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საინტერესო სიტყვები და გამონათქვამები – William Shakespeare Edition, Part 2
1. Eyeball.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene II.
2. Puking.
As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII.
3. Obscene.
Love’s Labours Lost, Act I, Scene I.
4. Cold-blooded.
King John, Act III, Scene I.
5. Hot-blooded.
King Lear, Act II, Scene IV.
6. Fashionable.
Troilus And Cressida, Act III, Scene III.
7. Addiction.
Othello, Act II, Scene II.
8. Arch-villain.
Timon Of Athens, Act V, Scene I.
9. Assassination.
Macbeth, Act I, Scene VII.
10. Bedazzled.
The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, Scene V.
Note: these are all Shakespeare’s coinages according to the Oxford English Dictionary. That doesn’t necessarily mean he invented every word, merely that in each case, the first recorded written usage was in one of his plays.
კვირის წიგნი: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
When four young lovers get lost in the forest, the fairies that live there play jokes on them – turning love into hate and hate into love. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. This Macmillan Reader is written as a play script and includes original extracts.
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Things You Didn’t Know About William Shakespeare
1. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Shakespeare wrote close to a 1/10 of the most quoted lines ever written or spoken in English.What’s more, according to the Literary Encyclopaedia, Shakespeare is the second most quoted English writer after the writers of the Bible.
2. Shakespeare has been credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with introducing almost 3,000 words to the English language. Estimations of his vocabulary range from 17,000 to 29,000 words – at least double the number of words used by the average conversationalist.
3. Shakespeare never published his plays. They are known today only because two of his fellow actors – John Hemminges and Henry Condell – recorded and published 36 of them posthumously under the name The First Folio, which is the source of all Shakespeare books published.
4. Copyright didn’t exist in Shakespeare’s time, so there was a thriving trade in copied plays. To help counter this, actors got their lines only once the play was in progress, often in the form of cue acting where someone backstage whispered them to the person shortly before he was supposed to deliver them.
5. Aside from writing 38 plays and composing 154 sonnets, Shakespeare was also an established actor. He performed in many of his own plays as well as those of his contemporaries, such as Ben Jonson.
6. “William Shakespeare” is an anagram of “I am a weakish speller”, “I’ll make a wise phrase”, “Lame Swahili speaker” and “Hear me as I will speak”.
7. The moons of Uranus are named after Shakespearean characters. The moons were originally named in 1852 after magical spirits from English literature. The International Astronomy Union subsequently developed the convention to name all further moons of Uranus (of which there are 27) after characters in Shakespeare’s plays or Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock.
8. Shakespeare had close connections with King James I. The King made the actors of Shakespeare’s company ‘Grooms of Chamber’, in response Shakespeare changed the company’s name from the ‘Lord Chamberlain’s Men’ to the ‘King’s Men’. The new title made Shakespeare a favourite with the King and in much demand for Court performances.
9. Unlike most artists of his time, Shakespeare died a very wealthy man with a large property portfolio. He was a brilliant businessman – forming a joint-stock company with his actors meaning he took a share in the company’s profits, as well as earning a fee for each play he wrote.
10. There are more than 80 variations recorded for the spelling of Shakespeare’s name. In the few original signatures that have survived, Shakespeare spelt his name “Willm Shaksp,” “William Shakespe,” “Wm Shakspe,” “William Shakspere,” ”Willm Shakspere,” and “William Shakspeare”. There are no records of him ever having spelt it “William Shakespeare”, as we know him today.
11. The original Globe Theatre came to a premature end in 1613 during a performance of Henry VIII, when a cannon set light to the thatched roof. Within two hours the theatre was burnt to the ground. It was rebuilt in 1614.
12. The Royal Shakespeare Company sells more than half a million tickets a year for Shakespeare productions at their theatres in Stratford-on-Avon, London and Newcastle.
13. Nobody knows Shakespeare’s true birthday. It’s celebrated on April 23 – three days before his baptism, which was recorded on April 26, 1564. However, as Shakespeare was born under the old Julian calendar, what was April 23 during Shakespeare’s life would actually be May 3 according to today’s Gregorian calendar.
10 Behaviors of Smart People
“Stupid is as stupid does.” The great irony of Forrest Gump was how insightful his simplistic sayings really were. In case you don’t know, Gump’s line means you are what you do. In other words, it doesn’t matter how intelligent you think you are or are supposed to be, if you consistently do dumb things, you’re still dumb.
Smarts are ridiculously important and we’ll tell you why. Smart people make smart decisions and that’s the most important factor in how things turn out for you.
One of the smartest choices you’ll ever make is to seek out smart people in your work relationships. Just to be clear, we don’t mean those who think they’re smart but do dumb things. We mean the real deal. Since people don’t have smart meters built into their foreheads, here’s how to tell if someone’s smart, starting with the obvious:
They make smart decisions.
Smart people know their actions have consequences. They also know that they have to earn business results one decision at a time. In other words, a few smart calls won’t make you omnipotent. Consistently making good decisions takes discipline and focus.
They learn from their mistakes.
From our first steps to our last, we learn everything in life by trial and error. We all make mistakes because that’s how we learn. Smart people learn from theirs. After all, if you don’t face reality and judge yourself honestly, you’ll never do better next time.
They don’t have all the answers.
There’s an old saying, “Those of you who think you know everything are annoying to those of us who do.” It’s a funny line but if you say it in earnest, that’s pretty annoying. Smart people don’t need to constantly reinforce the fact by acting like know-it-alls. They’re smart enough to know how much they don’t know.
They surround themselves with smart people.
No man is an island. Individuals may be smart but small teams do the best work. Steve Jobs may have been a control freak, but he made sure the eight or nine people on his leadership team were the most talented he could find and taught them to do the same with their teams. That’s smart.
They are resourceful.
Since human intelligence is an evolutionary advantage — we didn’t evolve an enormous neocortex for no reason – intelligent people are generally more adaptable and creative in the way they make use of their surroundings to achieve results.
They can reason.
Even when presented with irrefutable evidence that they’re wrong, many people will consistently hold their ground as if their life depended on it. Without critical thinking, logical reasoning, causality, and the scientific method, we’d still be living in the dark ages.
They don’t follow fads.
We live in the golden age of fads and pseudoscience. Frankly, nothing speaks louder to the dumbing down of society that was portrayed so accurately in Mike Judge’s futuristic spoof Idiocracy. Urban Dictionary calls it a “movie that was originally a comedy, but became a documentary.” Truth.
They don’t live beyond their means.
We all stretch ourselves somewhat when we’re young. But once you’ve achieved something you don’t want to lose, it’s not very bright to squander it needlessly by living beyond your means.
They’re often their own worst enemy.
As developed as our frontal lobes are, everyone has at least one emotional blind spot that haunts them. Oftentimes that’s just the flipside of whatever it is that makes them smart to begin with. Like yin and yang, they need each other to coexist.
As entrepreneurs, they’re not always successful.
When it comes to business success, intelligence is necessary but not sufficient. We’re not talking about shysters who sucker people or someone who made a fortune off a single smart trade. To found and run a successful business over the long haul, you’ve got to be smart. Period.
საინტერესო სიტყვები და გამონათქვამები – William Shakespeare Edition, Part 1
Which Book Would You Read?
In honor of our celebration of William Shakespeare this week!
Macbeth
Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780140623475
Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror – killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him. A story of war, witchcraft and bloodshed, Macbeth also depicts the relationship between husbands and wives, and the risks they are prepared to take to achieve their desires.
Price: 5.50ლ
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Much Ado About Nothing
Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780141197739
A vivacious woman and a high-spirited man both claim that they are determined never to marry. But when their friends trick them into believing that each harbors secret feelings for the other, they begin to question whether their witty banter and sharp-tongued repartee conceals something deeper. Schemes abound, misunderstandings proliferate and matches are eventually made in this sparkling and irresistible comedy.
Price: 15.90ლ
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Theme of the Week: William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Below we made a quiz to see how well you know your Shakespeare. Good luck!
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Inspirational Quotes
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Celebrating Authors of April
This week we celebrate authors of the past and present who had birthdays in the month of April. Check them out below.
Émile Zola
(April 2, 1840 – September 29, 1902)
Zola was a French writer, the most well-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902.
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Washington Irving
(April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859)
Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle (1819) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820).
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Henry James
(April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916)
James was an American-British writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
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Thornton Wilder
(April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975)
Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes—for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the two plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth.
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Nick Hornby
(April 17, 1957 – Present)
Hornby is an English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels High Fidelity and About a Boy. Hornby’s work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2009
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Charlotte Brontë
(April 21, 1816 – March 31, 1855)
Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. She first published her works (including her best known novel, Jane Eyre) under the pen name Currer Bell.
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Alistair MacLean
(April 21, 1922 – February 2, 1987)
MacLean was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories.
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Nell Freudenberger
(April 21, 1975 – Present)
Freudenberger is an American novelist who has written book reviews for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue and The Nation.
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Anthony Trollope
(April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882)
Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era.
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Robert Penn Warren
(April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989)
Warren was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He received the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel for his novel All the King’s Men (1946) and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1958 and 1979.
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William Shakespeare
(April 23-26, 1564 – April 23, 1616)
Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”.
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Harper Lee
(April 28, 1926 – Present)
Lee is an American novelist widely known for her 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird which deals with the racism she observed as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Though Lee only published this single book for half a century, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature.
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