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One of the most quoted excerpts from Scottish poetry [22] is derived from Canto 6, stanza 17 (although it is often erroneously attributed to Shakespeare): [23] [16] "Oh, what a tangled web we weave,/ When first we practise to deceive!"
‘Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive,’ is a very ‘Shakespearean’ phrase, however, it is not from Shakespeare. It comes from an early nineteenth century Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott, best selling writer of novels, plays, and poems.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive! A Palmer too!—no wonder why I felt rebuked beneath his eye: I might have known there was but one Whose look could quell Lord Marmion." XVIII. Stung with these thoughts, he urged to speed His troop, and reached, at eve, the Tweed, Where Lennel's convent closed their march;
Quick answer: The quote "Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we start to deceive" is not by Shakespeare but by Walter Scott in his poem "Marmion." It refers to the effects of...
4 Αυγ 2015 · The quote “Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive” refers to how complicated life becomes when people start lying. It originally referred to a love triangle in the play “Marmion” by Sir Walter Scott. The line comes from Canto VI, XVII in the play.
19 Δεκ 2011 · In late 1806 Scott began to write a poem on one of the greatest disasters in Scottish history, the battle of Flodden Field (1513), where an English army inflicted heavy losses on the Scots, killing King James IV and most of his nobles.
3 Φεβ 2020 · Famous Quote: “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” [“Marmion”, 1808] Notable Published Works: Waverley , The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Ivanhoe , Rob Roy.
