In fact, I fear I am a jack-of-all-trades.

[In fact, I fear I am a jack-of-all-trades.]

[lewisrises]

which shakespeare play did you study in school?

hamlet

macbeth

romeo and juliet

a midsummer night’s dream

the tempest

othello

twelfth night

more than 1 of these

none (answer in tags)

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[gayleontologists]

i can’t stop fucking thinking about my english prof talking about the queer historical significance of the word “sweet” as a deliberate indicator of homosexual love and how that relates to both edward ii and gaveston, as well as hamlet and horatio. so, because shakespeare was likely totally knowledgeable about codes that queer men were using (cos like duh obvs), the inclusion of “sweet prince” at the end of hamlet is in all likelihood a completely deliberate indication that hamlet and horatio were in love

i’m???? so gay for literature and history lmao

[lilybaud]

my good sweet honey lord????

[strange-goodfellows]

I WROTE A WHOLE PAPER ON THIS SHIT IN DOCTOR FAUSTUS HIT ME UP LITERALLY ANY TIME YO.

[bemusedlybespectacled]

“goodnight, you gay fuck”

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[soldmysoultocinema]

a family can be an old gay guy on a depression island in space and his daughter

[aallthisforaloafofbread]

i…is this a Tempest reference….?

[housetohalf]

Technically The Last Jedi but also yes.

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[dbvictoria]

Shakespearean insults, with cats.

7 more here.

[kat-howard]

I did not realize how very perfect cats were at delivering Shakespeare’s insults until now.

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[edwardspoonhands]

Not Iambic….Do Not Accept…

[reading-thoughts]

These tags I’ll pop, and boast in rhyming verse
that what I wear puts swagger in my gait;
though twenty shillings have I in my purse,
my self-esteem and manhood both inflate
when lofty furs I purchase for a cent.
Thy grandpa’s clothes are worthy salvage, though
they smell a trifle musty. Still, I spent
much less to dress myself from head to toe.

To save or not to save? The question’s moot.
I’ll never give my coin to high-street crooks.
These dusty shelves will yield their hidden loot
to those, like me, more frugal in their looks.
Like ancient coins washed up on distant shores,
I’ll find my treasures in these thrifty stores.
     - Macklemore, “Thrift Shoppe”

[ealperin]

*Crying with laughter*

[enasnivolz]

ITS IN IAMBIC PENTAMETER. SWEET JESUS THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE THING.

[theatretroubles]

THIS IS THE MOST BRILLIANT POSY I HAVE EVER SEEN.

[vanishedschism]

Guys, that’s not only Iambic, that’s a fucking sonnet. *claps*

[In fact, I fear I am a jack-of-all-trades.]

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[mandatoryupgrades]

Anyone who thinks Shakespeare is boring apparently missed the greatest stage direction ever written:

I want that to be the final line of my biography.

[tommarvolohiddles]

let’s not forget about this gem from macbeth

[utterlydeceptivetwaddlespeak]

and, of course, from henry v

ah, the leeks.

[teashoesandhair]

Guys are we forgetting Titus Andronicus or