Quotables - William Shakespeare

"Oh, full of scorpions is my mind" - Macbeth

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time, and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." - Macbeth

"I have no words. My voice is in my sword." - Macduff

Recent Reads

I have gone on a bit of a Shakespeare tear lately... I read the four plays that encompass the War of the Roses...

- Henry VI, Part I
- Henry VI, Part II
- Henry VI, Part III
- Richard III

The titles don't really go far to reflect how interesting the stories are, nevertheless...

Hamlet - 2009

I found a new version of my favorite fictional story...

Rango quote

Rango: "Now, remember son: stay in school, eat your veggies, and burn everything but Shakespeare"

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Just finished reading this the other day... always a treat... actually I found a free podcast version of it that I could listen to at the same time that I read... that can bring out interesting things that you might not notice when merely reading... "What fools these mortals be!"

Hamlet

I read Hamlet again for the umpteenth time this past month... I love that book/drama/play... there are so many places that I connect with him on an emotional level... not that I would act in the same way, but I sure can understand his motivations... my favorite fiction story, without a doubt... this time I listened to the different acts and scenes of the play via a recording I have of Kenneth Branagh and the Royal Renaissance Theater Company as I read along... fantastic...