Both Uses of
lament
in
Julius Caesar
- And it is very much lamented, Brutus,
That you have no such mirrors as will turn
Your hidden worthiness into your eye,p. 17.3lamented = to bad
- My heart laments that virtue cannot live
Out of the teeth of emulation.p. 85.5 *laments = regretseditor's notes: Today, we might say, "I regret that virtue attracts dangerous jealousy."
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.