folly (n.) Old form(s): follie
wantonness, lewdness
Luc.556[of Lucrece held by Tarquin] Her sad behaviour feeds his vulture folly
Luc.851[Lucrece to herself] Why should ... tyrant folly lurk in gentle breasts?
MW II.ii.233[Ford as Brook to Falstaff, of Mistress Ford] the folly of my soul dares not present itself
MW III.ii.31[Ford alone, of Page and Mistress Page] He gives her folly motion
Oth II.i.135[Iago to Emilia, of a woman] even her folly helped her to an heir [also: foolishness, stupidity]
Oth II.i.239[Iago to Roderigo, of Cassio] hath all those requisites in him that folly and green minds look after
Oth V.ii.133[Othello to Emilia, of Desdemona] She turned to folly; and she was a whore
TC III.ii.100[Cressida to Pandarus] what folly I commit, I dedicate to you [also: foolishness]
TC V.ii.19[Cressida to Diomedes] tempt me no more to folly
x

Jump directly to