In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lysander says,
“Ay me! for aught that I could ever read,
Could ever hear by tale or history,
The course of true love never did run smooth…”
How has this proven (or not proven) to be the case in your life? I think it has proven not to be true because God has been in control of my life and my relationships. So even though there were times that were so heart breaking to me then they all lead me to Joel and it could not have been more perfect.
In Hamlet, the title character says, “Frailty, thy name is woman!” Who in your life has proven this not to be true? And if you’re willing to share, who in your life has proven this to be completely true? There have been so many strong women in my life most of my own mother that show women are not weak and frail but in fact they are so important to everyone around them. It would also be wrong to say that someone is weak and frail because the way someone may seems may not be who they are at all.
In The Merry Wives of Windsor, Pistol says,
“Why then the world’s mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.”
Ignoring the possible sexual meaning here, how do you feel about oysters? Well I will not eat oysters because they are slimy and gross in my opinion. However in the context that Pistol talks and most refer they are talking about how when you get the right oyster you are receiving great profit. However not all oysters carry the same profit and it becomes more of a eye of the beholder. Just because it may not be the most beautiful pearl there can still be tons of great things (profit) that comes from it.
In The Merchant of Venice, Lorenzo says,
“The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not mov’d with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.”
Do you agree, and have you known anyone who seemed to be completely unmoved by any kind of music? I personally thing that music can be one of the most moving things ever since it can really set the tone to how your brain perceives things. Even if a moment in a movie seems like it’s not too sad the right music can have people crying that never would have before. I think in some way or another music moves everyone, they may not know how or why but it affects them.
Is Shakespeare overrated, or is he truly the western world’s greatest writer? I do not and will not ever completely understand what Shakespeare is trying to say but his way of telling a story of common life things seems so much more moving through his eyes!
