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Shakespeare and enforced or self-enforced silence

Posted on March 26, 2012 by jimmie

“It is not nor it cannot come to good: But break, my heart; for I must hold my tongue.” (H.1.2) Tips for Use. A concise, elegant, diplomatic and yet forceful way to indicate your displeasure at unraveling of things, “Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.” Equally good when you wish to show Read More

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Beware the Ides of March? No, something better

Posted on March 15, 2012 by jimmie

“What can be avoided Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods? Yet Caesar shall go forth” (Julius Caesar act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  This post showing up on March 15, it is expected for the theme to be “Beware the ides of March”. But it would be too obvious. Instead here is Read More

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A Politician’s Promises as per Shakespeare

Posted on March 12, 2012 by jimmie

“Promising is the very air o’ the time: it opens the eyes of expectation: performance is ever the duller for his act; …To promise is most courtly and fashionable: performance is a kind of will or testament which argues a great sickness in his judgment that makes it.” (Timon of Athens act 5, sc.1) Tips Read More

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All the World’s a Stage

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jimmie

All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His act being seven ages (As You Like It, act 2, sc. 7) Tips for Use. A wry comment whenever you feel that there is something Read More

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A Consummation devoutly to be (un)wished?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by jimmie

“… and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to; ‘tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished.” (Hamlet act 3 sc. 1) Tips for Use. Shakespeare quotations are  found everywhere, in literature, history and essays, English and foreign. Often the quotes are included while Read More

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Agreement, enthusiastic endorsement

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jimmie

May I never To this good purpose, that so fairly shows, Dream of impediment. (Antony and Cleopatra act 2 sc. 2) Tips for Use.Answer to ‘Do you agree?’, particularly if the agreement is an important compromise. Especially applicable in a political or diplomatic setting. Two parties historically and notoriously at odds with each other finally Read More

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