Comments on: 10 Unusual Last Wills And Testaments http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/ Ultimate Top 10 Lists - Listverse Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:37:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mario http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-218954 Mario Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:56:26 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-218954 I want a very public funeral in which I am lying naked in a casket made entirely from plexiglass. I want a very public funeral in which I am lying naked in a casket made entirely from plexiglass.

]]> By: Brie http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-188145 Brie Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:03:07 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-188145 Yes, I'm very grateful for Vergil's friends... The Aeneid is superb beyond words. Yes, I’m very grateful for Vergil’s friends… The Aeneid is superb beyond words.

]]> By: Paro http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-122895 Paro Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:02:48 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-122895 Carol Ann Duffy has written a beautiful poem entitled "Anne Hathaway" part of "The World's Wife" anthology. One of the only poems in the collection which portrays the woman and man as a couple in genuine love. Have a read, Duffy's view is that Hathaway got the bed as a symbol of love and sex. http://www.stpetershigh.org.uk/DEPARTMENTS/ENGLISH_DEPT/PRUSH/KS5_Resources/Year13A2Resources/Anne_Hathaway_Duffy.html Carol Ann Duffy has written a beautiful poem entitled “Anne Hathaway” part of “The World’s Wife” anthology. One of the only poems in the collection which portrays the woman and man as a couple in genuine love. Have a read, Duffy’s view is that Hathaway got the bed as a symbol of love and sex.

http://www.stpetershigh.org.uk/DEPARTMENTS/ENGLISH_DEPT/PRUSH/KS5_Resources/Year13A2Resources/Anne_Hathaway_Duffy.html

]]> By: Unusual Last Wills And Testaments | Mick Landers http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-110738 Unusual Last Wills And Testaments | Mick Landers Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:54:45 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-110738 [...] This is a list of 10 of the strangest last wishes of people famous, and not so famous. [...] [...] This is a list of 10 of the strangest last wishes of people famous, and not so famous. [...]

]]> By: Melpomene http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-104313 Melpomene Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:42:00 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-104313 A note about Virgil: it was Augustus alone (the commissioner of 'The Aeneid,' after all) whom he told to burn the Aeneid. Virgil died on a boat after becoming ill quite suddenly. He felt that his magnus opus would not be done justice in its incomplete state. Because the onset of his sickness was so sudden, he didn't have any time to further work on the epic. A note about Virgil: it was Augustus alone (the commissioner of ‘The Aeneid,’ after all) whom he told to burn the Aeneid. Virgil died on a boat after becoming ill quite suddenly. He felt that his magnus opus would not be done justice in its incomplete state. Because the onset of his sickness was so sudden, he didn’t have any time to further work on the epic.

]]> By: DG http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-102778 DG Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:32:23 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-102778 Okay, people, study your history-- Shakespeare left his kid his best bed, because that's what you do in that time--you leave your best bed to your kid. And he left his wife his second best bed, correct. But bear in mind that beds of this time were very very large and heavy--and built in the room intending to house the bed. And then never moved. So Shakespeare left his best bed to his son--meaning he left the house to his son, as he would be sleeping in the best bedroom. And by leaving his wife his second best bed, he was saying that she would have a place to live for the rest of her days--with his son. Okay, people, study your history–

Shakespeare left his kid his best bed, because that’s what you do in that time–you leave your best bed to your kid. And he left his wife his second best bed, correct. But bear in mind that beds of this time were very very large and heavy–and built in the room intending to house the bed. And then never moved. So Shakespeare left his best bed to his son–meaning he left the house to his son, as he would be sleeping in the best bedroom. And by leaving his wife his second best bed, he was saying that she would have a place to live for the rest of her days–with his son.

]]> By: John http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-101741 John Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:44:03 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-101741 i really should read all the comments before i open my mouth haha i really should read all the comments before i open my mouth haha

]]> By: John http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-101740 John Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:43:23 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-101740 Hi all, Ive Studied Shakespear, and the reason behind the "second best bed" is easily explained by the context of the time. During the period of his life, it was customary for the owner of the house, to offer the best bed the house had to offer, to a guest in there home. so when a family slept, the guest would have the Best Bed, Whilst the heads of the family I.E. mother and father, would sleep in the "Second Best Bed" So when Shakespear gave his wife his "Second Best Bed" he was really giving her the one that they had both slept upon for so long, where he had found inspiration. Home ive shed some light! Great list BTW! Hi all, Ive Studied Shakespear, and the reason behind the “second best bed” is easily explained by the context of the time. During the period of his life, it was customary for the owner of the house, to offer the best bed the house had to offer, to a guest in there home. so when a family slept, the guest would have the Best Bed, Whilst the heads of the family I.E. mother and father, would sleep in the “Second Best Bed”
So when Shakespear gave his wife his “Second Best Bed” he was really giving her the one that they had both slept upon for so long, where he had found inspiration.
Home ive shed some light! Great list BTW!

]]> By: Enlaces entre horas » Post Topic » Aprendiendo algo nuevo cada día http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-100987 Enlaces entre horas » Post Topic » Aprendiendo algo nuevo cada día Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:17:10 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-100987 [...] 10 testamentos y herencias inusuales de personajes famosos [...] [...] 10 testamentos y herencias inusuales de personajes famosos [...]

]]> By: bobby hill http://listverse.com/2008/08/23/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-96269 bobby hill Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:59:44 +0000 http://listverse.com/people/10-unusual-last-wills-and-testaments/#comment-96269 In Shakespeare's time the best bed in the house was the bed for guests. The second best bed was the bed that the husband and wife slept in. In Shakespeare’s time the best bed in the house was the bed for guests. The second best bed was the bed that the husband and wife slept in.

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