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As You Like It (Act 3 Scene 5) 10. “If thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them.” Henry V (Act 5, Scene 2) 24. “This woman’s an easy glove, my lord, she goes off and on at pleasure.” Looking for amusing William Shakespeare gifts of Shakespeare gifts for dog lovers? This hilarious and adorable Mutt Ado About Nothing Enamel Pin is the perfect choice! If you wanted to attempt the lesson again at a later time, you might like to offer it as a reward for good behavior at the end of the unit.If not, read on! This post goes into more detail about how to prepare for a Shakespearean insults lesson.

Buy the William Shakespeare Collection: 6-Book Deluxe Hardcover Set now! 30. Will’s Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk Book I’ve never had students take it too far, mostly because I think they were having too much fun. But a good way to ward of trouble is to prepare students adequately by clearly explaining expectations before you begin.If you want the lesson to extend a bit longer, and give students practice reading actual Shakespearean lines, create a translation activity by listing Shakespearean insults and asking students to translate them into modern English. Why, thou deboshed fish thou...Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish and half a monster?” So we invented different books – a book of sorrow, a book of hope, a book of dreams, etc, and then created similar lines using the same Shakespearean pattern. For example:

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