Is lust in action; and, til action, lust
Is perjur'd, murderous, bloody, full of blame,
Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, and not to trust;
Enjoy'd, no sooner but despised straight;
Past reason hunted; and no sooner had,
Past reason hated, as swallowed bait
On purpose laid to make the taker mad;
Mad in pursuit, and in possession so;
Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme;
A bliss in proof,—and prov'd, a very woe;
Before, a joy propos'd; behind, a dream.
And this the world well knows; yet none knows well
To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.
—William Shakespeare
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I am very partial to Mr Shakespeare. Particularly Measure for Measure, Winters Tale and Midsummer’s Night. Oh and it won't surprise you to know that my favourite is R & J now will it you. . .
“Give me my Romeo and when I die, take him and cut him out into little stars. . .”
I like MIdsummer's NIght, too. I also like The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, and what's the one about twin siblings that get washed ashore ... Twelfth Night?? Shakespeare: something for everyone.
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