Comments | labellementeuse: Shakespeare & Donne

labellementeuse

Shakespeare & Donne

Apr 13, 2005 11:30

I felt like the Olde Englishe today, sort of.

William Shakespeare
( Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments )

poetry (not mine)

Comments 9

sixth_light April 13 2005, 01:55:37 UTC

ONCE MORE. Great speech. But nothing, nothing beats the St Crispin's Day speech in Act 4.

"It yearns me not if men my garments wear -
such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour, why then
I am the most offending soul alive...

We would not wish to die in that man's company
who fears his fellowship to die with us...
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he who sheds his blood today with me
shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile
this day shall gentle his condition.
And gentlemen in England now abed
shall think themselves accursed they were not here
and hold their manhoods cheap whilst any speaks
who fought with us upon St Crispin's Day."

I mean, I'm anti-war for pride and all that, but this is just the coolest pre-battle speech ever.

labellementeuse April 13 2005, 02:00:07 UTC

Very, very cool. Of course, it's shakespeare. ;)

miriamus April 13 2005, 04:15:16 UTC

The nicest sonnets I know. thanks :)

labellementeuse April 14 2005, 08:35:31 UTC

♥ No problem. :)

a_linz April 13 2005, 06:00:04 UTC

My Mistress' Eyes is my favourite sonnet ever. These are gorgeous, thank you :)

I feel like replying with a sonnet of my own (well okay, not mine...). I do have one in mind, but I've lost it now :S Woe.

*Goes on hunt*

labellementeuse April 14 2005, 08:36:24 UTC

Mine too! I think, anyway. :D

Go, go, go. Share the love...

eep! chattycheese April 13 2005, 15:32:35 UTC

wow. i LOVE john dunne. he's awesome.

sonnet 116 is one of my faorites by shakespeare.

did you ever notice that it's so much more satisfying to cuss like shakespeare? it is. it's so much nicer to call someone a sottish purpled cankerblossom. it feels so much nicer on the tongue.

vv

Re: eep! labellementeuse April 14 2005, 08:39:14 UTC

Spelt with an o, by the way. ;) Said like dunne spelt donne :P

Me too! Of course it's everyone's favourite 'cause it's so gorgeous, also optimistic. But you know. I didn't put "shall I compare thee" up there so I don't totally suck. :)

It totally is! Have you seen the Shakespearean insult generator?

Re: eep! chattycheese April 15 2005, 12:10:28 UTC

i bought a book at the book nook(the biggest used book sale on the east coast-na din my hometown! whoo!) that's full of shakespearean (or summat like that) insults. "Shakespeare's Insults: Educating Your Wit" It's awesome. It has pages of random expletives and adjectives, and then it lists the good insults from all of his plays. The only problem is whoever had it before me smoked and it smells really bad. But I still love it anyway.

So if you ever hear me go, "pish! pish for thee!" you know I'm swearing. in Shakespeare.

vv