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Definition of Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the... read full definition
Act 3, Scene 6
Explanation and Analysis—The Love of Laughter:
In this scene, the First and Second Lords and Bertram discuss a plan they have to expose Parolles as a coward. The First Lord uses alliteration and metaphor to foreshadow the upcoming disgrace of this villainous character:
Unlock with LitCharts A+O, for the love of laughter, let him fetch his drum. He says he has a stratagem for ’t. When your Lordship sees the bottom of his success in 't, and to what metal this counterfeit lump of ore will be melted [...] your inclining cannot be removed. Here he comes.
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