All 4 Uses
doting
in
The Comedy of Errors
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- O, train me not, sweet mermaid, with thy note, To drown me in thy sister's flood of tears: Sing, siren, for thyself, and I will dote; Spread o'er the silver waves thy golden hairs, And as a bed I'll take thee, and there lie; And, in that glorious supposition, think He gains by death that hath such means to die:— Let love, being light, be drowned if she sink!†
Scene 3.2dote = demonstrate love and uncritical affection
- Peace, doting wizard, peace; I am not mad.†
Scene 4.4 *doting = demonstrating love and uncritical affection
- Unless the fear of death doth make me dote, I see my son Antipholus, and Dromio.†
Scene 5.1dote = demonstrate love and uncritical affection
- I tell thee, Syracusan, twenty years Have I been patron to Antipholus, During which time he ne'er saw Syracusa: I see thy age and dangers make thee dote.†
Scene 5.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(doting) demonstrating love and uncritical affectionDoting may also imply that the doter tends to hover around the person they love to help attend to any needs.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, in classic literature you may encounter doting in reference to old age -- especially old age leading to diminished mental capacity.