#arthur brooks

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He was a Sk8r Boi...

[michaelsmosey]

'the secret' to happiness is metacognition, or the ability to observe your own desires, cravings, emotions, and feelings, without automatically reacting to them. “You’ve got to ask yourself: Do I want to be managed by my appetites, do I want to be managed by my emotions—or do I want to manage them?”

Does Arthur Brooks Have the Secret to Happiness

[giuliettaluce]

Sure, Shakespeare is responsible for putting the story of Romeo and Juliet in the map of great popularity in Literature, but let's give a round of applause too for the authors who wrote the story of Romeo and Juliet before him:

Publius Ovidius Naso (In his book "Metamorphoses" the story of Pyramus and Thisbe is considered to be the oldest 'Star-Crossed' lovers trope known so far... And yes, THE Pyramus and Thisbe from another Shakespeare play: A midsummer night's dream.)

Masuccio Salernitano (From his "Novelle" the story of Mariotto and Giannozza. Somewhat similar, but it was set between Siena and Alexandria.)

Luigi Da Porto (Based on Salernitano's work, Da Porto wrote "Historia novellamente ritrovata di due nobili amanti", this time we got introduced to the characters of Mercutio, Tybalt, Friar Laurence, and Paris, also it is set in Verona.)

Matteo Bandello (Romeo e Giulietta, somewhat same pattern as Da Porto.)

Pierre Boaistuau (Wrote a french six stories book "Histoires tragiques" in which he translated six of Bandello's stories, incluidng the star-crossed lovers as "Histoire troisieme de deux Amants, don't l'un mourut de venin, l'autre de tristesse".)

William H. Paynter or "Painter" (Just like Boaistuau, Painter wrote his version of the star-crossed lovers in English as "The twenty-fifth novel")

Arthur Brooks (A major source for Shakespeare when writing the play, Brooks unlike his predecessors, his work was written as an epic poem.)

And many more, because I can assure you, the star-crossed trope has existed since the early beginnings of storytelling.

APPLAUSE FOR THEM!!!!

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Captures 1 - 2 de l’Episode 4.11 - Mélodrame en sous-sol / The Tao of Dawson (2001) de la série Dawson avec l’acteur Harve Presnell qui interprète le personnage secondaire M. Brooks.

Alias M. Parker dans la série Le Caméléon (V.O. : The Pretender)

[cto10121]

2. Romeus-Juliet-Mercutio love triangle, Mercutio’s hand is cold, Romeus and Juliet make out

On Juliet’s beauty:

At length he saw a maid, right fair, of perfect shape, Which Theseus or Paris would have chosen for their rape.

“Girl so hot she could get it [The Rape(tm)]!!!” -wrote no one ever, not even the Elizabethans. (Arthur Brooke is an outlier that should not be counted).

On the other hand, this is no doubt how Shakespeare got the idea of naming Juliet’s suitor Paris. I can just see him just choking on this line and just going “this will be a Thing(tm) now, sorry not sorry.”

Fair Juliet turnéd to her chair with pleasant cheer And glad she was her Romeus approachéd was so near. And th’one side of her chair her lover Romeo, And on the other side there sat one called Mercutio; A courtier that each where was highly had in price, For he was courteous of his speech, and pleasant of device.

Friendly reminder that Mercutio was initially a courtier interested in Juliet (!!!!). I can’t believe you would have a character literally named Mercutio and not make him the charming, mercurial little shit fun friend the name clearly implies. Thanks, Shakespeare, 11/10 change.

Even as a lion would among the lambs be bold, Such was among the bashful maids Mercutio to behold. With friendly gripe he seized fair Juliet’s snowish hand: A gift he had that Nature have him in his swathing hand That frozen mountain ice was never half so cold, As were his hands, though ne’er so near the fire he did them hold.

Mercutio soundeth like a fuckboi here, re: negative imagery with the cold hand. Even the lion one sounds a little predatory, although it could be positive; lions usually are positive symbols for bravery.

As soon as had the knight the virgin’s right hand raught, Within her trembling hand her left hath loving Romeus caught.

Aaaannnnnd Mercutio and Romeo are now playing hand tug-a-war with Juliet *war flashbacks to the New Moon scene with Mike and Jacob holding out their palms for Bella to take in the darkened movie theater and Bella in the middle being like -.-* This narrative poem is so wild, man.

(Also, is it significant that Mercutio claimed her right hand, Romeus her left? Traditionally, left is the “evil” side; perhaps this poem actually favors Mercutio after all?)

When she had longéd long, and he long held his peace, And her desire of hearing him, by silence did increase, At last, with trembling voice and shamefast cheer, the maid Unto her Romeus turned herself, and thus to him she said: “O blessed be the time of thy arrival here:” But ere she could speak forth the rest, to her Love drew so near, And so within her mouth, her tongue gluéd fast, That no one word could ‘scape her more than what already past.

They stare at each other in awkward silence for a long moment, Juliet blurts out, “I’m so glad you’re here,” and then Romeus sticks his tongue down her throat. #romance

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The Impressions - Gypsy Woman 

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The Chiffons with Arthur Brooks

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