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| Nettles (Utrica dioica) by Uwe H. Friese, CC BY 3.0 |
“ … tis an unweeded garden
That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature
Possess it merely.”
That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature
Possess it merely.”
- Hamlet, Act I, Scene 2
As weeds spring up in a garden that is not being tended to, Shakespeare used weeds to represent neglect, devastation and disorder. The above quote from Hamlet’s first soliloquy describes his view of the world, disordered and polluted due to the marriage of his mother and uncle.