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* [[Badass Beard]] |
* [[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;"|''[[ |
{{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]]''}} |
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* [[Fatal Flaw]] |
* [[Fatal Flaw]] |
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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."|''[[ |
{{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]]''}} |
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* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Shakespeare coined the phrase, although he used it to mean the [[Inverted Trope|inverse]] and it got [[Trope Decay|trope decayed]] ("foregone" means "averted" [[You Keep Using That Word|even today]]): |
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Shakespeare coined the phrase, although he used it to mean the [[Inverted Trope|inverse]] and it got [[Trope Decay|trope decayed]] ("foregone" means "averted" [[You Keep Using That Word|even today]]): |
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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]]." |''[[ |
{{quote|"But this denoted a foregone conclusion: 'Tis a shrewd doubt, though it be [[All Just a Dream|but a dream]]." |''[[Othello]]''}} |
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* [[Milking the Giant Cow|Hamming It Up]]: |
* [[Milking the Giant Cow|Hamming It Up]]: |
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{{quote|"Nor do not saw the air too much with your hands, but suit the action to the word, the word to the action."|''[[ |
{{quote|"Nor do not saw the air too much with your hands, but suit the action to the word, the word to the action."|''[[Hamlet]]''}} |
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: |
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: |
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{{quote|"If this were acted upon the stage I would condemn it as an improbable fiction."|''[[ |
{{quote|"If this were acted upon the stage I would condemn it as an improbable fiction."|''[[Twelfth Night]]''}} |
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* [[MST3K Mantra]]: |
* [[MST3K Mantra]]: |
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{{quote|"Do not infest your mind with beating on<br />The strangeness of this business"|''[[ |
{{quote|"Do not infest your mind with beating on<br />The strangeness of this business"|''[[The Tempest]]''}} |
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* [[Naughty Nuns]]: In ''[[ |
* [[Naughty Nuns]]: In ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' |
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* [[Out, Damned Spot!]]: |
* [[Out, Damned Spot!]]: |
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{{quote|"Out, damned spot! out, I say!"|''[[ |
{{quote|"Out, damned spot! out, I say!"|''[[Macbeth]]''}} |
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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''|''[[ |
* [[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]]''}} |
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* [[Seen It a Million Times]]: |
* [[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 ( |
{{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>: |
* [[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 ( |
{{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?''|''[[ |
{{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]]''}} |
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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]]. |