Category Archives: Elegant Shakespearean Quotes

Shakespeare on Love as a Fever and All-consuming Passion

Posted on July 13, 2012 by jimmie

“My love is as a fever, longing still For that which longer nurseth the disease…” (SON 147) Tips for Use. When you are consumed with passion and cannot give her up. Or to express the strength of your attachment. In his massive ‘Anatomy of Melancholy’, Robert Burton, writing about the prognostics of love says, “What Read More

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Shakespeare Quote, Hard Rock Groups, Hearing Loss and Irish Wolves

Posted on July 1, 2012 by jimmie

“Pray you, no more of this; ’tis like the howling of Irish wolves against the moon.” (As You Like It act 5, sc. 3) Comments. Applicable whenever your hearing is exposed to loud and very unpleasant or distasteful music – e.g. when your neighbors rehearse with their hard rock group. General opinions about music have Read More

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Shakespeare on Sleep as a Health-Care Remedy Take 2

Posted on June 24, 2012 by jimmie

Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleeve of care, The death of each day’s life, sole labour’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, Great nature’s second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast.” (Macbeth act 2, sc. 2) Tips for use. An addition and/or an alternative to the answer, “I just need some sleep…the innocent sleep…feast.” Also Read More

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More things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio

Posted on June 23, 2012 by jimmie

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” (Hamlet act 1, sc. 5) Tips for use. Evasive answer to questions of the type, ‘Why this?’ or ‘Why did you do this?’ when you do not want to give a reason. Perfect during a presentation as an answer Read More

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Shakespeare, Teachers and how to Answer by not Answering

Posted on June 17, 2012 by jimmie

“But pardon me, I am too sudden-bold To teach a teacher ill beseemeth me.” (Love Labour’s Lost act 2, sc. 1) Tips for use. Perfect answer when you do not want to answer – especially when requested for advice that you do not want to give,  ‘To teach a teacher ill beseemeth me’. Excellent during Read More

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Shakespeare on Love and Power and Life Choices

Posted on June 14, 2012 by jimmie

“He after honour hunts, I after love: He leaves his friends to dignify them more, I leave myself, my friends and all, for love.” (Two Gentlemen of Verona act 1, sc. 1) Tips for use.  Excellent explanation as to why your career is or has not been as brilliant, when compared to a successful Wall Read More

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Shakespeare on Love, Smoke and Sighs and General Related Symptoms

Posted on June 13, 2012 by jimmie

“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs; Being urged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes; Being vexed, a sea nourished with loving tears. (Romeo and Juliet act 1, sc. 1) Tips for use. If you concur, give your cold and somewhat pessimistic opinion on the subject during a topic discussion. Somewhat confirming Read More

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Shakespeare, Compliments on her Complexion

Posted on June 10, 2012 by jimmie

“The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, As daylight doth lamp…”  (Romeo and Juliet, act 2, sc. 2) Tips for use. Lay it thick,  “the brightness of your cheek would shame those stars…lamp.” Are the lady’s cheeks not as bright she would like them to be? Does she apply make up? Latin poet Read More

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Seven Ages of Man, take 3, the Lover

Posted on June 8, 2012 by jimmie

“… And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad, Made to his mistress’ eyebrow” (As You Like It, act 3, sc. 2)) Tips for use. Sighs and ballads dedicated to the mistress’ eyebrow are but two of a multitude of symptoms attributable to love. Robert Burton (1577 – 1640), a contemporary of Read More

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Shakespeare on the Difference between Theory and Practice

Posted on June 3, 2012 by jimmie

 “If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches and poor men’s cottages princes’ palaces – it is a good divine that follows his own instructions.” (Merchant of Venice act 1, sc. 2) Tips for use.  Encapsulation of an unavoidable truth – knowing what needs to Read More

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