FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for March 15, 2022

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 2 years ago

    Danish prince also avenges his father’s death who was a victim of fratricide.

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    salakfarm Premium Member over 2 years ago

    TL;DR.

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    Jesy Bertz Premium Member over 2 years ago

    “2B or not 2B.”

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    The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Alas, poor Yorick got cut!

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 2 years ago

    A LOT of people die!

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    rmercer Premium Member over 2 years ago

    He was still working on the “ish”. “Is he a REAL Dane, half Dane, or just a wannabe Dane? You know, Dane-ISH!”

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    Katzen1415  over 2 years ago

    Peter takes his time. Each word must be studied and considered individually before moving to the next: Danish, okay, this story takes place in Denmark or is about breakfast pastries. What next? Prince. Royalty is involved. That’s a twist. Does Denmark still have princes? What could come next?

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    tripwire45  over 2 years ago

    Shakespeare is spinning in his grave.

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    hk Premium Member over 2 years ago

    This kid is perfect for the NFL, no talent and no brains.

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    Tweet&Bleat  over 2 years ago

    I thought Hamlet was about baby pigs.

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    Jason Allen  over 2 years ago

    I had a high school English teacher who was vocal about the fact that he made sure to use at least some details not pointed out in the CliffsNotes version of the book for the quiz. “…so if you want a good grade, you’ll read the real book.”

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    fritzoid Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Tom Stoppard, who wrote “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead,” also condensed Shakespeare’s text into “The Fifteen Minute Hamlet.”* Every line is from the original, but it hits all the plot points at breakneck speed. The Soliloquy/Nunnery Scene reads as follows:

    Hamlet: To be, or not to be. That is the question.

    Ophelia: (enters) My Lord!

    Hamlet: Get thee to a nunnery! (Hamlet and Ophelia exit)

    Polonius: Love? His affections do not that way tend. There’s something in his soul o’er which his melancholy sits on brood. He shall with speed to England.

    *Actually, all five acts only take twelve minutes; the “Encore” is a further distillation down to three minutes.

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    paranormal  over 2 years ago

    Students think their teacher won’t know they’re using Cliffs Notes…

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    dv1093  over 2 years ago

    OK, I’ll admit this: I’m over 60 years old, and I still find the Cliffs Notes and/or Spark Notes very helpful to me when I read a book with the accompanying notes. It helps me remember characters and plot lines as I read through the book. I usually read the chapter in the Notes first, then I read the actual book chapter. Good recent example: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.

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    phoenixnyc  over 2 years ago

    “Lion King”, but with people and without shitty music.

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    Stephen Gilberg  over 2 years ago

    You’re cramming and worried about spoilers?

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    sperry532  over 2 years ago

    I had a couple of professors in college who would assign reading and essays, on the texts. They were well familiar with Cliff Notes and Spark Notes. They made sure to ask questions about material NOT contained in either. Not an easy A for many students.

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    asrialfeeple  over 2 years ago

    Do they have books about the Scottish Play?

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    John W Kennedy Premium Member over 2 years ago

    As the late E. B. White put it, “Irtnog.”

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