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Rating: 
Summary: lol funny to crude...
Review: "Hang off, thou cat, thou burr! Vile thing, let loose,
Or I will shake thee from me like a serpent!"
-Midsummers Night's DreamMy favorite quote since I love cats. Here is a volume of quotes designed to insult, yet some are far too crude to really use. I find myself asking: "Did Shakespeare really write this? And how did I miss this when watching a play?" Well, it is much clearer in writing and if you don't quite comprehend it the first time, at least here you can read it again. Each insult is on a separate line of text complete with reference as to the play and the line. The section on "How to Handle this book" is the funniest "introduction" to a book I have ever read. "People need insults. Most people behave so abominably that they cry out for abuse. Charity moves us to meet this need. Abuse is a form of attention, and a little accommodating attention makes anyone feel human again." It goes on.... Next a section on name calling lists short and snappy names you can use under your breath to amuse yourself. I would not say most of them!!1 I am however now interested to know what "drudge" really meant then! You will need a dictionary to uncloth these words as they are clocked in some mystery. The plays are listed in alphabetical order...find your favorite and look up a few lines..memorize and keep them handy for posting at a discussion board or for rebuking someone who is especially rude to you. Otherwise, just keep it around to amuse yourself to no
end with quotes you wish you had thought of yourself. The "treasures" are buried in a ton of "unmentionable" phrases. While I abhor crudeness, I did find many quotes I absolutely loved. With pen in hand, I am marking off all my favorite lines. "I must discontinue your company." Much
Ado About Nothing, 5. 1. 183-85 The final section on "Ready Insults" is a handy reference for specific encounters. I would definately not say some of the phrases in this
book, nor do all of them amuse me, but if you find
just 10 phrases in this book you can use...to amuse... It is quite worth it. An Index makes looking up
your favorite quotes a breeze. Also look up: Brush up Your Shakespeare! by Michael Macrone
Rating:
Summary: lol funny to crude...
Review: "Hang off, thou cat, thou burr! Vile thing, let loose,
Or I will shake thee from me like a serpent!"
-Midsummers Night's Dream My favorite quote since I love cats. Here is a volume of quotes designed to insult, yet some are far too crude to really use. I find myself asking: "Did Shakespeare really write this? And how did I miss this when watching a play?" Well, it is much clearer in writing and if you don't quite comprehend it the first time, at least here you can read it again. Each insult is on a separate line of text complete with reference as to the play and the line. The section on "How to Handle this book" is the funniest "introduction" to a book I have ever read. "People need insults. Most people behave so abominably that they cry out for abuse. Charity moves us to meet this need. Abuse is a form of attention, and a little accommodating attention makes anyone feel human again." It goes on.... Next a section on name calling lists short and snappy names you can use under your breath to amuse yourself. I would not say most of them!!1 I am however now interested to know what "drudge" really meant then! You will need a dictionary to uncloth these words as they are clocked in some mystery. The plays are listed in alphabetical order...find your favorite and look up a few lines..memorize and keep them handy for posting at a discussion board or for rebuking someone who is especially rude to you. Otherwise, just keep it around to amuse yourself to no
end with quotes you wish you had thought of yourself. The "treasures" are buried in a ton of "unmentionable" phrases. While I abhor crudeness, I did find many quotes I absolutely loved. With pen in hand, I am marking off all my favorite lines. "I must discontinue your company." Much
Ado About Nothing, 5. 1. 183-85 The final section on "Ready Insults" is a handy reference for specific encounters. I would definately not say some of the phrases in this
book, nor do all of them amuse me, but if you find
just 10 phrases in this book you can use...to amuse... It is quite worth it. An Index makes looking up
your favorite quotes a breeze. Also look up: Brush up Your Shakespeare! by Michael Macrone
Rating: 
Summary: Why use your own insults when Shakepeare's are so colorful?
Review: Based on the premise that "people NEED insults," Hill and Ottchen here offer a catalogue of every insult the immortal bard ever published. It must have been a tedious collection process, but the work was well worth it; as anyone even the slightest bit familiar with Shakespeare would expect, here in this isolated form his insults reveal themselves as powerful, picturesque, and scathing. The language and the diversity of emotion and expression will not fail to impress you. My one quibble with the collection is that is seems rudderless in its organization. If we are intended to use the language as our own, why does most of the book consist of a list of insults organized by PLAY (which is hard to use, and a bit tedious to read unless you are treating the book as a concordance for the play itself) rather than by type of insult or applicability? (The final section offers this, but it is VERY short). In terms of content and concept, though, this book makes for a great addition to a classroom, resource collection, letter-writing desktop, or to the Shakeseare-lover's coffee table -- a good gift for the scholar or bibliophile.
Rating:
Summary: Why use your own insults when Shakepeare's are so colorful?
Review: Based on the premise that "people NEED insults," Hill and Ottchen here offer a catalogue of every insult the immortal bard ever published. It must have been a tedious collection process, but the work was well worth it; as anyone even the slightest bit familiar with Shakespeare would expect, here in this isolated form his insults reveal themselves as powerful, picturesque, and scathing. The language and the diversity of emotion and expression will not fail to impress you. My one quibble with the collection is that is seems rudderless in its organization. If we are intended to use the language as our own, why does most of the book consist of a list of insults organized by PLAY (which is hard to use, and a bit tedious to read unless you are treating the book as a concordance for the play itself) rather than by type of insult or applicability? (The final section offers this, but it is VERY short). In terms of content and concept, though, this book makes for a great addition to a classroom, resource collection, letter-writing desktop, or to the Shakeseare-lover's coffee table -- a good gift for the scholar or bibliophile.
Rating:
Summary: Why use your own insults when Shakepeare's are so colorful?
Review: Based on the premise that "people NEED insults," Hill and Ottchen here offer a catalogue of every insult the immortal bard ever published. It must have been a tedious collection process, but the work was well worth it; as anyone even the slightest bit familiar with Shakespeare would expect, here in this isolated form his insults reveal themselves as powerful, picturesque, and scathing. The language and the diversity of emotion and expression will not fail to impress you. My one quibble with the collection is that is seems rudderless in its organization. If we are intended to use the language as our own, why does most of the book consist of a list of insults organized by PLAY (which is hard to use, and a bit tedious to read unless you are treating the book as a concordance for the play itself) rather than by type of insult or applicability? (The final section offers this, but it is VERY short). In terms of content and concept, though, this book makes for a great addition to a classroom, resource collection, letter-writing desktop, or to the Shakeseare-lover's coffee table -- a good gift for the scholar or bibliophile.
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Summary: Marvelous! Tickle your brain and upgrade conversation
Review: Not a book to be read from cover to cover, but used as a reference. Categories (lawyers, doctors, fools, etc.) of phrases and lines from the "Compleat Works" which are mildly to outrageously insulting. The editor stretches the word insult a bit, since at least some of the epithets included might be affectionately used. Without good actors to say them amusingly, these lines might not seem as hilarious or insulting as they are, but for those trying to educate about Shakespeare or wishing to show off a bit, this book is wonderful.
Rating:
Summary: Marvelous! Tickle your brain and upgrade conversation
Review: Not a book to be read from cover to cover, but used as a reference. Categories (lawyers, doctors, fools, etc.) of phrases and lines from the "Compleat Works" which are mildly to outrageously insulting. The editor stretches the word insult a bit, since at least some of the epithets included might be affectionately used. Without good actors to say them amusingly, these lines might not seem as hilarious or insulting as they are, but for those trying to educate about Shakespeare or wishing to show off a bit, this book is wonderful.
Rating:
Summary: HILIARIOUS!
Review: This book will is a sure fire way to get friends laughing. So buy it, you cofbeater!
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Summary: A Book Of Bad Words
Review: This was the best book I ever bought!
Rating:
Summary: Very Useful! Good Book!
Review: Wayne Hill and Cynthia Ottchen have compiled a very useful list of insults from the works of the Master Bard himself!
The book begins with Part I providing a list of ready to use insulting names for the act of "name-calling." Part II examines Shakespeare's major plays and the insulting lines therefrom. Part III ends the book with a list of Ready Insults For Particular Occasions.
Trust me, upon purchase and use of this text, when the content is memorized, you will never be at a loss for words again! Commendable work. Outstanding. Five stars.
Example: "You foul-mouthed and caluminous knave; you rabble of vile confederates, and herd of boils and plagues, etc."
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