Both Uses of
Cupid
in
The Merchant of Venice
- I am glad 'tis night, you do not look on me, For I am much asham'd of my exchange; But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit, For, if they could, Cupid himself would blush To see me thus transformed to a boy.†
Scene 2.6Cupid = Roman mythology: god of love
- Come, come, Nerissa, for I long to see Quick Cupid's post that comes so mannerly.†
Scene 2.9 *
Definition:
Roman mythology: god of love; a small, winged boy whose arrows make those struck fall in love