hell has no fury like a woman scorned
hell has no fury like a woman scorned is the alternative form of hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Meaning of hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
Proverb
hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
- A woman who has been romantically rejected, betrayed, or otherwise deeply wronged will react with great anger or vindictiveness.
- Rather than presenting Medea as the epitome of the "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...," this Medea shows her not so much as a woman bent upon revenge, but as someone who has been betrayed and must for her own sense of preservation must right the wrongs done to her.1988 February 7, Michael Bronski, “"Medea," My Dear”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 11
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