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Post by fldave on May 4, 2005 14:32:41 GMT 1
As one of the greatest playwrights /poets ever Shakespeare wrote prodigiously.In his honor I submit a daily question pertaining to his many works.Once answered correctly that person may ask a new question.Good luck and great fun!
Question: What is the longest word used in all of Shakespeare's works?
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Post by Hazel on May 4, 2005 14:54:08 GMT 1
Ooooh!! this is one for our Terry to answer.
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Post by GreenJag on May 4, 2005 18:26:39 GMT 1
Ooooh!! this is one for our Terry to answer. Yes Dave, I think that this an excellent idea for a new game! Karmadog seems like a bit of an academic, so I won't spoil her fun by answering this before she has a chance!
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Post by GreenJag on May 4, 2005 19:58:28 GMT 1
It's no good, i can't wait any longer for Helen to have a go, as I'm anxious to demonstrate my vast knowledge of The Works of Shakespeare, as rammed down my throat at Grammar School. How often have I used that word "honorificabilitudinitatibus" when trying to impress a young lady, or trying to achieve a record breaking score whilst playing Scrabble! It comes incidentally from Love's Labour's Lost. My question is, in how many of Shakespeare's plays do ghosts appear? (titles required) And Dave, you are DEFINITELY[/u] banned from answering this one, because I plagiarized it from you in the first place!!!
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Post by AliBullie on May 4, 2005 20:04:05 GMT 1
Well I'm out of this the only thing I know about Shakespeare is that Alf Garrnet called him Billie WaggleDagger Ali
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Post by fldave on May 4, 2005 20:22:55 GMT 1
oh oh I know, I know FlDave
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Post by GreenJag on May 6, 2005 20:43:51 GMT 1
Well Dave, it looks like you are going to have to astound us with your knowledge of Shakespeare, and set us a new challenge also!
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Post by fldave on May 6, 2005 20:59:17 GMT 1
Come on guys, it's Shakespeare! You know SHAKESPEARE!
Terry and I differed slightly from answer but looks like 6 total;MacBeth,Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet,JuliusCeasar,RichardIII and King Lear.
Question Up: What University did William Shakespeare attend?
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Post by GreenJag on May 6, 2005 21:19:51 GMT 1
Naughty naughty, Dave! It's not nice to tease poor Terry! Shakespeares education ended after grammar school, and he did not attend university!!!
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Post by fldave on May 6, 2005 21:32:27 GMT 1
Well Terry a man of lesser intellect might have been challenged but I expected nothing less from yours truly!
Correct
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Post by AliBullie on May 7, 2005 8:59:21 GMT 1
Can I have a go? uh, can I, can I, In which of Shakespear's plays was a herb said to be 'for rememberance' and what was the herb. Ali (who found a Shakespreare trivia site he he )
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Post by fldave on May 7, 2005 12:19:23 GMT 1
Good one Ali. Remember as Terry did, all is not as it appears!
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Post by GreenJag on May 7, 2005 15:02:00 GMT 1
Welcome aboard Ali, it's nice to have someone else get involved in here. Shakespeare is absolutely fascinating, although when I had it rammed down my throat at school I wasn't too keen.
Dave's comments in the post above have got me wondering if I too am missing something, but this is my answer. Back in the times of Shakespeare, flowers were used to give a specific message, with different plants each having their own meaning. The Rosemary, being the answer to your question, was indeed for rememberance, and when Ophelia said it in Hamlet, this was just part of a bouqet which included many other herbs and flowers.
In Romeo and Juliet, when the Friar at Juliets funeral said "stick your rosemary on this fair corse", this too was to signify rememberance. But if I remember correctly there is another line in the same play about Rosemary and Romeo starting with the same letter.
OK Dave your turn! Impress me. Then you can ask the next question.
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Post by fldave on May 7, 2005 20:28:51 GMT 1
Good Terry but what about RichardII Act III scene IV when the gardener says ... "I'll set a bank of Rue, sour herb of grace. Rue, even for ruth, here shortly shall be seen in the remembrance of a weeping Queen."
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The Winters Tale when Perdite mentions..."For you there's rosemary and rue, these keep seeming and savor all the winter long. Grace and remembrance be with you both and welcome to our shearing."
I believe there might even be a couple more. Since you were first to respond Terry, and if it's what Ali was looking for I'll say side out to you!
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Post by AliBullie on May 7, 2005 21:37:33 GMT 1
In Shakespear's Hamlet, the herb said to be 'for rememberance' is Rosemary So you were right Terry I never had the pleasure of Shakespeare at school, I dont think my skool was suffisstcated enuff. But its amazing what you learn from trivia sites Did you know this? The eloquent bard The average American's vocabulary is around 10,000 words - 15,000 if you are REALLY smart. Shakespeare had a vocabluary of over 29,000 words.Ali
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Post by GreenJag on May 8, 2005 8:35:06 GMT 1
I knew you would impress me Dave! And I certainly didn't know about the 29,000 words Ali, he certainly was a cerebral leviathan. Now you've got me wondering how many words I use normally in conversation, and also how many words in addition, of which I am cognisant, but probably would not verbalise in oral communication. Hehe
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Post by fldave on May 8, 2005 10:26:39 GMT 1
Ali, I'm no Shakespeare, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!( there's an ad campaign that shows a guy doing open heart surgery. He's not a doctor but...)
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Post by GreenJag on May 8, 2005 16:12:20 GMT 1
There is speculation that good old Shakespeare had two Annes around the same time, one of which he married, and the other with whom he was 'very' friendly! What is speculated as being the main reason for him marrying Anne Hathaway, and what is the surname of the other Anne, if indeed she existed! I just wanted to give you something to get your teeth into Dave. You have one hour!!!
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Post by AliBullie on May 8, 2005 16:49:13 GMT 1
oooow I know I know Well the first bit anyway. In my Sheakespeare trivia pursuit I found out even in the olde days thou wasantist too careful. His first child was born 6 months after he married Anne H. Naughty naughty Will Ali [/img][/center]
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Post by GreenJag on May 8, 2005 18:01:07 GMT 1
Well done Ali. let's see if Dave comes up with the other bit. I'm sure he will.
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