Sherack Nhar Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep-- No more-- and by a sleep to say we end The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks The flesh is heir to! 'Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep-- To sleep-- perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give pause. There's the respect That makes calamity of so long life: For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of despised love, the law's delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of th' unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No traveler returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have, Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pitch and moment, With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action.---Soft you now, The fair Ophelia! ---Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered. I am sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc Stryphe Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Whao, Whoa, Whoa!!! What's going on Sherack? Your not checking out early are you! Stop quoting Shakespeare and start revealing exactly what's on your mind! I'm here, I'm listening, I care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherack Nhar Posted October 18, 2002 Author Share Posted October 18, 2002 --Now I am alone. O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! Is it not monstrous that this player here, But in a fiction, in a dream of passion, Could force his soul so to his own conceit Tears in his eyes, distraction in his aspect, A broken voice, and his whole function suiting With forms to his conceit? And all for nothing! For Hecuba! What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, That he should weep for her? What would he do Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have? I know you care Havoc, but right now I feel more like expressing my emotions rather than explaining a situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc Stryphe Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I understand you'd rather express than discuss. Just do me a favor, promise me you won't "express" your feelings by doing something stupid! You can keep up the Shakespeare and poetry posting. I'll read it faithfully, and I'll wait until you are ready to talk about the real issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherack Nhar Posted October 18, 2002 Author Share Posted October 18, 2002 It's nowhere near as big of a deal as you seem to make it out to be... O that this too too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew, Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon 'gainst self-slaughter. O God, God, How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the use of this world! I really like this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc Stryphe Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Originally posted by Sherack Nhar It's nowhere near as big of a deal as you seem to make it out to be... Oh...um...well then...I feel a little embarrased! I'm glad it's not That bad, but I still hate to see my friends in pain or suffering of any calibur, physically or emotionally. I do appreciate the poetry, I just wish we could share it under better terms. I really do consider you a friend, and I'm here if you need, or you're ready to have, someone to talk to, k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherack Nhar Posted October 18, 2002 Author Share Posted October 18, 2002 Sure! But I already feel better just by quoting The Great. This is a lesson I should learn: Be not too tame either, but let your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. For anything so o'erdone is from* the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. *The word from in that sentence means "contrary to" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 You can't have a better tomorrow if you're thinking about yesterday all the time. Go fly a kite or something, sher. I never cared much for Shakespeare. ^-^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Homer Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I like quoting Shakespeare too.... TO BE OR.......um....oh s***.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eets Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 We still love ya, sher.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherack Nhar Posted October 18, 2002 Author Share Posted October 18, 2002 Well I just came back home. I went out to distract myself a bit and I must say the day has gone quite well. First I went shopping a bit and I bought three very interesting items: the new two-discs set DVD release of Amadeus (you know, the movie about Mozart's life), as well as two books of other Shakespeare plays - namely, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. I can't wait to read them! And I only got 'em for ten bucks too ^_^ The second part of my day took place in a Famous Theatre: I went to see Red Dragon. Good movie, very tense. Since I didn't read the book, I got a little bit lost about halfway into the movie, but then I got back on track near the end. Edward Norton is really really great, much more entertaining as an FBI agent than Jodie Foster ever was. If you're going to see it for Hannibal Lecter, you're going to be disappointed. Anthony Hopkins just can't top his performance in Silence of the Lambs. While the spotlight of SotL was the interaction between Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter, the main attraction of Red Dragon is the character development of Fracis Dolarhyde, AKA "Tooth Fairy"/"Red Dragon". It was really well done, and well acted-out. Oh yeah, another thing while we're on the subject of movies and Shakespeare: some of you may remember Kenneth Branagh's interpretation of Hamlet, released in 1996. It was often touted as the best movie version of Hamlet ever, with the long version's length at about four hours. The whole text was included, nothing was cut out. Unfortunately, that movie never made it into DVD, only VHS So please, let the studio know that there IS a market for a DVD Hamlet, and clicky-click this link and enter your email address. Thank you for your time ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Oh...um...well then...I feel a little embarrased! Worrying about friends are normal. Don't be embarrased.. a quote ending with "I'm sorry" always make me a bit edgy, after some other poster in the XWA community killed himself shortly after posting about being depressed. It's normal to care. Sometimes it might save lives. You've got your heart in the right place, Stryphe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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