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Sundarnaz Posted 13 years ago

The Tempest Act lll scene l

"There be some sports are painful, and their labour delight in them sets off."
spoken by Ferdinand and the modern explanation of the sentence is
"There are some sports that are painful and working at them makes them delightful."
But I couldn't understand the core meaning of the sentence or to say the philosophy in the sentence. Kindly explain it to me. I'm sure you people can.
  

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Ferdinand is learning that hard work can be enjoyable. I think he is enjoying this work because he is helping Miranda, whom he loves. Clive

— Clive

  • Ferdinand is learning that hard work can be enjoyable.
  • I think he is enjoying this work because he is helping Miranda, whom he loves.
  • Clive
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Ferdinand is learning that hard work can be enjoyable.
I think he is enjoying this work because he is helping Miranda, whom he loves.

Clive
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Thanks for your attention. Need a little more help here. What do you think why did Shakespeare use the word sport here? Does he mean a game by saying sport or the word is referring to a hard labour?
Thanks again.
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It means 'exercise', ie physical activity.
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OK I got it, So nice of you.
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