Orlando to arrive for his appointment with "Ganymede", in which "Ganymede" is supposed to help him out of love by pretending to be Rosalind.
Orlando is late for his first appointment, and while waiting Rosalind and Celia are wondering if he really does love Rosalind as he says he does. In this quote they allude to Diana, the Roman goddess of chastity, who was worshiped in the wild. She, being the virgin goddess, would not kiss for pleasure but rather because she had to. This means her kisses would be without love.
The girls are saying Orlando has Diana's lips. Diana kisses without emotion; therefore Orlando kisses without emotion, and doesn't really love Rosalind as he says so often he does.
CELIA He hath bought a pair of cast lips of Diana. A nun of winter’s sisterhood kisses not more
religiously. The very ice of chastity is in them.
Celia and Rosalind are waiting for Orlando to arrive for his appointment with "Ganymede", in which "Ganymede" is supposed to help him out of love by pretending to be Rosalind.
Orlando is late for his first appointment, and while waiting Rosalind and Celia are wondering if he really does love Rosalind as he says he does. In this quote they allude to Diana, the Roman goddess of chastity, who was worshiped in the wild. She, being the virgin goddess, would not kiss for pleasure but rather because she had to. This means her kisses would be without love.
The girls are saying Orlando has Diana's lips. Diana kisses without emotion; therefore Orlando kisses without emotion, and doesn't really love Rosalind as he says so often he does.
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