Shakespeare S Book Of Insults

Author : Wayne F. Hill,Cynthia J. Ottchen
Publisher : Crown Archetype
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780307421609

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Shakespeare's Insults by Wayne F. Hill,Cynthia J. Ottchen Pdf

The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play, in order of appearance, with helpful act and line numbers for easy reference, along with an index of topical scorn appropriate to particular characters and occasions.

Author : Orange Hippo!
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781800690851

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The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults by Orange Hippo! Pdf

Away, you scullion, you rampallion, you fustilarian! Along with penning some of the most sublime passages in all of English Literature, Shakespeare was a master when it came to casting a wicked comeback or hurling a barbed insult. Whether it's Prospero calling Caliban a 'freckled whelp, hag-born' in The Tempest or King Lear railing against his daughter Goneril with the damning words, 'Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood', Shakespeare didn't hold back when it came to getting creative with his slights. Packed full of eloquent stings and poisonous putdowns, this is the perfect resource for anyone looking to scorn an enemy – without resorting to swearing! 'Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish!' Henry IV Part I (Act 2, Scene 4). 'Away, you three-inch fool.' The Taming of the Shrew (Act 4, Scene 1). 'Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy.' Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 3). 'The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.' The Comedy of Errors (Act 5, Scene 4).

Author : Barry Kraft
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1452127751

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Shakespeare Insult Generator by Barry Kraft Pdf

Put dullards and miscreants in their place with more than 150,000 handy mix-and-match insults in the bard's own words. This entertaining insult generator and flip book collects hundreds of words from Shakespeare's most pointed barbs and allows readers to combine them in creative and hilariously stinging ways. From "apish bald-pated abomination" to "cuckoldly dull-brained blockhead" to "obscene rump-fed hornbeast," each insult can be chosen at random or customized to fit any situation that calls for a literary smackdown. Featuring an informative introduction on Shakespearean wit, and notes on which terms were coined or only used once by the author in his work, this delightful book will sharpen the tongue of Shakespeare fans and insult aficionados without much further ado.

Author : Medieval Muddle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1098595572

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Shakespeare's Book of Insults by Medieval Muddle Pdf

A collection of over 75 insults curated from William Shakespeare's famous literary works. Each insult is beautiful typography and includes a citation of the work's title and scene for reference. Take your effrontery to the next level! This pocket sized book makes a great gift for English majors, professors and theatre nerds. Be sure to include this little gem for your next librarian or book lover birthday or Christmas!Included are insults like: "Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat" and "Your abilities are too infant-like for doing much alone. "The last page includes a Shakespearean insult generator for a quick comeback in a tight spot.

Author : Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474252683

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Shakespeare's Insults by Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin Pdf

Why are certain words used as insults in Shakespeare's world and what do these words do and say? Shakespeare's plays abound with insults which are more often merely cited than thoroughly studied, quotation prevailing over exploration. The purpose of this richly detailed dictionary is to go beyond the surface of these words and to analyse why and how words become insults in Shakespeare's world. It's an invaluable resource and reference guide for anyone grappling with the complexities and rewards of Shakespeare's inventive use of language in the realm of insult and verbal sparring.

Author : Sarah Royal,Jillian Hofer
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0762453214

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Thou Spleeny Swag-Bellied Miscreant by Sarah Royal,Jillian Hofer Pdf

A Shakespearean insult generator that creates tart-tongued and totally humorous bawdy combinations and clever comebacks. Some occasions call for foul language, but why resort to the common F-word? If you must be offensive, hearken back to the Elizabethan days for more salacious and outrageous word choices. Impress your friends with your mastery of lewd iambic pentameter and vanquish your enemies with the power of the bard. After all, a toad-spotted maggot by any other name would be as pestilent . . . Mix and match to come up with your own raucous rebuffs, including: Thou Foul-Reeking Lily-Livered Codpiece! Thou Ruttish Rump-Fed Pignut! Thou Beslubbering Cockeyed Canker-blossom! Thou Churlish Dull-Eyed Hag And more!

Author : William Shakespeare,Wayne F. Hill
Publisher : Clarkson Potter Publishers
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Humor
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060395311

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Shakespeare's Insults for Lawyers by William Shakespeare,Wayne F. Hill Pdf

Illustrated for those who believe that a picture is worth a thousand insults, Shakespeare's Insults for Lawyers offers over 190 of the funniest, most offensive remarks targeted toward the legal profession, including ready insults for clients to give to lawyers on counsel and advice, trial performance, and legal fees; and for lawyers to use on clients on threatening legal action, verdicts and sentences, and clients from hell. Hill and Ottchen even cull quotations for particular flaws found in all lawyers in categories that include verbose, tricky, incompetent, and vain.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : English poetry
ISBN : 0753401304

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The Little Book of Shakespeare by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare,Wayne F. Hill
Publisher : Clarkson Potter Publishers
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Parents
ISBN : 051770448X

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Shakespeare's Insults for Teachers by William Shakespeare,Wayne F. Hill Pdf

Having a problem with a lazy student? Forget detention--tell him how you really feel: "Your brains are useless, boil'd within thy skull." Tired of your teacher's boring, pointless lectures? Raise your hand and comment that "Your reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search." Full of schoolroom slings, digs, and retorts, Shakespeare's Insults for Teachers is better ammunition than a spitball--and hey, you're learning something!

Author : Barry Kraft
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : English language
ISBN : 0765191482

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Thy Father is a Gorbellied Codpiece! by Barry Kraft Pdf

Author : William B. Irvine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190665043

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A Slap in the Face by William B. Irvine Pdf

Insults are part of the fabric of daily life. But why do we insult each other? Why do insults cause us such pain? Can we do anything to prevent or lessen this pain? Most importantly, how can we overcome our inclination to insult others? In A Slap in the Face, William Irvine undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them. He examines not just memorable zingers, such as Elizabeth Bowen's description of Aldous Huxley as "The stupid person's idea of a clever person," but subtle insults as well, such as when someone insults us by reporting the insulting things others have said about us: "I never read bad reviews about myself," wrote entertainer Oscar Levant, "because my best friends invariably tell me about them." Irvine also considers the role insults play in our society: they can be used to cement relations, as when a woman playfully teases her husband, or to enforce a social hierarchy, as when a boss publicly berates an employee. He goes on to investigate the many ways society has tried to deal with insults-by adopting codes of politeness, for example, and outlawing hate speech-but concludes that the best way to deal with insults is to immunize ourselves against them: We need to transform ourselves in the manner recommended by Stoic philosophers. We should, more precisely, become insult pacifists, trying hard not to insult others and laughing off their attempts to insult us. A rousing follow-up to A Guide to the Good Life, A Slap in the Face will interest anyone who's ever delivered an insult or felt the sting of one--in other words, everyone.

Author : Wayne F. Hill,Cynthia J. Ottchen
Publisher : Crown Archetype
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780307421593

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Shakespeare and the Art of Verbal Seduction by Wayne F. Hill,Cynthia J. Ottchen Pdf

Do you long to be seductive? Have a desire to be seduced? Then “let lips do what hands do” and put into practice the most enticing baubles of seduction ever written. Shakespeare and the Art of Verbal Seduction contains the Bard’s best seducing lines to cajole, charm, and even proposition the object of your desire. Shakespeare is the master of persuasion. He induces the hardest of hearts to give up mind, body, and soul with a brilliant flash of words. Here they’re collected for you, his little miracles of language, arranged in ten strategies for every stage of a love affair, from first encounter to the full throes of passion. Never again let your desire flounder in bad come-ons. Learn the art of seduction from the greatest seducer of all time, and get what you want.

Author : Scott Newstok
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780691227696

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How to Think Like Shakespeare by Scott Newstok Pdf

"This book offers a short, spirited defense of rhetoric and the liberal arts as catalysts for precision, invention, and empathy in today's world. The author, a professor of Shakespeare studies at a liberal arts college and a parent of school-age children, argues that high-stakes testing and a culture of assessment have altered how and what students are taught, as courses across the arts, humanities, and sciences increasingly are set aside to make room for joyless, mechanical reading and math instruction. Students have been robbed of a complete education, their imaginations stunted by this myopic focus on bare literacy and numeracy. Education is about thinking, Newstok argues, rather than the mastery of a set of rigidly defined skills, and the seemingly rigid pedagogy of the English Renaissance produced some of the most compelling and influential examples of liberated thinking. Each of the fourteen chapters explores an essential element of Shakespeare's world and work, aligns it with the ideas of other thinkers and writers in modern times, and suggests opportunities for further reading. Chapters on craft, technology, attention, freedom, and related topics combine past and present ideas about education to build a case for the value of the past, the pleasure of thinking, and the limitations of modern educational practices and prejudices"--

Author : Michael LoMonico
Publisher : Career Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1564145247

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The Shakespeare Book of Lists by Michael LoMonico Pdf

Catalogs Shakespeare's life, his times, his use of language and choice of words, the best and most insulting lines from his plays and poems, the actors who have performed his plays, the theaters where they have been performed, and the videos, films, and spin-offs of his works.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001-08-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0762411031

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Shakespeare by William Shakespeare Pdf

Presenting a most civilized way to silence boors, deflect rudeness, and chide churlish lovers: Our mini book of insults culled from the dramatic works of English literature's most gifted wordsmith. Shakespeare's enduring putdowns include "Thou art a very ragged Wart" (Henry IV), "Thy kiss is as comfortless as frozen water to a starved snake" (Troilus and Cressida), and "In civility thou seem'st so empty" (As You Like It). Why resort to vulgarity when a high-brow literary epithet does the job so well?