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Jan
Jan
Lines from Shakespeare Mistaken for 1990s Hip Hop Lyrics | HTMLGIANT
“I’ll teach you how to flow.” (The Tempest)
“He speaks plain cannon fire, and smoke and bounce.” (King John)
“I have within my mind / A thousand raw tricks of these bragging Jacks, / Which I will practise.” (The Merchant of Venice)
“That’s an ill phrase.” (Hamlet)
“Holla, holla!” (King Lear)
“I am the dog: no, the dog is himself, and I am the dog–Oh! the dog is me, and I am myself.” (The Two Gentlemen of Verona)
“You knights of Tyre / Are excellent in making ladies trip.” (Pericles)
“Just as high as my heart.” (As You Like It)
“Thou art raw.” (As You Like It)
“Our tongue is rough, coz, and my condition is not smooth.” (Henry V)
“Ay, on the front.” (Macbeth)
“Holla, you clown!” (As You Like It)
“Our cake’s dough on both sides.” (The Taming of the Shrew)
“Trip no further, pretty sweeting.” (Twelfth Night)
“Look, when I serve him so, he takes it ill.” (The Comedy of Errors)
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Nov
Nov
Two more additions to our Shakespeare: A Retweeting experiment for the Twitter Fiction Festival (#twitterfiction). Read two completely retweeted sonnets on Storify: Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 116.
@HousingWorksBks was super-excited to participate in this project! Check it out.
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Oct
Oct
The entirety of Hamlet printed on a bookmark, conceived by Zach Weinersmith and designed by Kate Sekelsky.
Perfect.
(Source: New York Daily News)
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Aug
Aug
"[Thou] leathern-jerkin, crystal-button, knot-pated, agatering, puke-stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish pouch!"
Henry IV, part I via Shakespearean Insulter
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May
May
More fun with the bard! “Biting your thumb today may not seem like a big deal.” A primer on Shakespearean insults via Brainpickings.
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May
May
"The founder and artistic director of the company, Ross Williams, told me that in large part, it means exploring “how we can get Shakespeare to work for a new generation, for new audiences.” And they’re serious about changing up the setting where necessary: their projects include a Shakespearean pub crawl, where at each location, a scene breaks out. They call it … Shakesbeer. (C’mon. Wouldn’t you?)"
‘Kickstart Shakespeare’: Of Sonnets, Beer, And Online Fundraising : Monkey See : NPR
YES I definitely would, that is amazing. Back their Kickstarter, they’re really close with 31 hours to go! Haven’t you always wanted to Kickstart Shakespeare?
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Apr
Apr
Teeny tiny Shakespeares! Hamlet, Henry V, Midsummer’s & Caeser. Steal at $10 for the tiny set. (via Instagram)
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“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.”
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