Sigh No More
from Much Ado About Nothing
Sigh No More - context Summary
Song from Much Ado
This short lyric, sung within Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing, counsels women to dismiss male inconstancy with good humor rather than lament. It frames men as naturally deceptive and encourages turning grief into song and revelry, repeating a light refrain to normalize cheerfulness. The tone is playful and consoling, functioning in the play to soothe characters and underscore themes of love, gender roles, and social performance.
Read Complete AnalysesSigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever; One foot in sea, and one on shore, To one thing constant never. Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blith and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny. Sing no more ditties, sing no mo Of dumps so dull and heavy; The fraud of men was ever so, Since summer first was leavy. Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blith and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.
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