All 4 Uses of
chide
in
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- And yet I was last chidden for being too slow.†
Scene 2.1
- I thank you, you swinged me for my love, which makes me the bolder to chide you for yours.†
Scene 2.1chide = scold or criticize
- If she do frown, 'tis not in hate of you, But rather to beget more love in you; If she do chide, 'tis not to have you gone; For why, the fools are mad if left alone.†
Scene 3.1
- I am so far from granting thy request
That I despise thee for thy wrongful suit, And by and by intend to chide myself
Even for this time I spend in talking to thee.Scene 4.2 *chide = to tell someone they have done wrong
Definition:
to tell someone they have done wrong -- sometimes in a gentle way to encourage better behavior