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#hamlet#english teacher life#english major#english literature#shakespeare memes#shakespeare#shakespearean humor
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So you know the scene at the end of The Taming of The Shrew where they have that stupid competition to see whose wife is most obedient? Can you imagine if other Shakespeare characters were there?
Ophelia: You called, My Lord?
Hamlet: No I didn’t. Why are you here when nobody likes you? Go away!
Petruchio: Even I think that’s mean.
Romeo: Go find Juliet and ask her if she would come here and tell her she has the most beautiful eyes, that make the very sun seem dull, and the loveliest hair and a face that puts to shame Aphrodite herself...oh and bring her this sonnet I wrote her...and actually I’ll go find her myself for I can’t bear to be apart from her another moment!
Petruchio: …
Petruchio: … Yeah he’s not coming back. Next!
Coriolanus: Go find my wife and ask her to come here and also ask her if she's seen Aufidius. Actually, have you seen Aufidius...or heard any news of him?
Servant: No I haven't… Is there a name or a description I could use to find your wife?
Coriolanus: Hold on. I know this one.
Petruchio: Wow... We’ll come back to you. Next!
Orlando: I refuse to participate in this farce. It’s demeaning to women.
“Ganymede”: Nonsense! Any real man (which I totally am) wants women to obey him without question!
Orlando: That’s wrong! That’s not being a “real man”; that’s just being a bully. I would never treat Rosalind that way and I hope no one else would either!
“Ganymede”: … You pass the test.
Orlando: What?
"Ganymede": What?
Benedick: HEY BEATRICE!
Beatrice from 3 rooms away: WHAT?
Benedick: CAN YOU COME HERE A SECOND?
Beatrice: WHY?
Benedick: SOME MAN HERE WANTS TO SEE IF YOU’RE OBEDIENT.
Beatrice: WHY ARE YOU PERPETUATING THE OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN INSTEAD OF PUNCHING HIM IN THE FACE?
Benedick: YOU MEAN YOU DON’T WANT TO COME HERE AND SHOW OFF YOUR OBEDIENCE? I AM SHOCKED AND HEARTBROKEN!
Beatrice: HA. HA. SO HILARIOUS.
Beatrice: … HE STILL DOESN’T SOUND VERY PUNCHED IN THE FACE. I SUGGEST YOU FIX THAT UNLESS YOU WANT TO SLEEP ON THE COUCH FOREVER!
Benedick: ON IT!
Benedick *rolling up his sleeves*: Isn’t she great?
#Petruchio: Why are you rolling up your sleeves? You’re not just going to let some woman tell you what to— *gets hit right in the jaw*#Benedick: She is not *punch* “some woman”! *punch* She’s *punch* Beatrice! *punch*#Benedick: WAS THAT ENOUGH DARLING?#Beatrice: YEAH! SOUNDS GOOD#Petruchio to “Ganymede”: YOU'RE a man after my own heart. Will you help me up?#“Ganymede”: I am neither a man nor after any heart but Orlando's. *punches him while he still is trying to work that out*#Coriolanus: We’re fighting? Who are we fighting? Is it Aufidius?#listen. after they get together Beatrice and Benedick are THAT couple and they absolutely make that everyone's problem#humor#Shakespeare#Shakespearean shenanigans#the taming of the shrew#much ado about nothing#hamlet#Coriolanus#As you like it#gen
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I stole the seat of the man whom once granted me the stink eye. Be warned, being, for i too am a busy and tired college student. Thou just befall to be a feet or twain taller than me. This throne shall no longer be yours, as i arrive earlier than yee everyday
Translation for… inclusivity… below:
I did steal the seat of the sir whom once did grant me the stinketh eye. Beest did warn, being, f'r i too am a busy and not restful college inhorn man. Thou just befall to beest a feet 'r twain tall'r than me. This throne shalt nay longeth'r beest yours, as i arriveth earli'r than yee ev'ryday
#college student#shakespeare#college life#spring semester#old english#college#hot girl semester#literally#lol#funny#humor#shit post#evil#haha#original post#text post#freak#me devouring#william shakespere#Shakespearean#olden times#ye olden days#dramatic sigh#dramatic#drama
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Mark Antony when asked to describe a crocodile to Lepidus
#Shakespearean humor is something else#I had to make this during my Intro to Shakespeare class#it was required#Antony and Cleopatra#Mark Antony
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just remembered the faq google question i saw that was like is the king and the clown a bl.....ppl rlly will see lgbt asian media and assume its bl
#every time i google anything w lgbt characters that's always in the faq like ????????#f: the king and the clown#anyway rewatching it rn still in love w this translator for translating it into v Shakespearean humor
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Pretty sure there was canon demonic possession in Pogo that they only touched on once, will circle back when I find it again. Just remembered for some reason
#shower thoughts#walt kelly really was the goat#where else can you get:#vore ✅#casual use of shakespearean metaphors ✅#gut wrenching memorials to lost children ✅#AND humor?#and apparently demons#best part of all these? man got censored for getting too political during election cycles#what a world
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theodore nott headcanons
everyone shut up im world building for myself
he's known as really quiet and intimidating
people know his father was (is) a death eater so everyone that's not in slytherin usually avoids him
he hangs out with malfoy and his friends (substituting crabbe and goyle for mattheo and enzo✨✨✨)
not because he thinks muggle-borns are scum but just because he's known them since he was younger (their parents are....colleagues)
his mom died with he was young so he was raised by his dad
resents his dad for obvious reasons. cough cough death eater
but also because he was brought up with strict and hateful pure-blood values
he never understood why he was meant to hate muggle-borns so much but he never voiced his thoughts on the matter to his father
on a lighter note...
has a good sense of humor
pretends to bang his head on the table while malfoy rants about harry
his favorite class is potions but transfiguration is a close second
loves cats
is reading all the time
loves muggle classics and doesn't try to hide it (malfoy picks on him for it, "what could a muggle have to say that's worth reading?")
DATING
still not very talkative
really closed off at first
eventually will get comfortable enough to talk about his family
has a soft spot for whoever he's dating and only them
argues with his friends if they give you shit for being muggle-born
got into a full-on fist fight with malfoy once because malfoy would not stop saying things like "you could do so much better mate" and "i can't believe you're dating a filthy mudblood!" malfoy ended up in the hospital wing with a broken nose
malfoy kept his mouth shut after that
so obviously he's not good at communication
but he really tries and gets better at it
he's very protective of you
stares at anyone that looks at you
and glares at anyone that looks at you wrong
if he hears any other slytherins picking on you for your blood status he'll hex them with no hesitation
loves making you blush
he thinks it's cute when he makes you all nervous and flustered
lovingly teases you ALL THE TIME
distances himself when he realizes that he loves you because he's scared his father will find out and you'll get hurt. this leads to a little argument that ends with the classic "BECAUSE I LOVE YOU" shit
i have an idea forming about a secret forbidden romance fic idk if itll ever happen tho
also a battle of hogwarts fic hehehehehehheheh
loves physical touch since hes not good at communicating
always holds your hand or has an arm around your shoulder
makes you sit in his lap in the hopes that you fall asleep on him
writes the most romantic, shakespearean level letters
and then you send your owl back with a letter that says "ditto all that xoxo"
you guys spend a lot of time in your dorm (since he doesn't want his friends to make you uncomfortable)
your roommates are scared of him at first but that quickly goes away when they see you guys asleep and cuddling together
they take a picture once and tease you both relentlessly
its his fav picture though and he keeps it tucked in his favorite book
#theo nott x reader#theodore nott x reader#theodore nott#theo nott#theodore nott imagines#harry potter x reader#harry potter
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just noticed your (new?) icon. bless that is good
You like Sondheim? His early work was a little too Rodgers and Hammerstein for my taste. But when Sweeney Todd came out in '79, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a boost. He's been compared to Andrew Lloyd Webber, but I think Stephen has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '23, Thomas Kail released this; Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a full scale revival of the original text and score, complete with a 26-piece orchestra for the first time since 1982. I think the undisputed masterpiece is "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd." A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about Sweeney's personal reputation! It's also a Shakespearean chorus and a warning in the form of a prologue about the story, the tragedy even that's about to unfold before our eyes. Hey Paul!
#@all of my friends you are dIRTY FUCKING ENABLERS /lh#anon i'm so sorry for this i literally couldn't help it i'm sORRY#also me accidentally reading this in the sweeney todd ensemble vc: GOD! THAT'S! GOOD! THAT! IS! DE-LI-CIOUS!#tl;dr thank you alkjfdsa it made me giggle when i made it and it still makes me giggle even now#answered#sweeney todd#sweeney todd revival#benjamin barker male hysteria <3#making this my new pinned post because there is nothing i love more in this world than an incredibly stupid bit ✌️🤡
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I wanna see how different writers interpret this ask, and you’re the first one I’m asking, how do you think the Jericho Crew would react to people mistaking Reader as an android Prototype, due to them being one of 6 near-identical siblings (Sextuplets)
the people think they’re apart of a rare RK Series, and ask them questions about them, the reader, being a human, doesn’t know how to respond, so they just go with it, making up the most goofy and outlandish features of this “RK line”
ex: “I’ve never heard of this RK series before, what do you guys do?”
“We’re programmed with the ability to do hard drugs and sustain minimal damage, ma’am!”
I'm honored to be your first option on writing this prompt, Anon. (´◡`)
✦ The Jericrew reacting to reader being mistaken for an android
✦Pairing/s: Markus (RK200), North (WR400), Simon (PL600), Josh (PJ500) x Gn! Human! Reader
Word Count: 228
Content Warnings: None
Content/s: Fluff — Platonic/Romantic — Headcanons — No gendered terms are used for reader — Third person pov
Fandom: Detroit: Become Human
What i will write + Introduction
✦MARKUS wouldn't play along with the mistaking of the reader as an android prototype. He would maintain his composed demeanor and correct them by responding "Excuse me, They're human, not an android." in a calm tone.
Like Markus, ✦NORTH doesn't find the situation amusing and is more blunt and straightforward. She'd reply to the person saying that "They're actually human." Since she doesn't have the patience for playful fabrication and prefers to correct the misunderstanding directly.
✦SIMON would likely be the voice of reason in this situation. He might try to politely correct the misunderstanding, but if the reader insists on going along with it, Simon would likely play along in a lighthearted manner. He might say something like "Ah yes, The RK series that's programmed to have an insatiable love for puppies and kittens that they can't resist cuddling them and giving them belly rubs whenever they see them."
✦JOSH would likely approach the situation with a sense of humor and wit, I feel like he's just that kind of guy y'know? He would probably enjoy the opportunity to engage in some playful banter with the mistaken individuals and come up with clever responses on the spot. He might say something like "Yes, they're known for their extraordinary ability to recite Shakespearean sonnets on demand, and they have an advanced feature that allows them to instantly analyze any cheese and provide a detailed critique. Quite cutting-edge, wouldn't you say?"
#deflatinghellokittyballoon#gender neutral reader#reader insert#headcanons written by deflatinghellokittyballoon#dbh north x reader#north x reader detroit become human#dbh x reader#dbh x reader headcanons#detroit become human x reader#detroit become human x reader headcanons#dbh josh x reader#dbh markus x reader#dbh simon x reader#simon x reader detroit become human#simon x reader dbh#markus x reader dbh#markus x reader detroit become human#josh x reader dbh#josh x reader detroit become human
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Wicked Fairytales
My fun little series in which I give my own twisted twist on some classics.
Bah Humbug
Flip Zimmerman x Reader
Kylo Ren x Reader
Charlie Barber x Reader
Clyde Logan x Reader
Henry McHenry x Reader
Jacques Le Gris x Reader
Commander Mills x Reader
Word Count: 35.4k
Warnings: NSFW. Extra Smut. Language. Angst. Romance. Graphic Violence. Murder. Main Character Death. Light Violence Against Reader. Old Timey Sexism. Bastardization of Classic Literature.
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Based on A Christmas Carol
A Comedy of Eros
Jacques Le Gris x Reader
Word Count: 13.5k
Warnings: NSFW. Humor. Romance. Soulmates. Violence. Non-Con Elements. Physical Aggression Toward Reader. Possessive and Jealous Behavior. Dominant Men. Bitchy Women. Conniving Wizards. Drugging - Kids today might call it Sex Pollen. Confusion. Duplicity. Bestiality. Orgies. Cuckolding. Exhibitionism. Misogyny. Old Timey Sexism. Toxic Men. Jacques/Pierre Canon as Developed by Silky and Myself aka Shithead Behavior. Bastardization of Shakesperean Tropes. Misuse of Shakespearean Quotes, try to count them all. Fear Not, No Attempts at Ye Olde English Contained Herein. ☠️Rey☠️
Don’t let the warnings scare you! This is Romance and Comedy.
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Based on A Midsummer Night's Dream
Outrun the Devil
Lawyer Kylo Ren x Reader
Word Count: 14.9k
Warnings: NSFW. Smut. Blood. Gore. Murder. Beheadings. Supernatural Themes. Romance.
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Based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Love & War
Regency Kylo Ren x Reader
Word Count: 15.5k
Warnings: NSFW. Language. Smut. Non-Graphic Mentions of Violence and Death. Old Timey Sexism. Fluff. Romance. Humor. Stilted Language.
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Admiral Ren in Love
Top notes of Pride & Prejudice with undertones of Cinderella.
The Beast
Vampire Kylo Ren x Reader
Word Count: 5.3k
Warnings: None! Shocking! Some light horror and sexy themes.
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Notes of Beauty and the Beast, Dracula, and The Raven in my best Poe-ish attempt.
Music of the Night
Victorian Kylo Ren x Reader
Word Count: 14.4k
Warnings: NSFW. Smut. Graphic Violence. Fires. Guns. Murder. Old Timey Sexism. Romance. Dark Phantom of the Opera Vibes. Victorian Kylo.
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Based on The Phantom of the Opera
Here There Be Monsters
Pirate Captain Jacques Le Gris x Reader
Word Count: 51.4k
Warnings: NSFW. Smut. Action. Adventure. Romance. Light Violence. Swords. Guns. Orgies. Bar Fights. Pirate Shenanigans. Old Timey Sexism.
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This is the result of my love for Pirates of the Caribbean. Yes, it's a classic.
Maneater
Commander Mills x Lawyer Reader
Word Count: 37.5k
Warnings: NSFW. Smut. Violence. Blood. Gore. Graphic Dinosaur Violence. Enemies to Lovers. Idiots in Love. Sexism in Survival Situations. Hot Toxic Masculinity. Character Crossovers. The Commander Mills Jurassic Park AU that had to happen.
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Mixing two of my favorites together for a fun AU - Commander Mills and Jurassic Park! Yes, it's a classic.
Ghost Town
Gunfighter Flip Zimmerman x Reader
Word Count: 14k
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Warnings: NSFW. Smut. Alcohol. Graphic Violence. Gun Violence. Lots of Violence. Horror Themes. Possession Themes. Supernatural Themes. Shameless References to The Shining. This is a Darker take on Flip than I usually write, but it’s Halloween!
Inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins.
Everything A Big Bad Wolf Could Want
Word Count: 5.2k
Warnings: NSFW. Smut. Fluff. Language. Chasing kink. Primal Play. If there’s such a thing as Lumberjack kink, it’s in here. Extreme bastardization of fairy tale dialogue.
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If I were Little Red Riding Hood...
Cinderella
Kylo Ren x Reader
HCs Only
Word Count: 1k
Warnings: NSFW. Language. Light Smut. Fluff. Happy Murder Thoughts. Humor.
Cinderella Themes.
#my stuff!#my writing#jacques le gris x reader#jacques le gris x you#kylo ren x you#kylo ren x reader#knight#vampire#winter#halloween#Valentine#summer#best#fic#commander mills x you#commander mills x reader#flip zimmerman x reader#flip zimmerman x you#clyde logan x you#clyde logan x reader#henry mchenry x reader#henry mchenry x you#charlie barber x reader#charlie barber x you#regency!kylo#victorian!kylo
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This is not the argument-ending flex you think it is. Shakespeare's entire style of humor was three dick jokes in a trench coat. It would actually be quicker to say which plays DON'T have lewdness or sexual behavior.
None. The answer is none of them.
However, to really hammer this point home, please feel free to check out that article I wrote after I got my bachelor's.
Anyone have any favorite bawdy Shakespeare lines or moments? Reblog to share!
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ok it never would have happened but can u imagine if in that moment when loki tries to lift Mjolnir after he visits thor in thor 2011 he had actually lifted it? like how awkward would that have been for everyone?
#humor#random musings#thor 2011 very much plays out like a hybrid greek and Shakespearean tragedy#Loki#q#Thor
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literally la'an and worf would fucking love each other. security officers who can't catch a fucking break. the willfull lack of humor. the shared shakespearean drama of their tragic backstories. i mean they would sit in silence and drink liquor (prune juice ig) and that would like be the extent of it but still
#i dont even think they would spar i think they would just like. parallel play.#snw#tng#worf rozhenko#la'an noonien singh
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russingon enchanted au that i won't be writing (some free realestate for y'all)
ver. 1.
modern earth Maedhros, heir to his father's tech and/or high-end jewellery company and is already doing all the work of a CEO ('cos Feanor only cares about working in R&D)
then there is fairytale prince Fingon getting himself portalled into the modern world by probably Sauron, and falling into Maedhros' lap (metaphorically or literally)
thus optimistic black-and-white world view Fingon learns about a more realistic grey morality from Maedhros, while overly stressed Maedhros learns to relax and find joy in life thanks to Fingon
also Fingon randomly bursts into song when he has big emotions or deep thoughts. one time he initiated an impromptu flash mob in the middle of a mall and Maedhros is both hoplessly fond and incredibly mortified. Maglor once witnessed one of Fingon's musical numbers and was absolutely delighted and "Maedhros, you better keep your new boyfriend or I'm gonna whack you with my flute"
ver. 2.
modern earth son of a politician Fingon meets tortured hero Maedhros from a greek/shakespearean tragedy
more angst hurt/comfort vibes than ver. 1. i know
Fingon shows Maedhros the beauty and good in the world while figuring out what he wants to be in life. Maedhros finds healing and is able to help Fingon with his father's political conundrums
both can include:
- humorous situations regarding modern electric appliances
- songs of power do weird shit in the modern world
- plot thing with Sauron/Morgoth following the hero into the modern world
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God I really do want to do a close read rewatch of Deadwood, because I have so many thoughts about it and Black Sails, there’s a dialogue between them about idealism and the mythologizing of place and the concept of lawlessness and what kind of ‘monstrousness’ exists outside of civilization
And the world of Deadwood could very easily be read as the logical conclusion, the descendant of the world that Max ‘won,’
But there’s also the fact that Deadwood belongs to an earlier generation of cable prestige drama, and it’s much more a soap opera than a workplace comedy (but god the comedic moments are SO good), and as a result of that the themes and the messages that Milch embedded in the text need a bit more excavation than in Black Sails, it’s much more of a “hey isn’t this all so fucked up? You love it right?” type of grab bag of brutality and pathos and humor and love (but a LOT of brutality). Much harder sell for a modern audience, less queer, the female characters are amazing but they have to fight against the fact that they’re in an HBO show in the early 00s so there’s just so much more Suffering, and also race issues are not handled…..at all well.
Deadwood as an older show v much takes an “it is what it is” approach to the story, and Black Sails is much more invested in I’d say, engaging directly with the viewer and saying “hey pay attention, this is important” and it’s also an effective leftist infighting simulator, whereas everyone in Deadwood has already bought into the idea of America, with all that that entails.
Idk there’s not a point to this I just miss all my grimy hoopleheads, and my lesbians despite it all, and reprehensible Shakespearean charmers, and ELLSWORTH, and Tim Olyphant and Molly Parker BARK BARK AWOOGA
And also they’re both “hey what would happen if you gave a town an absolute ludicrous amount of gold?” (BAD THINGS)
#happy Friday we interrupt your ides posting to give you:#I have a ton of feelings about Deadwood#like nothing will ever be Black Sails but I don’t think I would have been so on board with the pirates from minute one#if I hadn’t had such a deep experience with the grimy gold rush assholes#tv meta#black sails#deadwood
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God, you know ... I've been thinking about this for months, but the more it sits in my brain, the more hilarious it becomes.
The whole Odinson/daughter family would absolutely HATE Succession. Like, if Mobius or Tony Stark felt like being an absolute dick, this would be the show they'd put on when any one of them is around. I mean ...
Logan Roy = Abusive, narcissistic father who pits his kids against one another to inherit his corporate Dynasty.
Kendall Roy = The narcissistic golden boy. Dad's "favorite". Shit to his younger siblings and entitled as fuck. Thinks Roystar will be his.
Roman Roy = Oh, boy, here he is. My favorite slime puppy. The runt of the litter. Dad's favorite to abuse. Uses humor and assholery to hide Pain(TM). Actually, the smartest of the bunch and closest to "the favorite".
Shiv Roy = Only girl in the fam battling against the absolute misogynistic sausage fest of her siblings; ruthless and sharp but not that sharp; destroys everything for everyone but herself.
Connor Roy = Baldur
... just.
Look at them. Look at them and tell me this isn't the dysfunctional Asgardian family in a nutshell. Succession is a satire on American capitalism and a Shakespearean familial tragedy. It makes sense.
#loki#thor#hela#odin#mobius#loki series#random loki thoughts#succession#literary archetypes#literary tropes
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