2021-04-01 1:49:42 ¶ ●

So all along Puck’s name was Robin Goodfellow?

I dont like that at all

2021-04-06 21:59:52 ¶ ●

In the end of the day I know I’ll never be able to appreciate The Tempest as much as I should because I learned it in school before I got into Shakespeare and didn’t really like how it was taught

2021-04-06 23:38:11 ¶ ●

If Heloise is 25 and Edouard is 8 then she must have had him when she was 17 which means she was married to Villefort when she was 16-17 and. That’s too young. I know Eugenie was 17 when she was supposed to get married to Benedetto but still. Everyone is getting married way too young in this book

2021-04-07 1:43:21 ¶ ● ⬈

edettethegreat:

> If Heloise is 25 and Edouard is 8 then she must have had him when she was 17 which means she was married to Villefort when she was 16-17 and. That’s too young. I know Eugenie was 17 when she was supposed to get married to Benedetto but still. Everyone is getting married way too young in this book

( @frosted-firefly​ I too was very surprised to learn her age)

2021-04-07 2:28:37 ¶ ●

## every Shakespeare reference in TCOMC

(Or at least every shakespeare reference that has a footnote- it’s easier to search for references in the footnotes)

2021-04-10 1:28:50 ¶ ● ⬈

tragedyposting:

> No offense to Gloucester but even if I had my eyes gouged out I feel like I would be able to tell if someone was my son doing a funny voice.

Gloucester couldn’t even recognize Edgar when he did have eyes, so either he has a massive case of face blindness, or Edgar’s really good at disguising himself

2021-04-13 4:49:38 ¶ ●

I wish I could respond to essay prompts with “yes that’s correct, but I have nothing to say about it”

2021-04-14 4:53:38 ¶ ●

## The 11 Types of Characters that Die in Shakespearean Tragedies

(Every dead Shakespeare tragedy character fits into one or more of these categories)

1. Guy with very few lines who’s still relevant and/or a fan favorite character
2. Annoying person who you’re glad will have no more stage time
3. Tragic Innocent Woman
4. Main Antagonist
5. Title character
6. Comic Relief
7. Bystander caught in the crossfire of everyone else’s bad decisions
8. Old Man
9. King
10. Someone’s Wife
11. Guy who’s actually Right in his own way but being correct doesn’t stop you from dying. sorry.

2021-04-14 5:01:41 ¶ ●

Fun fact I just found out that my AP Lit class may or may not have skipped over 2.1-2.3 of King Lear (like. The students read it at home but we never spoke about it in school)

2021-04-14 19:16:21 ¶ ●

##

Where do Brutus and Cassius fit in your death categories?

(I spent a solid 10 minutes trying to find where I put the chart of the death breakdown)

Cassius was in the Main Antagonist category

Brutus was in the Guy who tries his best but it ultimately doesn’t work out for him (I know that’s not how I phrased that category in the post I posted- it’s the last category on the list)

(Update: Just checked what I posted- I called that category “Guy who’s actually Right in his own way but being correct doesn’t stop you from dying. sorry.”)

2021-04-21 23:50:09 ¶ ●

##

edette, i finally had time to start reading king lear!! i like how it starts with "ah yes. this is my son. my bastard son who is a bastard."

Yup- Shakespeare’s really great at opening up his plays with great conversations

The whole opening of Lear is like

Kent: is that your son?

Gloucester: Ah yes my bastard son. He’s illegitimate.

Kent: okay-

Gloucester: His mom was hot tho

Kent: oka-

Gloucester: Just. SO hot.

Kent: o-

Gloucester: Anyway I have a legitimate son who’s older than him. I like that one better. But I don’t have a favorite child lol.

2021-04-22 0:23:40 ¶ ●

Why is it called True Crime instead of just Crime

2021-04-22 0:24:16 ¶ ● ⬈

edettethegreat:

> Why is it called True Crime instead of just Crime

Someone make a Fake Crime podcast that talks about real criminals but everything said about them is a complete lie

2021-04-23 21:52:19 ¶ ● ⬀ ⬈

edettethegreat:

> edettethegreat:

> > Why is it called True Crime instead of just Crime

> Someone make a Fake Crime podcast that talks about real criminals but everything said about them is a complete lie

“Jack the Ripper, a famous arsonist, was well known for setting fire to a total of 18 houses, including his own. He perished when he failed to unlock to door to his home in time, causing him to get caught in the fire he started”

2021-04-26 4:17:12 ¶ ●

2021-04-28 23:05:56 ¶ ●

## Olivia @ Cesario

2021-04-29 5:58:06 ¶ ●

## @ Shakespeare side of tumblr:

So (as anyone who follows me knows) I just recently finished A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and I have a question that I hope can be answered-

Why are there so many speeches that are entirely rhyming?

I feel like I need to see a production of it to hear how it sounds, but that way I read it in my head came out sounding like a Dr Seuss book

(I do not mean that as an insult or anything. I just feel like the rhyming threw me off a bit)