Talk Like Shakespeare Today: O, Romeo, Romeo!
Juliet: O, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? is probably the most well-known Shakespeare line of all time – and the most misunderstood. The line is from “Romeo and Juliet,” Act II. Scene II. To...
View ArticleTalk Like Shakespeare Today: A Plague on Both Your Houses
Yesterday, I cut my finger with a knife. My daughter asked me, “Is it bad, Mom?” I thought of the street fight scene from “Romeo and Juliet” when Mercutio gets wounded. Romeo says to Mercutio,...
View ArticleTalk Like Shakespeare Today: No Beauty Queen for Him
Sonnet #130 by William Shakespeare Pass the breath mints! The Bard paints an unflattering portrait of his mistress. My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’...
View ArticleTalk Like Shakespeare Today: Carpe Diem
William Shakespeare’s high comedy, “Twelfth Night, or, What You Will,” (1600), centers on themes of love – unrequited love, lost love, secret love, fickle love. But another theme is also explored –...
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