Allusion, Thematic echo
The Mourning Bride
The Mourning Bride surfaces in one Taylor Swift song, through allusion and thematic echo.
Appears in 1 song
Associated with William Congreve
mad woman
Folklore · 2020
“And there's nothing like a mad woman”
Uncle Jerry connects the chorus line 'there's nothing like a mad woman' to the famous expression 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,' which originates from William Congreve's late 17th century play The Mourning Bride. He suggests the song echoes this proverbial expression about the danger of a scorned woman.
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