If that the earth could teem with woman's tears, Each drop she falls would prove a crocodile.
著名的一个例子发生在奧賽羅第四幕，第一场，奥赛罗自欺欺人地说服自己相信妻子对他不忠： If that the earth could teem with woman's tears, 要是妇人的眼泪有孳生化育的力量， Each drop she falls would prove a crocodile. 她的每一滴泪，掉在地上，都会变成一条鳄鱼。