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Shakespeare New Year's resolutions for 2017

Shakespeare New Year's resolutions
Shakespeare New Year's resolutions

If Shakespeare characters were making New Year’s resolutions, what would (or should) they be? Here are a few of our favorite responses from Twitter.

Shakespeare New Year's resolutions

Shakespeare New Year's resolutions

Shakespeare New Year's resolutions

Shakespeare New Year's resolutions

Shakespeare New Year's resolutions

Shakespeare New Year's resolutions


What Shakespeare quote sums up your New Year’s resolution?

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kindness-and-unfeigned-love

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mourning-weeds

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ruth-waterton


We also asked if anyone had resolutions for the coming year to see or read more Shakespeare:


And, last but not least, Shakespeare New Year’s resolutions from a few of our theater partners:

Are you resolving to complete the Shakespeare canon in 2017? We know that Timon of Athens can sometimes be a tricky play to see onstage. Luckily, Folger Theatre is staging it in May.

Comments

My New Year’s resolution:

“Muster your wits: stand in your own defence.” “Love’s Labour’s Lost”

Katie Watts — January 3, 2017

(Sir John Falstaff’s
New Year’s resolution)
“To resurrect and
continue My heroic life
and give enlightenment,
wisdom and joy to the poor
modern man.”

Dan Greider — January 4, 2017