SHAKESPEARE WROTE HIS PLAYS & SONNETS ~ Over 400 years ago ! We are not always aware that there are hundreds of *expressions* we use in everyday life that stem from the quill pen of William Shakespeare ! He was a Master Wordsmith who could conjure up a *bon mot* for any situation ! One of our faves ~ to describe MPS Poetry is *The SHORT & LONG of it !* Merry Wives of Windsor ! We wanted to write an ABCDARIAN Poem (26 lines A to Z) ~ THANKS FOR SUGGESTIONS ~ It is now COMPLETE ! The VIDEO is Charlton Heston (1970) delivering Marc Anthony*s famous speech *In Honour of Caesar* ~ AWESOME !
A ll that glitters is not Gold ~ Merchant of Venice
B revity is the soul of wit ~ Hamlet
C omprisons are odorous ~ Much ado about Nothing
D ead as a doornail ~ Henry VI
E aten out of House & Home ~ Henry IV
F orever and a Day ~ As You Like It
G ive the Devil his due ~ Henry V
H eart of Gold ~ Henry V
I t was (all) Greek to me ~ Julius Caesar
J ealousy is the green-eyed Monster ~ Othello
K nock Knock who*s there ? ~ Macbeth
L ean and hungry look ~ Julius Caesar
M uch ado about Nothing ~ TITLE
N either Rhyme nor Reason ~ As You Like It
O ur own Flesh & Blood ~ Hamlet
P lay fast and loose ~ King John
Q uality of Mercy is not strained ~ Merchant of venice
R efuse to budge an inch ~ Measure for Measure
S een better days ~ As You Like it
T oo much of a good thing ~ As You Like it
V alour - The better part of is discretion ! ~ Henry IV
W ild Goose Chase ~ Romeo & Juliet
X ANTHIPPE* ~ SOCRATES scolding Wife ~ Taming of The Shrew
Y eomans Service ~ Hamlet
Z ealous is such laughter - so profound ~ Loves Labour lost
* XANTHIPPE is now a word used fr scolding !
hanks for visit comments welcome Love ANGELA & BRIAN
Shakespeare can be daunting for Teenagers and JULIUS CAESAR was one of my (BRIAN) SET BOOKS for English Literature along with Keats & David Copperfield (Dickens) a Perfect Trio ! Because I was a GOALKEEPER the Teacher (Mr Jones) thought I should be Marc Anthony ! WE had seen the film so I had some idea how it should go ! I was very fond of poetry and realised it was all in BLANK VERSE (iambic pentameter) consequently it was as easy to learn and recite as a Poem ! I can still recite it today (as a Party Piece) 20 years later ! Thats the beauty of Shakespeare its *ALL POETRY* Blessing & Love to all ANGELA - BRIAN - SMOKEY ~ 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛