In Celebration of William Shakespeare
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
Austin, Texas
April 23, 2016 1:19pm CST
Today is April 23rd and according to available records, the famous English poet and playwright, William Shakespeare, was born some time during the month of April and died on April 23, 1616.
Most people like to share their favorite quotes by Shakespeare. The one below is mine. Although many are familiar with his works, “Hamlet” and “Macbeth”, this quote comes from “The Merchant of Venice”. It was required reading in high school.
“The quality of mercy is not strained;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes ...”
Since today is a day to celebrate the life of this well-known bard, I'm going to comb through myLot posts and see if others have started discussions about him. Sounds like fun huh?
ALL SECTIONS More He was the best at insults Credit: Alamy/Telegraph edit 23 April 2016 • 6:49pm It's now the 400th anniversary of The Bard's death. He's best known for enriching English Literature with his fantastic plays and sonnets, which are still rele
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
25 Apr 16
I found that the key to understanding Shakespeare was in having a good English teacher who could dissect his works and get you to understand them. I will always remember Mrs. Rivera. She taught in such a way that she infected me with Shakespeare and with other great literary writers. 
@sol_cee (38218)
• Philippines
25 Apr 16
@cmoneyspinner I had a lazy teacher who let her students do the work. We could have pirated Mrs. Rivera. lol
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@JudyEv (351249)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 16
@cmoneyspinner You are right of course.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Apr 16
yes it does. but I forgot. strange thing I read all his works before high school when I was 11 yrs. just because I was interested.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
25 Apr 16
You read Shakespeare when you were 11 years old? That's impressive!
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
Thanks for this, I didn't know April 23 is Shakespeare's birthday! Young people would remember him for his novel Romeo and Juliet, a love story.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
27 Apr 16
People are not 100% sure it's his birthday but they think they're in the ballpark.
@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Apr 16
There have been other notations on the Bard's birthday posted today.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
23 Apr 16
Thanks. Took a few hours but I've had quite a day! Lots of members wrote about Shakespeare. Fun reading!
