Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

Something Wonderful

Posted on April 23, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

In celebration of the Immortal Bard, one of his lovely sonnets: Betwixt mine eye and heart a league is took, And each doth good turns now unto the other: When that mine eye is famish’d for a look, Or heart … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on August 8, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

Come hither, come hither, come hither — and take delight in these lovely verses Songs of the Greenwood 1 Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird’s throat — … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on July 25, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

This seems to me to be one of the loveliest songs of summer: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on May 30, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

The winsome song sung by the clown at the end of Shakepeare’s Twelfth Night offers us a beguiling moment: “When that I was and a little tiny boy, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain; A foolish thing was … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night

Posted on May 21, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain; But that’s all one, our play is done, And we’ll strive to please you every day.” Exit When I learned that Melissa Toomey, a talented … Continue reading →

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Heartwarming Words

Posted on February 14, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Sonnet 116 by the immortal bard: Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O, … Continue reading →

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Falstaff Frolics

Posted on November 17, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Any one of these [characters] would provide an intriguing story, but Quense stirs them all together to come up with a convoluted plot that could only take place in Gunderland. Schemes and counter schemes, bravery and treachery, battles on land … Continue reading →

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Bare Bones

Posted on November 8, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“The book you see was written in the outer seats (of the cloister); while I wrote, I froze, and what I could not write by daylight, I finished by candlelight.” Ludwig of Wessobron, a German Monk “Three fingers write, yet … Continue reading →

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Lost Treasures

Posted on June 22, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

One of the saddest things I’ve seen recently was the picture in a magazine of a cute little frog that is now extinct. This poor fellow and his kin will never again grace the earth. I felt the same sense … Continue reading →

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Lovely Things

Posted on June 9, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Some time back, we lost our lights for a while. David and I ended up going to the movies where we caught Anonymous, a film about William Shakespeare that made the case that all his plays were actually written by … Continue reading →

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