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I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. — William Shakespeare

Play · Tragedy (play)

I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at.

William Shakespeare
Othello · 1604
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Topic
Vulnerability
Statement type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Medium
Play
Time
1604The Renaissance
Person
William Shakespeare
Provenance
Current citation
Shakespeare, William. "Othello." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.
Original citation
Shakespeare, William. Othello. King's Men, 1 Nov. 1604, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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