Both Uses of
sloth
in
The Tempest
- ...Ebbing men indeed,
Most often, do so near the bottom run
By their own fear or sloth.Scene 2.1 *sloth = an unwillingness to work or exert oneself
- Do so: to ebb, Hereditary sloth instructs me.†
Scene 2.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(sloth as in: mental sloth) laziness (an unwillingness to work or exert oneself)
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(2)
(sloth as in: a sloth in the tree) a type of mammal that seldom moves and is very slow when it does move