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Seven Ages of Man, take 4, the Soldier

Posted on June 12, 2012 by jimmie

“… Then a soldier, Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation, Even in the cannon mouth.” Tips for use. “Bubble reputation” applies at large and not only to those who seek it in the military. In fact, a moment of reflection will show how easily reputation, often a euphemism for Read More

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Shakespeare’s Answer to the Fatidical Question, “How Much Do You Love Me?”

Posted on June 9, 2012 by jimmie

 “And I am one that loves Bianca more Than words can witness, or your thoughts can guess.” (Taming Of the Shrew, act 2, sc.1) Tips for use. Answer to ‘How much do you love me?’ Change ‘Bianca’ to the name of the applicable lady. Shakespeare offers more than 20 ways to answer this fatidic and Read More

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Shakespeare on Silence and Nonverbal Communications

Posted on June 8, 2012 by jimmie

 “… There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very gestures.” (Winter’s Tale, act 5, sc. 2) Tips for use. Describe the astonishment of a silent audience. Also, pull the leg of an audience (it could be an audience of one) that is completely silent once you have finished your piece or speech. Substitute Read More

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Shakespeare on Ambition, Upstarts, Lowliness as Ambition’s Ladder

Posted on June 7, 2012 by jimmie

“…’tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition’s    ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend.” (Julius Caesar act 2., sc.1) Tips for use.  Sadly, a Read More

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Shakespeare on People who are Always Late and have no Concept of Time

Posted on June 6, 2012 by jimmie

“Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. “ (As You Like It act 3, sc. 2) Tips for use.  Ironic or sarcastic remark on a person who is habitually and notoriously late. It can be directly attributable to a live person or it could be included in a presentation or lecture to describe a Read More

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Shakespeare on Ecofriendly Living According to Nature

Posted on June 5, 2012 by jimmie

 “And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.” (As You Like It act 2, sc.1) Tips for use.  What better way to praise a life of simple pleasures and relaxation, bucking the incitement to incessant and unstoppable consumption Read More

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Seven Ages of Man, take 2, the Whining Schoolboy

Posted on June 2, 2012 by jimmie

“Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining-morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school” (As You Like It, act 2, sc. 7) Tips for use.  Applicable to any boy of school age who is reluctant to go to school. He may not be completely wrong. For one, check the blog about Caliban and Read More

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Shakespeare on Music as the Food of Love

Posted on June 1, 2012 by jimmie

“If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it; that surfeiting The appetite may sicken and so die. (Twelfth Night act 1, sc. 1) Tips for use. Answer to ‘Would you like to listen to some music?’ in a romantic setting. Music occupies the void that words cannot fill. Though Read More

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Shakespeare on a Beautiful Female Voice

Posted on May 29, 2012 by jimmie

“….another Juno, who starves the ears she feeds And makes them hungry, the more she gives them speech.” (Pericles act5, sc.1) Tips for use. Perfect reply to the question, “Do you like my singing?” Or if she apologized for having called you on the phone. The Latin Poet Ovid, ancient expert in matters of the Read More

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Shakespeare on Talking Nonsense and Saying Nothing of Substance

Posted on May 28, 2012 by jimmie

“Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.” (Merchant of Venice, act 1, sc. 1) Read More

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