June 2012
203 posts
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“No matter where; of comfort no man speak: Let’s talk of graves, of worms,...”
– Shakespeare’s Richard II (3.2.144-176)
Jun 1st
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May 2012
179 posts
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May 31st
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“See what a ready tongue suspicion hath! He that but fears the thing he would...”
– Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part II (1.1.84-87) Northumberland
May 31st
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May 31st
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May 31st
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“Presume not that I am the thing I was.”
– Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part II (5.5.58) Henry IV
May 31st
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May 31st
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May 30th
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“All strange and terrible events are welcome, But comforts we despise; our size...”
– Antony and Cleopatra (4.15.3-7) Cleopatra
May 30th
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May 30th
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May 30th
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“We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly follow’d.”
– Othello (1.1.44) Iago
May 30th
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May 30th
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WatchWatch
renkris: storiesforgirls: Full length Newsnight (28-05-2012) discussion about Shakespeare with Tom Hiddleston, fellow actor Mark Rylance and historian Simon Schama.
May 29th
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May 29th
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“Love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit.”
– The Merchant of Venice (2.6.36-37) Jessica
May 29th
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May 29th
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May 29th
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May 29th
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“O God! methinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To...”
– Henry VI, Part III (2.5.21-29) Henry VI
May 29th
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“Let’s have one other gaudy night: call to me All my sad captains; fill...”
– Antony and Cleopatra (3.13.217-219) Mark Antony
May 28th
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May 28th
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May 28th
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Shakespeare's Insult of the Week
Thy mother’s name is ominous to children. — Richard III
May 28th
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May 28th
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Dear Followers, Sorry my Shakespeare posts haven’t been as consistent lately, I’ve been on vacation and have very limited internet access. I’m here for another week, but have no fear! I will strive to keep posting as best I can. (Plus we still have Rachel and Ren and any of you who want to submit) Ever your servant, Amy
May 28th
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“Is not this a lamentable thing, that of the skin of an innocent lamb should be...”
– Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part II (4.2.69-72) Cade
May 26th
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May 26th
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A Little Shakespeare Trivia
Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is considered by many actors and superstitious theatre hands to be cursed. The play is very rarely called by its proper name due to the fact that there is a strong belief that a curse is attached to it. Most people involved with the play will refer to is as either“The Scottish Play” or the “Bard’s play”. The curse is often referred to...
May 26th
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May 26th
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May 26th
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“Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan For that deep wound it gives my...”
– Shakespeare’s Sonnet 133
May 26th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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“Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth into dust; the dust...”
– Hamlet (Hamlet Act V scene i)
May 25th
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WatchWatch
torrilla: Henry IV clip: Prince Hal is Summoned to Court
May 25th
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May 25th
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May 24th
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“How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!”
– Shakespeare’s Cymbeline (3.3.80)
May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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“Every man has his fault, and honesty is his.”
– Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens (3.1.27) Lucullus
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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... But is it Shakespeare?? →
You probably have heard most, if not all, these famous quotations — but can you tell which ones are Shakespeare and which are not?
May 23rd
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“There ’s nothing ill can dwell in such a temple: If the ill spirit have so fair...”
– Shakespeare’s The Tempest (1.2.535-537) Miranda
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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