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Shakespeare was not only the first to use many a trope, but the first troper. That is, the first to comment on it. Some examples: |
Shakespeare was not only the first to use many a trope, but the first troper. That is, the first to comment on it. Some examples: |
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* [[Badass Beard]] |
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{{quote|"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man;"|''[[Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre)|Much Ado About Nothing]]''}} |
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* [[Fatal Flaw]] |
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⚫ | * [[Foregone Conclusion]] |
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⚫ | {{quote|"So, oft it chances in particular men,<br />That for some vicious mole of nature in them...<br />Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect,<br />Being nature's livery, or fortune's star,<br />Their virtues else ? be they as pure as grace,<br />As infinite as man may undergo ?<br />Shall in the general censure take corruption<br />From that particular fault."|''[[Hamlet (Theatre)|Hamlet]]''}} |
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]<br />"If this were acted upon the stage I would condemn it as an improbable fiction." (''[[Twelfth Night (Theatre)|Twelfth Night]]'') |
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{{quote|"But this denoted a foregone conclusion: 'Tis a shrewd doubt, though it be [[All Just a Dream|but a dream]]." |''[[Othello (Theatre)|Othello]]''}} |
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* [[Milking the Giant Cow|Hamming It Up]]: |
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: |
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⚫ | * [[Refuge in Audacity]] |
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{{quote|"If this were acted upon the stage I would condemn it as an improbable fiction."|''[[Twelfth Night (Theatre)|Twelfth Night]]''}} |
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* [[MST3K Mantra]]: |
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* [[Out, Damned Spot!]]: |
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⚫ | * [[Refuge in Audacity]]{{quote|'''Puck:''' ''If we shadows have offended<br />Think but this, and all is mended<br />That you have but slumbered here<br />While these visions did appear<br />And this weak and idle theme,<br />no more yielding, but a dream<br />take my hand, if we be friends<br />and Robin shall restore amends''|''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Theatre)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''}} |
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* [[Seen It a Million Times]]: |
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{{quote|"How many times shall this our lofty scene be acted o'er? In states unborn and accents yet unknown".|''[[Julius Caesar (Theatre)|Julius Caesar]]''}} |
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* [[Show Within a Show]]: Many times. |
* [[Show Within a Show]]: Many times. |
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* [[Your Mom]]<ref>Yes, Shakespeare [[Double Entendre|did your mom first.]]</ref>: |
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{{quote|'''Demetrius:''' ''Villain, what hast thou done?''<br />'''Aaron:''' ''That which thou canst not undo.''<br />'''Chiron:''' ''Thou hast undone our mother.''<br />'''Aaron:''' ''Villain, I have ''done'' thy mother.''|''[[Titus Andronicus (Theatre)|Titus Andronicus]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Painter:''' ''Y'are a dog.''<br />'''Apemantus:''' ''Thy mother's of my generation. What's she, if I be a dog?''|''[[Timon of Athens (Theatre)|Timon of Athens]]''}} |
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Quite possibly the ultimate proof of the truth of this law: Shakespeare has an example of a [[Sock Puppet]] in ''[[Julius Caesar]]''. Yes, a character uses a [[Online Personas|made-up persona]] in a play set in ancient Rome and written in Elizabethan England. It's also used as an early example of [[Astroturf|Astroturfing]]. |
Quite possibly the ultimate proof of the truth of this law: Shakespeare has an example of a [[Sock Puppet]] in ''[[Julius Caesar]]''. Yes, a character uses a [[Online Personas|made-up persona]] in a play set in ancient Rome and written in Elizabethan England. It's also used as an early example of [[Astroturf|Astroturfing]]. |