Bonne Anniversaire Billy Wigglestick

[georginasand]

Things won are done; life's joy lies in doing
~William Shakespeare 

Today is (allegedly) the birthday and (allegedly) the death day of William Shakespeare. Something about too many celebratory anchovies. 

Unfortunately, sometimes he gets lost in the complaints of high school English students, and his true accomplishments are given short shrift.

So Happy Birthday to the man who tamed the shrew, told the winter’s tale, and dreamt the midsummer's night dream. Without whom we could not be green with envy or wear our hearts on our sleeves. Even when his plays were Greek to me, there was obviously method to the madness. He is every inch a king. Despite the allegations of his plagiary, he is more sinned against than sinning. That I know in my Heart of Hearts, and that I will defend, more in sadness than in anger, to the crack of doom. In the end tis neither here nor there, but to really understand Shakespeare the play's the thing.

In case you haven't figure it out. The bold reference Shakespeare's words which emerged out of thin air, and into the standard lexicon. I realize that the lady doth protest too much, and most of that was just obnoxious and written merely to see how many references I could include. But the Devil can quote scripture for his own purposes, and hopefully I have made some sort of point.

Parting is such sweet sorrow, 
Georgie

Comments

This is way better...

[merrycaepa.livejournal.com]

...than that stupid poster in Velociraptor Himmelstoss's room. Because yours actually has a point, not just shameless self-promotion.

Go you.

Re: This is way better...

[georginasand.livejournal.com]

I was considering emailing it to Herr Velociraptor under the heading of "found this on the internet, thought you'd like it" but decided not to.

Re: This is way better...

[merrycaepa.livejournal.com]

He'd probably have sent you back a nasty email of the "thanks for showing me how unqualified I am" variety.

Or not, but it might still have been preaching to the choir.