OPHELIA:

I shall the effect of this good lesson keep
As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother,
Do not, as some ungracious pastors do,
Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven
Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine,
Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads
And recks not his own rede.
- from Act I, Scene 3 of Hamlet by William Shakespeare ( Read more... )

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Hand in hand, with fairy grace,
Will we sing, and bless this place.
- from Act 5, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

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Ay me! for aught that I could ever read,
Could ever hear by tale or history
- Lysander, A Midsummer Night's DreamThis booklist, as requested by Simmone, features books inspired by William Shakespeare. Some of the stories retell Shakespeare's plays, others fictionalize his life, and plenty feature school-based productions of his plays ( Read more... )

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This article was originally written for SparkNotes and is related to my booklist Shakespeare Spinoffs.Shakespeare spoke another language. At least, that's how it might seem the first time you crack open one of his plays and see a lot of lines peppered with thee, thou, and thy. The who with the what and why? Let me tell you a not-so-secret trick: it ( Read more... )

My aunt sent me a link to the website for The Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport, Oregon, where each room is named after a different author, and the third floor is a library ( Read more... )

Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene 2 ( Read more... )