Books
Was ever book containing such vile matter so fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous palace!
— William Shakespeare ‧ Romeo and Juliet
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker laments that something rotten can be wrapped in beauty, comparing a deceitful person to a handsomely bound book with vile content, and a lavish palace hiding dishonesty. The passage is about the painful gap between attractive outward form and ugly inner truth.
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