haljathefangirlcat:It is the mother’s not the lover’s lust that rots the mind. It is tha

haljathefangirlcat:It is the mother’s not the lover’s lust that rots the mind. It is that which condemns the tragic character to his walking death. It is Jocasta, not Juliet, who dwells in the inner chamber. It is Gertrude, not the silly Ophelia, who sends Hamlet to his madness. The heart of tragedy does not lie in stealing or taking away. Any featherpated girl can steal a heart. It lies in giving, in putting on, in adding, in smothering without the pillows. – “Queen Morgause,” said Guenever thoughtfully, “must have been a strange person. […] I expect she ate Mordred, Agnes, like a spider.”The Once and Future King, by T. H. White -- source link
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