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Talk Like Shakespeare Today

Today is William Shakespeare’s 445th birthday. In honor of the occasion, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley wants us all to celebrate by using the Bard’s words, declaring that today is “Talk Like Shakespeare...

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Talk Like Shakespeare Today: O, Romeo, Romeo!

Juliet: O, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? is probably the most well-known Shakespeare line of all time – and the most misunderstood. The line is from “Romeo and Juliet,” Act II. Scene II. To...

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Talk Like Shakespeare Today: A Plague on Both Your Houses

Yesterday, I cut my finger with a knife. My daughter asked me, “Is it bad, Mom?” I thought of the street fight scene from “Romeo and Juliet” when Mercutio gets wounded. Romeo says to Mercutio,...

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Talk Like Shakespeare Today: No Beauty Queen for Him

Sonnet #130 by William Shakespeare Pass the breath mints!  The Bard paints an unflattering portrait of his mistress.   My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’...

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Talk Like Shakespeare Today: Carpe Diem

William Shakespeare’s high comedy, “Twelfth Night, or, What You Will,” (1600), centers on themes of love – unrequited love, lost love, secret love, fickle love. But another theme is also explored –...

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