Both Uses of
sloth
in
The Tempest
- Do so: to ebb, Hereditary sloth instructs me.†
Scene 2.1
- ...Ebbing men indeed,
Most often, do so near the bottom run
By their own fear or sloth.
Scene 2.1 *sloth = an unwillingness to work or exert oneself
Definition:
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(sloth as in: mental sloth) laziness (an unwillingness to work or exert oneself)