Original artwork, not a still
Troilus and Cressida ‧ 1602
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The line locates joy in doing rather than in having finished. Completed achievements belong to what is already over, while activity holds the pleasure. One reading treats the process itself as valuable, giving effort and pursuit a life that settled accomplishments lack.
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