November 19, 2003
Since you asked
‘Woman scorned’ quote is Congreve’s
Who said that hell has no fury like a woman scorned? Was it Shakespeare? The Bible?
— John B.
Well, John, if you bet Shakespeare, you lose. And if you bet the Bible, you lose.
The name you’re looking for is Restoration playwright William Congreve (1670-1729). The actual line from the play
"The Mourning Bride" goes like this:
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
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