Dumbing down of Gransnet?

After you, jings. Set the ball rolling as well as the 'tone' you want.

No point really Bags. Everyone is afraid to say boo-to-a goose when it comes to criticising the big "I am".

The big "I am" ???

HQ

Well, I've posted a sort of GN relevant version of "shall I compare thee" etc, which could be seen as anarchy in some quarters.

Just a rebel, me.

"Ah we were just having a bit of fun"

Why does that sound Irish. St Patrick's day is over.

Top o' the morning to you Ma'am, nonetheless.

I thought you might have meant Will-I-am as in Shakespeare, jings. Easy to baffle, me.

Well, that would be very clever Bags.

Not sure I would dare criticise him though!

Very unlike you jingl to complain about humour? I thought the pics went very well with the quotes and were funny.

Mine wasn't a funny one - quite a sad one really.

Maybe people just aren't into Shakespeare enough anymore to have enough to offer a thread? My knowledge of him and his works is somewhat limited.

There were over 200 to choose from, (mainly, I suspect, because it was a Competition thread!)

www.gransnet.com/forums/competitions/1205389-Hast-thou-a-favourite-quote-by-the-bard-Shakespeare

Surprising the number of entries. Considering the prize was a twelve quid book from Amazon.

What's wrong with funny quotes from The Bard? A lot of the serious 'moralising' quotes were frequently duplicated because posters hadn't read the earlier posts, so presumably couldn't be considered.

I didn't know it was a competition.

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

....and? Shouldn't there be a final line?

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I've just checked out the quotations in question and they are not so much 'funny' in the sense of comical, as witty which is what I expect in Shakespeare's work. The exception is the one I submitted which is from Lear and definitely not funny, though the simile is an apt one, if misplaced in this instance.

Yes. I appreciate they are witty. But all a bit "samey". A bit of variety would be good. After all there is quite a lot to choose from.

Just checked them out. They're brilliant. I can't even think of a quote let alone put a picture with it....

eglantine
Sweet Rose that thou art
Withdraw thine cruel thorns
Espouse the art, of
Sweet enduring rhyme,,
For on thine cruel darts
Thou, wounds this heart of mine!
Thou knowst my limping gait
Encompasses a heart so great
That it would, in its pain
Encompass thy heart
Once again!

beat that!