Unless you've been hiding in a magical forest or trapped in the disguise of a non-Shakespeare fan, 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of both the birth and death of our buddy, the Bard. Because I feel this is an important event to celebrate, I feel we need not only remember him from time to time, but further celebrate his memory in implementing him into our everyday conversations. Why not take on a more sophisticated language while also paying tribute to Mr. William Shakespeare himself? You'll find that his intentions aren't so far off from how we feel now, just with a little more eloquence.
1. When you can feel a friend is about to share some gossip with you
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.”- Macbeth
2. When someone asks how you and your significant other met
“Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene.”- Romeo and Juliet
3. When your Romeo of a friend complains that they will die from a broken heart
“Men have died from time to
time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love.”
- As You Like It
4. When your professor gives your paper a C and you thought it was an A
“Bad is the world, and all will come to naught when such ill-dealing must be seen in thought.”- Richard III
5. When your friend says they have nothing to talk about
“How art thou out of breath when thou hast breath to say to me that thou art out of breath?”- Romeo and Juliet
6. When someone you can't stand won't stop talking
“Give thy thoughts no tongue.”- Hamlet
7. When you're feeling flirty with your crush
“For which of my bad parts
didst thou first fall in love with me?”-
Much Ado About Nothing
8. When you try warning your friend they are making a big mistake
“Truly thou art damned, like
an ill-roasted egg, all on one side.”
- As You Like It
9. When your roommate uses the last of the milk in the fridge
“Cry havoc and let slip the
dogs of war!”-
Julius Caesar
10. When you realize the person you've been seeing wasn't faithful
"O, never was there queen so mightily betrayed! Yet at the first I saw the treasons planted." - Antony and Cleopatra
11. When you realize you forgot to do anything productive today
"O, fuck."- Hamlet
12. When you get asked what is the secret to your success
"I am a villain. Yet I lie. I
am not."-
Richard III
