All 3 Uses of
reprove
in
Twelfth Night
- There is no slander in an allowed fool, though he do nothing but rail; nor no railing in known discreet man, though he do nothing but reprove.†
Scene 1.5reprove = criticize
- There's something in me that reproves my fault;
Scene 3.4 *reproves = criticizes
- I have said too much unto a heart of stone, And laid mine honour too unchary on it: There's something in me that reproves my fault; But such a headstrong potent fault it is That it but mocks reproof.†
Scene 3.4reproof = criticism
Definition:
express disapproval or criticism -- typically in a mild manner & sometimes even in a friendly manner