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Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 30 Apr 25

I saw this little printout at work (wonder who has the time to do this!) that listed a whole lot of phrases that were apparently created or made popular by Shakespeare. I was surprised as some of them are really common ones we use...

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I saw an incredible documentary about Shakespeare.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 5 Jul 24

It was done by the BBC. I saw it in the middle of my lunch and only now, after 4 PM, I´ll go and see if I can finish part of it. I have a hard boiled egg and could make an egg salad. But I just could not leave it. It made me...

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Amelia Bassano Lanyer - She knew Shakespeare

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 13 Feb 24

I recently learned that my ancestral aunt Amelia Bassano Lanyer was the first published female poet in England. She was a contemporary of William Shakespeare. How well did she know Shakespeare? There is no firm consensus on this...

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Eye of Newt, and Toe of Frog

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 4 Oct 22

Shakespeare wrote some grand plays such as Henry VI and Romeo and Juliet. He was quite the dramatist. I love some of his phrases. Like the one from "Tragedy of Macbeth: "Eye of Newt, and Toe of Frog". Remember the scene with the...

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Sunset on the River

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 28 May 22

Here we are at the end of another day of camping. At sunset, we took a walk down to the edge of the river and I took this photo. The picture didn't quite capture the reflection of the red sky on the water the way I hoped it...

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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

Shiva @Shiva49 (28385) • Singapore 10 Apr 21

The words of William Shakespeare ring true every moment of our lives. We try to be ourselves but we have to act our part too. We are son, daughter, husband, wife, father, mother, grandparents, uncles, aunts and whatever at the...

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I’m traumatised!

Fleur @Fleura (35034) • United Kingdom 20 Feb 21

My daughter (Big One) is studying Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ at school, so a while ago when I saw a DVD on sale that was a BBC adaptation of Macbeth I picked it up, thinking it would be a useful additional resource for her....

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What was Hamlet trying to say?

Arun Jack @Arunjack243 (311) 6 Oct 20

Hamlet said, "There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy" I binged "The Haunting of Hill House" yesterday. In it, Carla Gugino said that quote. By saying that, are they trying to...

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Poem Not To Be That Is The Answer

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 4 Apr 20

@Jessicalynnt has offered another great poetry challenge, this time centred on the five words; story, motley, hidden, walk, teeth. Here is my effort, thanks. Poem - Not To Be That Is The Answer The show must go on with the...

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Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 20 Mar 20

I think Shakespeare penned that a couple of centuries ago. If he didn't, somebody did. Anyway, it's time for me to get off the computer. I would normally go to bed, but I'm not tired, so I'll watch something on TV, maybe a...

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Training the Mind.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 28 Dec 19

A wonder-filled experience my daughter told me - she watched a Sir Ian Mckellen career performance live on stage. Amazing how the octogenarian of an actor, my daughter said, acted the main scenes of all the Shakespearean dramas by...

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Diary 6th 7th And 8th December 2019

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 8 Dec 19

More reduced hours on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th December, though Friday was pay day which was nice and Saturday I got to do some shopping and visit a few pubs too. The weather has gone frightfully cold and wet. My rheumatics...

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Diary 9th And 10th July 2019

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 10 Jul 19

Tuesday 9th July - Today involved little more than preparing for Wednesday when I have to see my new welfare officer. In the evening I decided to watch a Shakespeare Play online. There are 16 of the plays I have not yet read or...

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A Happy Tale’s Best for Summer

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 16 Jun 19

This is my next contribution for the "Hinckley Scribblers". The theme for this week is Summer. ******************************************************************************* Will Shakespeare was enjoying a third glass of mead...

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Book Review Clare Allen Poppy Shakespeare

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 14 Jun 19

2006 Bloomsbury Press. Any satire on mental health is going to face inevitable comparisons to Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Allan’s debut novel, influenced by her own experiences as a mental health patient,...

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Is Watching And Listening Reading

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 6 Jun 19

I often listen to audio books and watch performances and readings of plays on Youtube. Does this count as reading? If, as now I watch a full production of Shakespeare's Richard II is it the same as reading it? I am seeing the...

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Meeting of the Brotherhood: a silly story

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 21 May 19

This is my contribution for this week's session of the Hinckley Scribblers. The given theme was "Brothers". I hope you get all the references! ************************************************************************* Brothers, I...

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An International Rail Station

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 20 May 19

Hunting around for a place to have a cup, I ended up in London's Saint Pancras station, the UK's only international railway terminal... at the moment. Well, not really, there are a couple more along the route to the Channel...

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Beware the Ides of March! They Will Steal Your Vehicle!!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 15 Mar 19

Let's see if I can remember this from high school. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar the emperor is warned, "Beware the ides of March." Apparently, the "ides of March" is the 15th, when there's (supposedly) an equal amount...

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Do you like to watch movies with poignant ending?

amirev777 @amirev777 (4117) • India 22 Dec 18

I absolutely hate tragedies. I will only go for movies or stories with happy ending. I still wonder why still go to watch tragedies. I many Indian movies, which had tragic ending were very successful. Even the great Shakespeare...

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