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Shakespeare on Fresh Breath and Bad Breath Remedies if Needed

Posted on August 18, 2012 by jimmie

“The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander, Out-sweetens not thy breath.” (Cymbeline, act 4, sc. 1) Tips for Use. Perfect answer if your better (or worse) half is concerned about her/his breath and queries you about it. Perhaps it is a case where a license to lie may be granted. The quality of breath Read More

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Shakespeare on Middle Age and Flowers for Middle Aged Men

Posted on August 15, 2012 by jimmie

“….Here’s flowers for you; Hot lavender, mints, savoury, marjoram; The marigold, that goes to bed wi’ the sun And with him rises weeping: these are flowers Of middle summer, and I think they are given To men of middle age. You’re very welcome.” (Winter’s Tale.4.4) Tips for Use. In Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets flowers are Read More

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Shakespeare on Modesty and Sex-Appeal

Posted on August 12, 2012 by jimmie

“… Can it be That modesty may more betray our sense Than woman’s lightness?” (Measure For Measure, act 2, sc. 3) Tips for use.  Here we have in verse the unassailable truth that modesty or elegant reserve are more enticing than explicit sexual messages. Regrettably many if not most of us have become inured to Read More

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Shakespeare on Dreams and Love beyond Dreams

Posted on August 10, 2012 by jimmie

“… all this is but a dream, Too flattering sweet to be substantial.” (Romeo and Juliet, act 2, sc.2) Tips for use.  When the outcome of your action or hope went well beyond your expectations. Or when you meet with an extraordinary unexpected pleasant surprise. The surprise may not have to be limited to the Read More

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Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra and Answering a Request from a Woman

Posted on August 6, 2012 by jimmie

“…our courteous Antony, Whom ne’er the word of ‘No’ woman heard speak” (Antony and Cleopatra, act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use. Whether you may mean it literally or figuratively, whether it is actually true or whether it represents your general inclination on the matter, the line makes an elegant answer to a request for Read More

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Shakespeare on How to End a Love Letter

Posted on July 30, 2012 by jimmie

“Thine own true knight, By day or night, Or any kind of light, With all his might” (Merry Wives of Windsor, act 2, sc. 1) Tips for use. A good ending, even if mildly overstated, to a love note or letter or card, at least the first two lines. Or all four, if you intend Read More

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Shakespeare on Love at First Sight, take 3

Posted on July 23, 2012 by jimmie

“Hear my souls speak: The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service” (Tempest, act 3, sc.1) Comments.  Love at first sight is a common occurrence. Yet somehow it seems strange to associate love at first sight with characters who became known, for example, via their political careers. Could you Read More

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Shakespeare on Age, Appearance and Sex Appeal by Default

Posted on July 21, 2012 by jimmie

“I was created with a stubborn outside, with an aspect of iron, that, when I come to woo the ladies, I frighten them. But in faith the elder I wax, the better I shall appear: my comfort is that old age, that ill layer-up of beauty, can do no more spoils upon my face.” (King Read More

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Shakespeare on Feminism, Women Power and Free Speech

Posted on July 15, 2012 by jimmie

 “Do you not know I am a woman? When I think, I must speak.” (As You Like It, act 3, sc. 2) Tips for Use. This line is specifically addressed to and usable by the members of the gentle sex. It also shows that feminism was not totally foreign to the mode of thought of Read More

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Shakespeare on True Love that Never did Run Smooth

Posted on July 14, 2012 by jimmie

 “… for aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth.” (Midsummer Night’s Dream act 1, sc. 1)  Tips for Use. If you are a third party witnessing a quarrel between two lovers, deliver the lines as a way to indicate that Read More

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