April 23, 1616 - Shakespeare bites the dust.

[chollybocker]

In his honour, post your favorite Shakespearean moment.

[xchrom]

1. sonnet 154

The little Love-god lying once asleep,
Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand,
Whilst many nymphs that vowed chaste life to keep
Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand
The fairest votary took up that fire
Which many legions of true hearts had warmed;
And so the General of hot desire
Was, sleeping, by a virgin hand disarmed.
This brand she quenched in a cool well by,
Which from Love's fire took heat perpetual,
Growing a bath and healthful remedy,
For men diseased; but I, my mistress' thrall,
Came there for cure and this by that I prove,
Love's fire heats water, water cools not love.

[Aristus]

2. And yet, he lives on, in many places and guises, including

the new Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day!

Now showing in the DU Lounge!

[WinkyDink]

3. I have several! 1.) I taught "Macbeth" at least 40 times! 2.) I've been to Stratford 7 times. 3.)

My husband and I once turned a corner near Shakespeare's house and were met by a teaching colleague on some tour who had just said to his wife, "This would be the spot to run into Mr. and Mrs. Dink!" And he did!

[Lionel Mandrake]

6. Double double toil and trouble

Did Shakespeare really believe all that crap about witchcraft, or was he merely trying to please King James?

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. The day in college that I was compared to Shakespeare:

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[femmocrat]

5. RIP, dear Bard.

(I haven't read any Shakespeare since high school, though.) :hide:

[Ilsa]

7. Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. nt

[chollybocker]

8. Saw Richard III at Stratford, late 70's.

"A horse, a horse; my Kingdom for a horse!" etc., and other genius tragic stuff. Intimate, in-the-round staging, great ribbons of blood; left an impression on me.

Shakespeare is like looking up at the universe; you suddenly realize how great your potential, and how small you really are.