This is why Shakespeare will remain evergreen in the English language - the wit, the phrasing, the incredible insults. Oh, and the stories. The translations were hilarious, though.
If I remember rightly, a few years ago someone put out a small book of Shakespearian insults ~ knew I should have bought it! Thanks for the grins and giggles!
Hello Debra, Shakespeare wasn't the only one who could sling insults. Alexander Pope could be equally vicious. A famous sample: "You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come. Knock as you please, there's nobody at home." --Jim
Fie on thee! Fie! I love these. I wrote the major essay for my Shakespeare class on As You Like It. Somehow no one notices that Rosalind is a woman dressed as a man.
Hilarioso!! We used to watch THE WIRE, which was about the drug scene in the projects in Baltimore, and were amazed at the courtliness of the language, even though it was mixed with the modern vernacular, as in "That shit was unseemly, yo."
Absolutely Shakespeare’s insults work today! As do his dirty jokes, and it isn’t only the lower class characters who make them. Romeo has a scene with Mercutio where they fling dirty jokes at each other.
I had a lot of fun showing my Year 8 classes a PowerPoint mixed with videos, showing words we still use AND words that looked like something we know, but were naughty puns. They sat up straight when they learned what “Much Ado About Nothing” REALLY meant!
Drag queens are not new. In Shakespeare's manuscripts, on the margin he would write DRAG (dressed as a girl) Women were not allowed to take parts in public productions, so men in DRAG filled the parts. the Ol'Buzzard
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Enjoyed the insults. Very good.
Fantastic as always! :D
I have a new phrase:
Your brain is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a long voyage.
Thank you!
hee hee! "really, dude? REALLY??"
I'm going to learn some of those insults! So good.
And I loved the illustration of Bill with the sleeves!
YMC? so, so good.
XOXO
Really, dude? REALLY? When I thought these couldn't any better, I watched the video. Thank you so much for the good laugh.
I have seen that video clip before....it always manages to get me chuckling.
The YMCA! To think I almost skipped that one! Pure perfection.
This is why Shakespeare will remain evergreen in the English language - the wit, the phrasing, the incredible insults. Oh, and the stories. The translations were hilarious, though.
You mad, bro? I have a t-shirt with that on it!
If I remember rightly, a few years ago someone put out a small book of Shakespearian insults ~ knew I should have bought it!
Thanks for the grins and giggles!
Excellent insults - so much better than the popular 3 or 4 used today!
Maybe I need to start carrying a sword.
That is all fun - it is amazing how much Shakespeare still makes its way into the modern vernacular.
Hello Debra, Shakespeare wasn't the only one who could sling insults. Alexander Pope could be equally vicious. A famous sample:
"You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come.
Knock as you please, there's nobody at home."
--Jim
My wit hath left me high and dry this day, I cannot compete with the Bard Almighty!
Bill is rolling over in his grave at how far down our vocabulary has gone. Love the insults!
Who dat is my favourite.
Fie on thee! Fie! I love these. I wrote the major essay for my Shakespeare class on As You Like It. Somehow no one notices that Rosalind is a woman dressed as a man.
Love,
Janie
Hilarioso!! We used to watch THE WIRE, which was about the drug scene in the projects in Baltimore, and were amazed at the courtliness of the language, even though it was mixed with the modern vernacular, as in "That shit was unseemly, yo."
Shakespere lives on.
Coffee is on and stay safe
Absolutely Shakespeare’s insults work today! As do his dirty jokes, and it isn’t only the lower class characters who make them. Romeo has a scene with Mercutio where they fling dirty jokes at each other.
I had a lot of fun showing my Year 8 classes a PowerPoint mixed with videos, showing words we still use AND words that looked like something we know, but were naughty puns. They sat up straight when they learned what “Much Ado About Nothing” REALLY meant!
Did I mention I love Shakespeare?
I love language of Shakespeare although many phrases get lost on me. The video clip is hysterical and really aids in comprehension!
Love the "Who Dat?"..Good ones Deb..
I've never seen the YMCA translation, nice.
I loved Macbeth and used to be able to quote that piece from memory.
Drag queens are not new. In Shakespeare's manuscripts, on the margin he would write DRAG (dressed as a girl) Women were not allowed to take parts in public productions, so men in DRAG filled the parts.
the Ol'Buzzard
Brilliant Deb! Love the video! LOL! Big Hugs!
You just reminded me my nephew, whose birthday is the same as Shakespeare, is coming up ! thanks !
"What fools these mortals be"
I'm sure that would have been Shakespeare's reaction to state legislatures passing laws to ban transgender rights.
That video was a priceless throwback/homage to Monty Python. Excellent!
Ohh these are great. I love the comparisons. Have a great day.
So fun, Debra! Thank you!
i enjoyed the all
thank you for smiles and laugh specially last one
Oh, lordy, these are wonderful!
What to read if you want a fictionalised bipic of Shakespeare: Nothing Like the Sun by Anthony Burgess. Everything Shakespeare in Love failed to be.
Forsooth! The gender reveal meme did verily elicit a might chortle from me!
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