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Does anybody else just love classic literature for the sheer, insane wackiness of it? Like, I don’t even care that much about the writing quality or the fact that these novels/stories/plays changed the face of literature and culture forever. I just love these tales for the stupid drama and wacky characters.

Like Romeo and Juliet. The hero of the play, Romeo, is first introduced to us when his family talks about how he’s literally been shutting himself up alone in his dark room and crying like all the time. That’s one of the first things we learn about one of literature’s most famous romantic heroes. Incredible.

How about Mr. Rochester of Jane Eyre fame? There are all these real life people who swoon over him and I’m just over here like, I also love him, but not because he’s a romantic hero. This dude not only talks to Jane in a super creepy way, but he’s been hiding his mad wife in his attic for years. Not to mention at one point he dresses up like a fortune telling lady and tries to get Jane to admit she loves him. The audacity. And that just skims the surface of the insanity of that book. I love it.

Have you ever read some of the original Sherlock Holmes stories? There’s unending craziness there. I mean, The Hound of the Baskervilles is straight up like a twisted episode of Scooby-Doo. And we’ve all got one of those wacky neighbors that just sits on the moors and spies on people with his telescope, right? How about “The Speckled Band”, where a swamp adder is being sent through the vents to commit murder? And I don’t even have time to delve into the bizarre tale of “The Red-Headed League.”

The Scarlet Letter. The villain’s name is literally Roger Chillingworth. Like, Nathaniel Hawthorne didn’t want you to have any doubt going into that book who the bad guy is. And let me tell you, Roger Chillingworth is straight up crazy. Like, whoa. Iconic.

And I don’t even know what to say about The Iliad. I’ve written before about the wacky chariot race that takes place immediately after the poem’s most tragic death, but there’s so much more. How about the time Agamemnon tries to test his men by being like, “We suck, we should just go home.” And the dudes are all like, “That’s actually a great idea though.” And they all start to pack up and flee to the boats, and Agamemnon is like, “Wait. This wasn’t supposed to happen.” And Odysseus and the bros have to go around frantically trying to stop everyone from fleeing for their lives.

Who could forget Kafka’s The Metamorphosis? A man literally turns into a gigantic bug. Or does he? Maybe it’s all just a metaphor for being a burden to your family. Or maybe this dude actually just turned into a bug. Or maybe it’s both. I hate it. But I also think it’s amazing.

I don’t know if anything is crazier than Great Expectations though. I had to read that book in 9th grade, and I hated every minute of it, but boy do I love to look back on it now and just be like, what was that book even about? There’s Miss Havisham, the jilted spinster who’s still sitting in her wedding dress, surrounded by the crumbling remains of all her wedding stuff. Symbolism. And she literally stopped all the clocks in her house at, like, the moment she was jilted or something. She’s the epitome of petty rage. And the main character, Pip, runs into an escaped convict in the graveyard as a child, and then that convict later becomes Pip’s mysterious benefactor who allows him to become a gentleman, and like, if you haven’t read it, don’t bother, but it’s unbelievable. 

If you’ve ever wanted to read more classic literature, but just couldn’t get into it, here’s my advice. Do what I do. Read the classics with a sense of humor. Find the wackiest thing you can and just laugh at it through the whole book. I used to hate Romeo and Juliet. Now I love it, and laughing at Romeo’s dumb drama is my favorite thing every time.

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I don’t know who needs to hear this but you forgot to take your meds this morning. Love ya! Stay safe stay healthy

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Modern Dead Poets Society

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fifteen year old pete wentz

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make your lives extraordinary

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Rise of Skywalker thought (spoilers ahead)

Okay as much as I love Rey and her character, but I still feel like they should of just left her character dead. And I know part of the reason they didn’t was to show the character growth in Ben. But hear me out. They keep talking about balance in the Force through out the movies. Before the empire had almost all the power so they were throwing off the balance. BUT they end up destroying the entire empire. And yes Rey is the only Jedi left but she has more power than any Jedi that came before her. By leaving Rey alive the empire is off balance. Why mention a topic so much throughout a franchise only to ignore it when it’s convenient for the plot. And once again it’s not like I’d want to see her die it’s just that it would’ve made sense. Her and Kylo both should have died. Ended the pain and problems of the past right there together. It also would have really grown her character too. Despite the fact that she’s a granddaughter of evil she could have made the ultimate sacrifice to die to restore balance. Let the Jedi die with the Sith.

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If you start "Roaring 20s" at 11:59:15 in 2019 then as soon as midnight strikes Brendon Urie will sing "THIS IS MY ROARING, ROARING TWENTIES" in 2020.

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absolute icons

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“No, please don’t kill me, Mr Ghost Face. I wanna be in the sequel!”

Scream (1996) dir. Wes Craven

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hello lovelies!

i’m about 20 away from my next hundred (and like 200 away from my next thousand), and i would love to make some more mutuals, so if you post:

mcu (team cap, revengers, bp, captain marvel, ant-man)

anne with an e

the good place

john mulaney

pose

schitt’s creek

fleabag, killing eve

stranger things

good omens

literature, poetry, quotes

typography, art, photography

interiors, nature, architecture

aesthetics, tv, film

please reblog this post so that i can check out your blog! thank you so much angels! i hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  💛 💛 💛

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absolute icons

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That's exactly how it ended and no one will convince me otherwise.

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hot take: holden caulfield’s not just a whiny little asshole and actually has some serious problems 

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— a phony playlist based on various catcher in the rye events and characters for my english class (you try and figure out which is for which) but i’m sharing it here because i’m phony and what does that even mean