Both Uses of
wither
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna: Gonzago is the duke's name; his wife, Baptista: you shall see anon; 'tis a knavish piece of work: but what o' that? your majesty, and we that have free souls, it touches us not: let the gall'd jade wince; our withers are unwrung.†
Scene 3.2 *
- —There's a daisy:—I would give you some violets, but they wither'd all when my father died:—they say he made a good end,— [Sings.†
Scene 4.5
Definition:
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(wither) to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
or:
to become weaker; or feel humiliated