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33 Shakespeare quotes about the weather
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33 Shakespeare quotes about the weather

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Ben Lauer

If you’re running out of ways to say, “It’s too hot,” try Shakespeare. Here are over thirty ways to complain about the weather.

10 Shakespeare quotes about fear
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10 Shakespeare quotes about fear

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Ben Lauer

As Halloween approaches, we take a look at Shakespeare’s best quotations about fear.

Shakespeare Lines for Evil Laughter
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Shakespeare Lines for Evil Laughter

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emma poltrack

We’re helping you prepare for DC Public Library’s Evil Laugh Contest with some deviously delightful Shakespeare lines you can use in your performance.

Shakespeare quotes about friendship
friendship of Celia and Rosalind
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Shakespeare quotes about friendship

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Esther French

These Shakespeare quotes about friendship point to the complexities of relationships between characters in the plays.

20 Shakespeare quotes about love
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20 Shakespeare quotes about love

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Ben Lauer

The word “love” appears 2,146 times in Shakespeare’s collected works (including a handful of “loves” and “loved”). Add to that 59 instances of “beloved” and 133 uses of “loving” and you’ve got yourself a “whole lotta love.” So, what does…

Fakespeare: 5 quotes commonly misattributed to Shakespeare
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Fakespeare: 5 quotes commonly misattributed to Shakespeare

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Esther French

Fake quotes have been in the news lately, from the Republican National Committee’s Abraham Lincoln flub to the bogus Winston Churchill quote about supporting funding for the arts during World War II. Such misattribution is familiar to Shakespeare enthusiasts. Every…

Six great Shakespeare quotes about power and politics
King Lear 2007
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Six great Shakespeare quotes about power and politics

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Esther French

Shakespeare has a lot to say about power and politics in his plays. These six quotes touch on what it means to be a king, the power of the law, what separates royal from common, and speaking truth to authority. Folger…

Quiz: Shakespeare's Fools
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Quiz: Shakespeare's Fools

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Esther French

Shakespeare’s plays are filled with fools. How well do you know these clowns and comedians? Take our quiz and test your knowledge.

Quiz: Can you identify the Shakespeare play by only the first line?
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Quiz: Can you identify the Shakespeare play by only the first line?

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Esther French

Test your Shakespeare knowledge and take our quiz!  See if you can identify the play with only the first line to go by. Be warned, it gets harder as you progress …