O Mistress Mine
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"O Mistress Mine" is a well-known song from William Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, sung by the clown Feste and celebrated for its lyrical meditation on love and the fleeting nature of time.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan song
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Shakespearean song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | art song by various composers ⓘ |
| addressedTo | a mistress or beloved ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act II ⓘ |
| appearsInScene | Scene 3 ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterWhoSingsInPlay | Feste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of the best-known songs from Twelfth Night ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic relief
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commentary on romantic plot of Twelfth Night ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| firstLine | O mistress mine, where are you roaming? ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | original production of Twelfth Night ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
love song
ⓘ
theatrical song ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuotation | What is love? ’tis not hereafter. ⓘ |
| includedIn | many Shakespeare song anthologies ⓘ |
| inspiredComposers |
Benjamin Britten
NERFINISHED
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Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Quilter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
direct address
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imperative mood ⓘ metaphor ⓘ |
| lyricist | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | predominantly iambic ⓘ |
| partOf | Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | often set to new musical settings in modern productions ⓘ |
| period | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refrain | Youth’s a stuff will not endure ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular end rhyme ⓘ |
| sungBy | Feste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
carpe diem
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fleeting nature of time ⓘ love ⓘ seizing the moment ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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playful ⓘ tender ⓘ |
| workFromWhichTitleDerived | first line of the song ⓘ |
| writtenIn | late 16th century ⓘ |
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