Favorite Insults in Macbeth

Everyone loves a good Shakespeare insult, but which ones come from Macbeth? There are several in Macbeth, not all of which I will include here, but below are some that are particularly hard-hitting and always manage to amuse. A few in particular stood out to me because they utilize birds in their insults, which add …

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Poetry: Longfellow – A Psalm of Life

Let us, then, be up and doing,    With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing    Learn to labor and to wait.

On Reading Words Twice

On Reading Words Twice

Review: Brave New World

Brave New World: a place devoid of all meaning and life.

Repost: Review – The Great Gatsby

A repost from another blog I write for. I recently read a classic that has been on my “to read” list for years but had never gotten around to reading: Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. I’ll be quite honest, about halfway through the book I didn’t understand why it had been made into a movie or why …

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