Rage means “anger” or “violent passion.” Fury is similar, denoting an especially “wild anger.” Scorned, here, refers to a woman who was rejected or betrayed in love. Nor does hell know as violent an anger as when a woman is rejected.
Where did hell hath no fury like a woman scorned come from?
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned" is the full quotation from William Congreve's 'The Mourning Bride' (1697).12 Sept 2016
How do you tell if a woman is scorned?
- The Icy Silence. Following your first outburst/accusation/fight kicker-offer, she won't say anything.
- The Hidden Ammo.
- Excessive Swearing.
- The Cold Harsh Truth.
- Questions/No Answers.
- Dragging Up The Past.
- Storming Out Dramatically.
- Turning Her Friends Against You.
What the Bible says about a woman scorned?
No one is angrier than a woman who has been rejected in love. This proverb is adapted from a line in the play The Mourning Bride, by William Congreve, an English author of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. (See also Music has charms to soothe a savage breast.)
What makes a woman scorned?
Rage means “anger” or “violent passion.” Fury is similar, denoting an especially “wild anger.” Scorned, here, refers to a woman who was rejected or betrayed in love. Such a violent passion like when love turns to hate is unknown to Heaven. Nor does hell know as violent an anger as when a woman is rejected.
What is worse than a woman scorned?
No anger is worse than that of a jilted woman. For example, Nancy has nothing good to say about Tom—hell has no fury, you know. This term is a shortening of William Congreve's lines, “Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn'd” (The Mourning Bride, 1697).