There is something rotten in the state of Denmark

💀 This is about Hamlet, the fly prince of Denmark, your casual cynical neighbourhood gay. Also probably some other Shakespeare stuff because I'm addicted. 💀

[strawbeb]

it’s not ‘talking to myself’ it’s called a soliloquy you fuck

[theflyprinceofdenmark]

take the test to get a character and some ominous psychological advice that is neither in any way qualified nor asked for

yeah so instead of studying for my oral exam tomorrow i did this…

i wonder what this says about my uni project

hue hue

[fullmooninthenightsky]

why do you cringe so much reading old writing by yourself? does it irk you how much you've changed... or are you scared that you haven't?

[wearyeerie]

im incapable of drawing hamlet without red lighting

closeup bc quality kinda 📉

[theflyprinceofdenmark]

take the test to get a character and some ominous psychological advice that is neither in any way qualified nor asked for

yeah so instead of studying for my oral exam tomorrow i did this...

i wonder what this says about my uni project

hue hue

[classic-lit-memes4u]

Shakespeare characters as posts I find amusing

Romeo:

Lady Macbeth:

Benvolio:

Hamlet:

Mercutio:

[hell-propaganda]

*ends my father’s bloodline*

[theflyprinceofdenmark]

Hamlet be like

[sneakydraws]

Good party

[wearyeerie]

some hamlet...aus.... (+classic version ref!)

I haven’t been able to draw really anything so lmao I decided to draw one boy 4 times

Sorry about my handwriting hh

[veliseraptor]

okay but I did not know that there is a story about f. scott fitzgerald nervously showing ernest hemingway his penis because zelda said he couldn’t satisfy a woman with it and ernest hemingway was like “lol no dude you’re fine”

what are the modernists even

[seagodofmagic]

the best part of that story in context is that before they pull out their dicks, hemingway spends the better part of a chapter physically describing fitzgerald in great detail, claiming to be grossed out by him but obviously, obviously uncomfortably attracted

[veliseraptor]

oh my god, it got better. I just went to find an excerpt and

Scott was a man then who looked like a boy with a face between handsome and pretty. He had very fair wavy hair, a high forehead, excited and friendly eyes and a delicate long-lipped Irish mouth that, on a girl, would have been the mouth of a beauty. His chin was well built and he had good ears and a handsome, almost beautiful, unmarked nose. This should not have added up to a pretty face, but that came from the coloring, the very fair hair and the mouth. The mouth worried you until you knew him and then it worried you more.

ernest hemingway calm down and control your thirst a little

[flatluigi]

“The mouth worried you until you knew him and then it worried you more“ is a hell of a line 

[fozmeadows]

No Homo: A Literary Masterpiece

[sinbadism]

What’s amazing about this is that Hemingway’s writing is never this good in any other situation

[whyisthisfrenchguymasturbating]

I’M FUCKING H O W L I N G I LOVE

[mia-ugly]

THE MOUTH WORRIED YOU UNTIL YOU KNEW HIM AND THEN IT WORRIED YOU MORE.

[blatant-phishing-attempt-bot-de]

IM GOING TO DESCRIBE ALL HIS HANDSOME BEAUTIFUL FEATURES ON HIS HANDSOME BEAUTIFUL FACE. YOU WOULDNT THINK ALL THESE HANDSOME AND BEAUTIFUL FEATURES WOULD MAKE SOMEONE HANDSOME AND BEAUTIFUL, BUT SOMEHOW, MIRACULOUSLY, HE MANAGES TO LOOK HANDSOME AND BEAUTIFUL.

[galactic-kosher-ace]

So. Today in class we assigned Macbeth roles to students to read. When I asked the class who wants to be Lady Macbeth, a young man raised his hand. I kind of stared at him like “Lady Macbeth,” and he nodded like “I know what I’m about ma’am.” So then the student who ended up as Macbeth raised his hand and said “HE’S THE ONE, HE’S MY WIFE!” So I said “yeah sure why not,” and the entire class period they were blowing kisses to each other and winking at each other, and every now and then Macbeth would say “I’m the luckiest man on Earth” and Lady Macbeth would put a hand to his chest, and be like “BABE!”.

I just stared at them, knowing that they CLEARLY have never read ‘Macbeth’ before, so… all this lovey dovey… I don’t know if I have the heart to tell them the truth.

[galactic-kosher-ace]

Update:

Macbeth is absolutely willing to fucking throw down for Lady Macbeth. Has already threatened a wall, a desk, a few students, a textbook that was neither his nor Lady Macbeth’s, and me

Lady Macbeth is enjoying the attention and has begun to use this new connection to his advantage. I’m starting to suspect he’s read ahead in the play.

Macbeth is going to end up living in detention at this rate.

Macbeth has no idea that he is the tragedy of the story. Claims to be the hero of the play, fails to see the irony in this

Macbeth slowly scooted his desk across the classroom to hold hands with Lady Macbeth. He was not subtle.

Macbeth has proposed on several occasions. Lady Macbeth just laughs and says they’re already married.

Macbeth’s girlfriend is in the class with them and is “totally not jealous or anything just thinks this whole fucking play is a waste of time”

Lady Macbeth should probably be a theatre major at some point, he fucking rocked Act V scene I

Other teachers and staff are emailing me about the “lovely lords”. Lady Macbeth now refuses to answer to anything other than Lady Macbeth and is always very upset when people don’t call him by his proper title.

[therootbeersprite]

THIS is what “boys will be boys” ACTUALLY means

[theflyprinceofdenmark]

I LOVE THEM

[beaft]

my name’s othello

wen its nite

i fear iago 

may be rite

and in my harte

grows fear and strife -

i stay up late

i kill my wife

[tansdiary]

ask game: judging by my tumblr, post in my ask box what you think i’d be like in real life

[marieduplessis]

concept: machiavelli as a lemony snicket style narrator of a show about the renaissance

[marieduplessis]

“cesare was vexed, a word which here means ‘preparing to have his sister’s second husband murdered at the earliest opportunity’.”

[terpsikeraunos]

ancient greek word of the day: κακοθερής (kakotherēs), unfitted to endure summer heat

[princesshamlet-deactivated20210]

person: so what are you interested in

me:

[globefan]

On this day in 1613, the Globe burnt down

RIP the theatre and one man's trousers.

CAUTION: Productions of Henry VIII are considered a fire risk and should only be attempted by professionals.