Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead, excessive grief the enemy of the living.
Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 56-57 Lafew talking about Helena s supposed grief of her father. Countess Rossillion giving advice about love. Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 90-92 Helena when she reveals her love for Bertram to the audience. Act 1, Scene 3, Lines 139-138 Countess Rossillion tells Helena when she is trying to find out about Helena s love for Bertram. She had her breeding at my father s charge.