TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE 2017 - Nebraska Shakespeare

Hear ye, hear ye! Sunday, April 23rd, is Talk Like Shakespeare Day!

April 23rd has been proclaimed Talk Like Shakespeare Day across the state! Nebraskans can celebrate the holiday by having fun with Shakespeare’s language. Scroll for videos, activities, events, and more!
	1. Instead of you, say thou or thee.	7. When in doubt add the letters “eth” to the end of verbs (he runneth, he trippeth, he falleth).
	2. Rhymed couplets are all the rage.
	3. Men are called Sirrah, ladies are Mistress, and your friends are all called Cousin	8. To add weight to your opinions, try starting them with methinks, mayhaps, or wherefore.
	4. Instead of cursing, try calling your tormentors jackanapes or canker-blossoms or poisonous bunch-back’d toads.	9. When wooing ladies: try comparing her to a summer’s day. If that fails, say “Get thee to a nunnery!”
	5. Don’t waste time saying it, just use the letter “t” (t’is, t’will, I’ll do’t).	10. When wooing lads: try dressing up like a man. If that fails, throw him in the tower, banish his friends and claim the throne
	6. Verse for lovers, prose for ruffians, songs for clowns

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	Patrick Stewart performs on Sesame Street		The Beatles take on A Midsummer Night's Dream		Shakespeare-inspired comedy in the United Kingdom		Mr. William Shakespeare's Insult Generator