A Triple Play of Translations to Start Your Day
Think of it as a breakfast of literary toast, wordy eggs and poetic ham...
Shakespeare’s literary paint is peeling, so here’s a fresh coat.
Three more translations for your viewing pleasure…
CLOWNWORLD SHAKESPEARE - The Beginning
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INT. GLOBE THEATRE, 1594 LONDON - EARLY MORNING WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE is sprawled out on the stage next to several empty gin and ale bottles. His clothes are torn, soiled. The Bard smells as bad as he looks. Luckily, the theatre is empty, and the only sounds are the famed playwright's half-blind muffled grunts. Then all of a sudden--
Sonnet - "Shall I compare thee to a Days Inn stay?"
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Shall I compare thee to a Days Inn stay?
Your towels have threads, no stains on your rug...
As a fan of triplets, I enjoyed the threesome of wisdom.