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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSaturday, February 27th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.
"Never did mockers waste more idle breath."
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 2, Line 168.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,678 posts)It's perfect.
Just as it always is.
livetohike
(22,156 posts)sarge43
(28,942 posts)He ran into more than his share of self important posers.
Wounded Bear
(58,685 posts)and applaud your familiarity with Shakespeare.
Aristus
(66,436 posts)I have a lot of help:
Shakespeare's Insults
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare
The Riverside Shakespeare
The Library Shakespeare
The Shakespeare Book of Lists
The Shakespeare Miscellany
I'm never at a loss for a good quote...
Wounded Bear
(58,685 posts)Aristus
(66,436 posts)Why do you ask?...
Wounded Bear
(58,685 posts)I'm only replying to bump this thread.
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)Aristus
(66,436 posts)Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)Aristus
(66,436 posts)Last edited Sun Feb 28, 2016, 01:08 PM - Edit history (1)
Usually, I have a vague idea of what subject I want to post; most often, whichever public figure made the most news recently. My first move is to thumb through my copy of 'Shakespeare's Insults', which lists them in order by play, which themselves are arranged in alphabetical order by title. If I find something appropriate, I then go looking for a suitable image to post with it.
Not all of WSTFTD posts are meant to be insults. For example, for Labor Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, or for the deaths of respected public figures, I'll want something laudatory. So I go looking through the plays that would most likely contain a good quote. (Henry V contains good quotes for soldiers, veterans, and also working people - "We are but warriors for the working day..."
If I want the post to address racism, Othello is a good place to start. If it's anti-Semitism, I look through The Merchant Of Venice. I'm willing to bet that if you gave me a name or an historical event, I could find a Shakespeare quote that would provide suitable commentary.