The Bard Abides

reskeet with a tweet you still think about

a man without a shirt is taking a shower in a dark room . Alt: Roy Batty

Give me thy hand,
That I may dew it with my mournful tears;
Nor let the rain of heaven wet this place,
To wash away my woful monuments…

Henry VI Part II
(3, 2)

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Tell me, and dally not, where is the money?

Comedy of Errors
(I, 2)
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Water

I stole these babes…

Cymbeline
(III, 3)
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…one may smile, and smile, and be a villain

Hamlet
(I, 5)
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Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war

Julius Caesar
(III, 1)
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I have dogs, my lord,
Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase

Titus Andronicus
(II, 2)
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Every fucking word in this headline is worse than the one before it.

A holy day shall this be kept hereafter…

Richard III
(II, 1)
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YouTube video by Batuhan Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow - Scene from The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…

The Tragedy of Macbeth
(V, 5)
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A shadow box Christmas tree made with lots of small ornaments, wrapping paper, and hot glue

My grandson Damian holding the completed shadow box Christmas tree.

Hey #Bluesky peeps, what are your favorite #Christmas / #Holiday #crafts you’ve created.

Mine is definitely this shadow box Christmas tree I made with my grandson Damian (at age 4). I mounted the paper backing, and outlined the tree. He decided how to fill it in, and where everything else went.

YouTube video by Some guy Bad Santa - I beat the shit outta some kids today

I do not think a braver gentleman,
More active-valiant or more valiant-young,
More daring or more bold, is now alive
To grace this latter age with noble deeds…

Henry IV Part I
(V, 1)
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#BadSanta
#NSFW

Can god create an object so heavy that even god can’t lift it?

Unfortunately he can’t. Biden can only pardon people convicted of federal crimes. Hers is a state crime, which he can’t pardon.

YouTube video by Harry Balsagna Wooden pickle

And what have I to give you back, whose worth
May counterpoise this rich and precious gift?

Much Ado About Nothing
(IV, 1)
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#BadSanta

YouTube video by Person_with_a_camera The incredible and unforgettable Vic Tenetta ("Hudsucker"; 1994)

To sing a song that old was sung,
From ashes ancient Gower is come;
Assuming man's infirmities,
To glad your ear, and please your eyes.
It hath been sung at festivals,
On ember-eves and holy-ales…

Pericles
(1, 0)
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#TheHudsuckerProxy
#OfficeChristmasParty

a man with a beard is holding an orange cat in his lap ALT: a man with a beard is holding an orange cat in his lap

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

a man in a hat is cleaning a car windshield in the snow . ALT: a man in a hat is cleaning a car windshield in the snow .

The fool slides o'er the ice that you should break.

Troilus and Cressida
(III, 3)
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#Winter

Feasts are too proud to give thanks to the gods.

Timons of Athens
(I, 2)
#HappyThanksgiving
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Retro book cover for Margaret Atwood’s novel THE BLIND ASSASSIN Features an illustration of a platinum blonde woman in a red dress, leaning against an ornate railing, with purple background. Cover reads MARGARET ATWOOD THE BLIND ASSASSIN BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE AND THE TESTAMENTS

“Women have curious ways of hurting someone else. They hurt themselves instead; or else they do it so the guy doesn't even know he's been hurt until much later. Then he finds out. Then his dick falls off.”

Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
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#AuthorsBornOnThisDay

A still frame from O Brother, Where Art Thou? George Clooney chastises John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson… YOU TWO ARE JUST DUMBER THAN A BAG OF HAMMERS.

When Trump, Vivek, and Elon are in a room together, they’re all thinking the same thing…

BREAKING NEWS!

It’s amazing how much more activity there is at #ShakespeareSunday this week than in weeks past. We just had to elect a tyrant in the US to see the uptick, with the help of his minion from the other place.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Like a dull actor now,
I have forgot my part, and I am out,
Even to a full disgrace.

Coriolanus
(V,3)

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And here’s the final result.

“Double, double toil and trouble…”

GIPHY gif from Joel Coen’s adaptation of MACBETH, with little “airplane” icon button circled

Same Macbeth GIF in next screen after tapping “airplane” icon button, with “Copy GIF Link” button circled

Macbeth link pasted into Bluesky post. This can be erased after link attaches to post.

It can be done, but it will play like a YouTube attachment. Folks will have to push play on your post.

You can go to sites like Giphy

Tap the “airplane” icon

Then tap the “Copy GIF Link” bar

And paste the link in your post. You can erase the link once it has loaded the GIF.

…🎶It’s not too hard to guess

That his secret to success,

Was that nothing sells like out and out atrocity!🎶

🎶Titus Andronicus, my favorite play by Shakespeare.

Titus Andronicus, where Mr. Shakespeare makes clear —

That Elizabethan drama need not bore,

If it’s got a plot with a lot of blood and gore.

Titus Andronicus was written in the days,

Before old Bill got wrapped up in pomposity…🎶

Golden (s)Hour - JVKE