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Shakespeare was a pioneer of new phrases and as it turns out... 6-7 (or being at sixes and sevens) has been around for quite some time! Even as we see showing up in the canon. Shakespeare is ever relevant!
Does this mean we can bring back 'Zounds? 🤣🙏🏼
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Does this mean we can bring back 'Zounds? 🤣🙏🏼
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November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Shakespeare was a pioneer of new phrases and as it turns out... 6-7 (or being at sixes and sevens) has been around for quite some time! Even as we see showing up in the canon. Shakespeare is ever relevant!
Does this mean we can bring back 'Zounds? 🤣🙏🏼
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Does this mean we can bring back 'Zounds? 🤣🙏🏼
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Here, father, take the shadow of this tree
King Lear 5.2.1
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King Lear 5.2.1
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June 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Here, father, take the shadow of this tree
King Lear 5.2.1
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King Lear 5.2.1
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Happy Birthday, Ben Jonson! He’s considered the 2nd most important playwright & poet to Shakespeare. Probably his best known lines are from his preface to Shakespeare’s First Folio of 1623, such as:
“Soule of the Age !
The applause ! delight ! the wonder of our Stage !
Happy B-day, Ben!
“Soule of the Age !
The applause ! delight ! the wonder of our Stage !
Happy B-day, Ben!
June 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Happy Birthday, Ben Jonson! He’s considered the 2nd most important playwright & poet to Shakespeare. Probably his best known lines are from his preface to Shakespeare’s First Folio of 1623, such as:
“Soule of the Age !
The applause ! delight ! the wonder of our Stage !
Happy B-day, Ben!
“Soule of the Age !
The applause ! delight ! the wonder of our Stage !
Happy B-day, Ben!
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This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: QUARRELS and CONFLICT
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June 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: QUARRELS and CONFLICT
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Ye favorites of a king, are we not high?
King Richard II 3.2.88
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King Richard II 3.2.88
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June 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ye favorites of a king, are we not high?
King Richard II 3.2.88
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King Richard II 3.2.88
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Our next Tree List is Chaucerian, from Parliament of Fowls. In this list, he gives us meanings & uses for the trees, something we love especially. It’s not the only time Chaucer takes to listing trees. Check the comments with a h/t to an essay by Ingo Berensmeyer:
May 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our next Tree List is Chaucerian, from Parliament of Fowls. In this list, he gives us meanings & uses for the trees, something we love especially. It’s not the only time Chaucer takes to listing trees. Check the comments with a h/t to an essay by Ingo Berensmeyer:
Spenser - like Shakespeare (with a difference 😉) - is part of a storied tradition of poets cataloguing trees (like Chaucer to Ovid to Virgil, & more!) This is Spenser
"preserving" trees in The Faerie Queene.
But some of these ancient trees are in peril. Read on for more…🌳
"preserving" trees in The Faerie Queene.
But some of these ancient trees are in peril. Read on for more…🌳
May 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Spenser - like Shakespeare (with a difference 😉) - is part of a storied tradition of poets cataloguing trees (like Chaucer to Ovid to Virgil, & more!) This is Spenser
"preserving" trees in The Faerie Queene.
But some of these ancient trees are in peril. Read on for more…🌳
"preserving" trees in The Faerie Queene.
But some of these ancient trees are in peril. Read on for more…🌳
"You must borrow me Gargantua's mouth first; 'tis a word to great for any mouth of this age's size." ~Celia, As You Like It
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May 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"You must borrow me Gargantua's mouth first; 'tis a word to great for any mouth of this age's size." ~Celia, As You Like It
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May 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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‘The thickest and the tallest’
Love’s Labour’s Lost 4.1.45
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Love’s Labour’s Lost 4.1.45
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May 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
‘The thickest and the tallest’
Love’s Labour’s Lost 4.1.45
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Love’s Labour’s Lost 4.1.45
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He brings you figs
Antony & Cleopatra 5.2.236
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Antony & Cleopatra 5.2.236
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April 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
He brings you figs
Antony & Cleopatra 5.2.236
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Antony & Cleopatra 5.2.236
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#OTD 5 Mar 1549
The Bill of Attainder passed against #ThomasSeymour of Sudeley Castle for attempted kidnap of nephew #EdwardVI & plotting to marry Princess Elizabeth
Much liked by his contemporaries, our 21st Cent values label him a cad or was he simply misguided?
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The Bill of Attainder passed against #ThomasSeymour of Sudeley Castle for attempted kidnap of nephew #EdwardVI & plotting to marry Princess Elizabeth
Much liked by his contemporaries, our 21st Cent values label him a cad or was he simply misguided?
youtu.be/UBNaYynRYmA
March 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
#OTD 5 Mar 1549
The Bill of Attainder passed against #ThomasSeymour of Sudeley Castle for attempted kidnap of nephew #EdwardVI & plotting to marry Princess Elizabeth
Much liked by his contemporaries, our 21st Cent values label him a cad or was he simply misguided?
youtu.be/UBNaYynRYmA
The Bill of Attainder passed against #ThomasSeymour of Sudeley Castle for attempted kidnap of nephew #EdwardVI & plotting to marry Princess Elizabeth
Much liked by his contemporaries, our 21st Cent values label him a cad or was he simply misguided?
youtu.be/UBNaYynRYmA
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#ShakespeareSunday
"What is the matter, my lord?"
"Between who?"
"I mean, the matter that you read, my lord."
"Slanders, sir ..."
Hamlet
"What is the matter, my lord?"
"Between who?"
"I mean, the matter that you read, my lord."
"Slanders, sir ..."
Hamlet
March 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#ShakespeareSunday
"What is the matter, my lord?"
"Between who?"
"I mean, the matter that you read, my lord."
"Slanders, sir ..."
Hamlet
"What is the matter, my lord?"
"Between who?"
"I mean, the matter that you read, my lord."
"Slanders, sir ..."
Hamlet
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Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme: READING & WRITING!
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March 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme: READING & WRITING!
"If this be so, why blame you me to love you?"~ Phebe, As You Like It
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#love
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#love
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February 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"If this be so, why blame you me to love you?"~ Phebe, As You Like It
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#love
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Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.
H 1.3 #ShakespeareSunday
Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.
H 1.3 #ShakespeareSunday
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Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.
H 1.3 #ShakespeareSunday
Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.
H 1.3 #ShakespeareSunday
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"I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say 'I love you:'" - Henry V (A5, S2) #Shakespeare #BardLove #ValentinesDay
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February 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say 'I love you:'" - Henry V (A5, S2) #Shakespeare #BardLove #ValentinesDay
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Master, go on, and I will follow thee to the last gasp with truth and loyalty.
As You Like It
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As You Like It
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Painfully to pore upon a book
To seek the light of truth.
Love's Labours Lost
Act I Scene 1
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To seek the light of truth.
Love's Labours Lost
Act I Scene 1
#ShakespeareSunday
#TruthAndAppearances
#LOTR #Gandalf
a man with long white hair sits at a table with candles
Alt: Gandalf researching many papers and books
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February 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Painfully to pore upon a book
To seek the light of truth.
Love's Labours Lost
Act I Scene 1
#ShakespeareSunday
#TruthAndAppearances
#LOTR #Gandalf
To seek the light of truth.
Love's Labours Lost
Act I Scene 1
#ShakespeareSunday
#TruthAndAppearances
#LOTR #Gandalf
"Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile,
And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my heart,
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,
And frame my face to all occasions."
~ Richard of Gloucester, 3 Henry IV
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And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my heart,
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,
And frame my face to all occasions."
~ Richard of Gloucester, 3 Henry IV
#ShakespeareSunday
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Ralph Fiennes plays Richard III: 'I can add colours to the chameleon'
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February 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile,
And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my heart,
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,
And frame my face to all occasions."
~ Richard of Gloucester, 3 Henry IV
#ShakespeareSunday
youtu.be/v6ji07tsI2M?...
And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my heart,
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,
And frame my face to all occasions."
~ Richard of Gloucester, 3 Henry IV
#ShakespeareSunday
youtu.be/v6ji07tsI2M?...
"Upon my tongues continual slanders ride, The which in every
language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports. I speak of peace while covert enmity
Under the smile of safety wounds the world" ~Rumor, 2 Henry IV, Prologue
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language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports. I speak of peace while covert enmity
Under the smile of safety wounds the world" ~Rumor, 2 Henry IV, Prologue
#ShakespeareSunday
#HungerGames
a man with a beard stands in front of a microphone with the words that destroy us below him
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February 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"Upon my tongues continual slanders ride, The which in every
language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports. I speak of peace while covert enmity
Under the smile of safety wounds the world" ~Rumor, 2 Henry IV, Prologue
#ShakespeareSunday
#HungerGames
language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports. I speak of peace while covert enmity
Under the smile of safety wounds the world" ~Rumor, 2 Henry IV, Prologue
#ShakespeareSunday
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"The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?"
The Merchant of Venice
Act 3, Scene 2
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Truth & Appearances
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?"
The Merchant of Venice
Act 3, Scene 2
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Truth & Appearances
February 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?"
The Merchant of Venice
Act 3, Scene 2
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Truth & Appearances
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?"
The Merchant of Venice
Act 3, Scene 2
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Truth & Appearances
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… look like the innocent flower,
But be the serpent under’t
Macbeth 1.5.52
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Theme this week TRUTH & APPEARANCES
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But be the serpent under’t
Macbeth 1.5.52
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Theme this week TRUTH & APPEARANCES
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February 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
… look like the innocent flower,
But be the serpent under’t
Macbeth 1.5.52
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Theme this week TRUTH & APPEARANCES
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But be the serpent under’t
Macbeth 1.5.52
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Theme this week TRUTH & APPEARANCES
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