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I can’t read lips unless they’re touching mine.

Romeo to Juliet, Act I, Scene V (via incorrectshakespeare)

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Jennie Greenberry as the Princess of France and Jennifer Latimore in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of “Love’s Labor’s Lost.” Photo by Liz Lauren. 

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Tomorrow is the Ides of March! BEWARE!

…or, you know, don’t.

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Et tu, Brutè?

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I had a lot of fun putting together a Hamlet-themed  Hamilton parody of “Wait for It” a month ago, and, as one cannot desire too much of a good thing, I’ve gone ahead and done another one. From one English king to another…

(Here’s the song it’s based on, if you haven’t heard it yet, sung by King George III to the American colonies.)

Thanks again to Dan Beaulieu of the Seven Stages Shakespeare Company and No Holds Bard Podcast for being my sounding board on this comic.

If you like Shakespeare/musical theatre mash-ups, be sure to also check out The Sound of Hamlet and Into the (Shakespearean) Woods!

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Taking another short break from Twelfth Night. OK, so I’m over a year late to get on the Hamilton bandwagon. I’ve been geeking out about it from afar but only recently made the time to actually sit down and listen properly to the whole thing.

It’s hardly revolutionary (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) to make a connection between Hamilton and Hamlet. Hamilton’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, got the ball rolling with this recorded encounter:

Well, I’ve never met a musical number that I haven’t wanted to at least try to parody, so I thought I’d take a song from Hamilton and rework it a bit… into Hamleton. It was not easy, as Miranda’s lyrics are very dense and intricate, and I’m not entirely sure I’ve succeeded, but here it is anyways. Many thanks to Dan Beaulieu of the Seven Stages Shakespeare Company and No Holds Bard Podcast for acting as Lyrical Dramaturge on this effort.

(Here’s the song in question, if you’ve somehow managed not to listen to Hamilton yet.)

COMING SOON* TO A WEBCOMIC NEAR YOU: Cordelia… Goneril… and Regan… the Le-ar Sisters!

*may or may not be coming soon

If you like Shakespeare/musical theatre mash-ups, be sure to check out The Sound of Hamlet and Into the (Shakespearean) Woods.

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Time for another Hamilton/Shakespeare parody! Today’s offering takes Romeo and Juliet and sets it to “The Room Where It Happens”.

In case you missed them, don’t forget to check out my other Hamilton parodies:

Wait for It (Hamlet)

I’m Hunchbacked (Richard III)

If musical Shakespeare parodies are your thing, I’ve also got:

A Modern Major Shakespeare Fan

The Sound of Hamlet

Into the (Shakespearean) Woods

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I’m not the cruel type, but they are, and that’s the secret.

Lavinia, in her head, Act II, Scene IV (via incorrectshakespeare)

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I got married in 1066 BCE and Puck was my best man. He cancelled his holiday to do it. Then he got drunk and put a bow-and-arrow through the palace window. But until then it was great.

Oberon, probably (via incorrectshakespeare)

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Baby, I got scars myself, more than I can even count. I can still feel each one, I can feel the way the skin’s gone all see-through, like if you looked real hard, you could see straight inside me.

Ophelia to Hamlet, Act III, Scene II (via incorrectshakespeare)

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Petruchio: Seduce me. Write letters to me. And poems, I love poems. Ravish me with your words. Seduce me.

Katherina: dude you need to calm the f down

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Oh, so you like Ophelia? Name three of her albums.

Polonius to Hamlet, Act III, Scene II (via incorrectshakespeare)

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I’m hopeless and awkward and desperate for love!

Orsino, Malvolio, Romeo, Benedick, Orlando, Helena, all Antonios (via incorrectshakespeare)

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this gay shakespeare kiss cleared my acne, cured my depression, and paid all my college tuition

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I love it when commercials say ‘real people, not actors’, because it implies that actors aren’t real people, which is 100% true.

Peter Quince, constantly  (via incorrectshakespeare)

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♫ why the fuck you lyin, why you always lyin? oh my god, stop fucking lying ♫

Emilia to Iago, Act V, Scene II (via incorrectshakespeare)

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I have to stop saying, ‘How am I going to kill my way out of this one?’ every time there is trouble going on, or at least not out loud.

Macbeth, probably (via incorrectshakespeare)