Category Archives: Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles

All Shakespeare entries on sex are PG-13. They are a bit like bikinis – what they reveal is suggestive, what they conceive is vital

Shakespeare, Romanticism and the Role of Woman in a Gated Democracy

Posted on May 21, 2013 by jimmie

“Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date…” (SON.18) Comment. As we will try to … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Shakespeare Quotes, Chances Quotes, Compliments, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Philosophical, Psychological & Historical Considerations, Romantic Shakespearean Quotes, Sayings about Life, Shakespeare on Mass Psychology and Group Behavior, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, William Shakespeare Love Quotes | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Shakespeare, Easter, Habit and Curious Related Information

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jimmie

“How use doth breed a habit in a man!” (Two Gentlemen from Verona, act 5, sc. 4) Comment.  Now that this year’s Easter is past, here is some related or, if you like, remarkably useless information. To begin with, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Shakespeare Quotes, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Motivational Sayings, Philosophical, Psychological & Historical Considerations, Presentation Ideas, Sayings about Life, Shakespeare on Mass Psychology and Group Behavior, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, Social Exchanges Shakespeare style, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Shakespeare, Health-care and Death as Consumer Items

Posted on March 21, 2013 by jimmie

“To die by thee, were but to die in jest; From thee to die, were torture more than death. O, let me stay, befall what may befall!” (King Henry VI, part 2, sct 3, sc. 2) Comment.  In the beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Shakespeare Quotes, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Medicine in Shakespeare, Romantic Shakespearean Quotes, Shakespeare on Health Care, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, Social Exchanges Shakespeare style | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Shakespeare on Apologies from a Charming Woman

Posted on February 25, 2013 by jimmie

“Thou mak’st faults graces that to thee resort. As on the finger of a throned queen, The basest jewel will be well esteemed.” (Sonnet 96) Comment. Answer with these lines after whatever incident or occurrence that caused her to say … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Shakespeare Quotes, Compliments, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Romantic Shakespearean Quotes, Shakespeare on Fashion, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, William Shakespeare Love Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Shakespeare, Antony, the Roman Empire and the American Empire

Posted on February 17, 2013 by jimmie

“Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch Of the ranged empire fall! Here is my space.” (Antony and Cleopatra, act 1, sc. 1) Comment. When assessing empires it pays to compare the Roman with the American Empire. The … Continue reading →

Posted in After Dinner Quotes, Best Shakespeare Quotes, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Philosophical, Psychological & Historical Considerations, Romantic Shakespearean Quotes, Shakespeare Invocations, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, Social Exchanges Shakespeare style, William Shakespeare Love Quotes | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Another St. Valentine, another Shakespearean Compliment

Posted on February 13, 2013 by jimmie

“The field’s chief flower, sweet above compare, Stain to all nymphs… More white and red than doves or roses are” (Venus and Adonis) As a curiosity item, here is a letter from an illustrious and historical character to his Valentine … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Shakespeare Quotes, Compliments, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Romantic Shakespearean Quotes, Shakespeare on Flowers, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, Social Exchanges Shakespeare style, William Shakespeare Love Quotes | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Shakespeare and Original Ideas for St. Valentine

Posted on February 12, 2013 by jimmie

“Verona’s summer hath not such a flower” (Romeo and Juliet, act 1, sc. 3) Comment.  According to Oscar Wilde, “Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are and that is the difference between the sexes.” Be it as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing Shakespeare, Best Shakespeare Quotes, Compliments, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Romantic Shakespearean Quotes, Shakespeare on Flowers, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, Social Exchanges Shakespeare style, William Shakespeare Love Quotes | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Shakespeare on Love, Money and Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 11, 2013 by jimmie

“’t is deepest winter in Lord Timon’s purse; That is, one may reach deep enough, and yet Find little”. (Timon of Athens, act 3, sc. 4) Comment.  Admitting straitsness of means does not imply necessarily a loss in your romantic … Continue reading →

Posted in After Dinner Quotes, Amusing Shakespeare, Best Shakespeare Quotes, Chances Quotes, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Philosophical, Psychological & Historical Considerations, Presentation Ideas, Romantic Shakespearean Quotes, Sayings about Life, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, Social Exchanges Shakespeare style | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Shakespeare and Eliminating the High Cost of Education

Posted on February 4, 2013 by jimmie

“Study is like the heaven’s glorious sun That will not be deep-search’d with saucy looks… Small have continual plodders ever won Save base authority from others’ books” (Love Labour’s Lost, act 1, sc. 1) Comment. Biron’s ambivalence about the value … Continue reading →

Posted in After Dinner Quotes, Amusing Shakespeare, Best Shakespeare Quotes, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Philosophical, Psychological & Historical Considerations, Presentation Ideas, Shakespeare on Education, Shakespeare on Mass Psychology and Group Behavior, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, Social Exchanges Shakespeare style | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Shakespeare, Love Quotes for him, Love Quotes for her (more to come)

Posted on October 30, 2012 by jimmie

“Here comes the countess: now heaven walks on earth.” (Twelfth Night, act 5, sc. 1) Comments. We must, we should, we have to change the subject of political elections. If not else, in an attempt to forget that millions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Shakespeare Quotes, Compliments, Elegant Shakespearean Quotes, Romantic Shakespearean Quotes, Shakespeare on Sex & Gender Roles, Social Exchanges Shakespeare style, William Shakespeare Love Quotes | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment