I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth Night and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Helena: The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.
line from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act II, Scene 2, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Viola: Farewell, fair cruelty.
line from Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene 5 by William Shakespeare (1601)
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Viola: Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we;
For such as we are made of, such we be.
line from Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 2 by William Shakespeare (1601)
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Helena: Weigh oath with oath, and you will nothing weigh.
line from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 2, script by William Shakespeare (1595)
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Helena: Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind.
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
Nor hath Love's mind of any judgment taste —
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
And therefore is Love said to be a child,
Because in choice he is so oft beguiled.
line from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Lysander: The course of true love never did run smooth.
line from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Demetrius: No wonder, my lord. One lion may when many asses do.
line from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Hermia: Oh, hell! To choose love by another's eyes!
line from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Bottom: And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.
line from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Robin: Cupid is a knavish lad,
Thus to make poor females mad.
line from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene 2, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Lysander: 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.
But either it was different in blood—
line from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Oberon: How canst thou thus for shame, Titania,
Glance at my credit with Hippolyta,
Knowing I know thy love to Theseus?
line from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act II, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Titania: Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful.
line from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Hermia: I would my father look’d but with my eyes.
Theseus: Rather your eyes must with his judgment look.
line from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I, Scene 1, script by William Shakespeare (1596)
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Miserable Dreamer
My favorite dream…
Is the one that I have every night
Is the one that leaves me crying when I wake up
I dream…
Of your clear blue eyes
Of you
My favorite dream is the one that makes me miserable
My favorite dream…
Is one that always turns into a nightmare
Is one that reminds me that you left me
I dream…
Of your laugh
Of you
My favorite dream is one that makes my miserable
My favorite dream…
Is one that makes me relive every second I spent with you (good & bad)
Is one that makes me smile and cry at the same time
I dream…
Of your hugs
Of you
My favorite dream is one that makes me miserable
I don’t care if I’m miserable when I wake up…
At least I get to spend time with you…
If not just only in my dreams…
poem by Nikki Taboada
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Discovering Shakespeare
‘From you have I been absent in the spring.’
The words of Shakespeare have a truly lovely ring,
But, when I was younger, by his words, I was bored,
And his words, written on a page, by me, were ignored.
Now I’m older, I can see that his famous words,
Are actually among the loveliest I’ve ever heard.
Until recently, I couldn’t recite a Shakespeare speech,
But, slowly, line by line, myself, I did teach.
Of his work, I love the rhythm and rhyme,
As it makes it much easier to learn each line.
Being able to recite a short speech, I felt proud,
As I had never performed any of his work aloud.
I was really amazed at what I’d been able to achieve,
And now, from my mind, his words will never leave.
When I feel low, in my mind, his words I recall -
They lift my mood, just as I am about to fall.
I didn’t understand any of his stories before,
But with each day that passes, I’m learning more.
I now understand about the characters and the plots.
Over the last few months, I really have learnt a lot.
Helena from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream, ’
Is very like me in character, or so it seems:
She’s sensitive and cautious and likes to think things through,
And that description can pretty much be applied to me to!
Prior to my Shakespeare Bronze exam, I was full of fear,
But it proved to be one of the highlights of my entire year.
It’s been one of the best experiences of my life to date,
And to take my Shakespeare Silver exam, I just can’t wait.
If only Shakespeare was alive today, he would see
Just how much sheer joy he has managed to bring me.
poem by Angela Wybrow
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Sir Andrew: O, had I but followed the arts!
line from Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene 3 by William Shakespeare (1601)
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Fool: I go, sir, but I would not have you to think that my desire of having is the sin of covetousness.
line from Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare (1601)
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Sir Andrew: Ay, he does well enough if he be disposed, and so do I too.
He does it with a better grace, but I do it more natural.
line from Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 3 by William Shakespeare (1601)
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If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.
William Shakespeare in Twelfth Night
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