Quote by William Shakespeare
No longer mourn for me when I am deadthan you shall hear the surly sullen bell give warning to the world that I am fled from this vile world with vilest worms to dwell: nay, if you read this line, remember not the hand that writ it, for I love you so, that I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot,if thinking on me then should make you woe. O! if, I say, you look upon this verse when I perhaps compounded am with clay, do not so much as my poor name rehearse; but let your love even with my life decay; lest the wise world should look into your moan, and mock you with me after I am gone.
Summary
In this quote, the author is expressing their desire for their loved ones not to grieve over their death. They ask that when they are gone, the mourners should not even remember the hand that wrote this verse. The author loves their loved ones so much that they would rather be forgotten if the thought of them brings sadness. They urge their loved ones to let their love for them fade away together with their own life to avoid being ridiculed by the world for mourning excessively.
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