Comments on: Top 10 Shakespeare Misquotes

By: The DF Eye on Shakespeare – 22/05/2012 « Acting Shakespeare

The DF Eye on Shakespeare – 22/05/2012 « Acting Shakespeare — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:50:11 +0000

[...] Top 10 Shakespeare Misquotes There is no doubt that Shakespeare is the greatest English writer to have lived. It should come as no surprise to us, then, that he is on… [...]

By: tarlomeTetata

tarlomeTetata — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:14:49 +0000

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By: BeloSpoot

BeloSpoot — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:25:56 +0000

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By: Andie=)

Andie=) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:58:58 +0000

yeah. me too.

By: TheGuyWhoIsn'tHere

TheGuyWhoIsn'tHere — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:11:53 +0000

I’ve never heard anybody say ‘the rest is science.’

By: Clay

Clay — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:13:59 +0000

What about “therein lies the rub” for “ay, there’s the rub” from Hamlet? This is the Shakespeare misquote that I hear the most.

By: Snake

Snake — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:01:02 +0000

I would say the Richard the Third quote works as people use it. The speech is said by Richard in the beginning as a foreshadowing of his discontent with the outcome of the war and then the play is his attempts to undermine and take over as king. So the winter of his discontent is happening now for the character. You could also argue the speech is extremely sarcastic so the intent of the sentence was to proclaim the winter is far from over.

By: opusxgeek

opusxgeek — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:56:05 +0000

Another is “The quick and the dead” from Hamlet.
This is both often misquoted and misinterpreted. The quote from Act V, Scene 1 is “Tis for the dead, not for the quick, therefore thou liest.” The phrase “The quick and the dead” is from the King James Bible, 2 Timothy 4:1.

Additionally, “Quick” did not mean rapid or smart as it does in the modern idiom, but in Elizabethan English meant “Alive,” which makes more sense in the context of the play.

By: last crusader

last crusader — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:22:16 +0000

a lot of the “misquotes” are actually paraphrases. That means that we change the words on purpose because Shakspeare’s wording was in a language that just sounds wierd to modern ears.
Honestly if you want to talk about Shakespeare being misused look at how we force young people to read works that were never meant to be read by most people. The only people who should be reading a play are the people involved in the production. For the rest of us watching and listening are the best way to enjoy it and being forced to read it will likely make us hate it.

By: jreddy666

jreddy666 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:41:37 +0000

“Double, double, toil and trouble.”
Oh, I’m so happy, I can correct my old all-knowing English teacher!!
Thanks, JFrater!