Thursday, January 31, 2008

Shakespeare Says It Best

So, I find myself is a dither. And in such a state I tend to get strong emotions and Shakespeare came to mind. He really did know how to word things just right so here are a few quotes that I like:

In Life:
  1. "This above all to thine own self be true." Hamlet
  2. "Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast." Romeo and Juliet
  3. "Out, damned spot! out, I say!" Macbeth
  4. "Have patience and endure" Much Ado About Nothing (love the title)
Then where love is concerned:
  1. "Good Night, Good Night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow." Romeo and Juliet
  2. "The course of true love never did run smooth" Twelfth Night...I think
  3. "When you depart from me sorrow abides, and happiness takes his leave" Much Ado About Nothing
Don't Keep Reading If you Don't like Shakespeare. These are the most melodic lines (It helps whenthey put them to music in the movie) and they are found right at the beginning of my all time favorite Much Ado About Nothing. :

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh nor more;
Men were deceivers ever;
One foot in sea and one on shore,
To one thing constant never;
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny;
Converting all your sounds of woe
into hey nonny, noony.

Sing no more ditties, sing no mo,
Or dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so,
Since summer first was leavy.
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into hey, nonny, nonny.

My mother made my brother and I explain that sonnet before we could watch the rest of the movie, when we were like 10. I love my Mother!

2 comments:

Couper Sorenson said...

Well hey there!!! I am always thankful for those who likewise enjoy the greatness of Mr. Sheakspeare. Good Show Meg and Aaron good show!!!

Anonymous said...

Who's Mom does that kind of stuff? Actually, it's cost me a lot of money since I made my children Shakespeare addicts. It isn't cheap to attend the Festival in Cedar City every year; but we have some awesome memories. Hopefully, we have broader minds too! LOVE YOU!