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Post by fldave on May 11, 2005 21:24:35 GMT 1
[You said you liked fishing Dave!] YES?
Interesting as this mirrored a similar event of the time. It was called the gunpowder plot. As mentioned it was a plot to murder the king, all heirs and most of the nobility. The play was timely, no!
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Post by GreenJag on May 11, 2005 21:28:05 GMT 1
I knew you wouldn't let me down!
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Post by fldave on May 11, 2005 21:52:09 GMT 1
To whom did Shakespeare dedicate his long narrative poems - VENUS and ADONIS and THE RAPE OF LUCRECE?
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Post by AliBullie on May 11, 2005 22:08:12 GMT 1
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Post by fldave on May 11, 2005 22:17:08 GMT 1
Ali you are both quick and correct
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Post by GreenJag on May 11, 2005 22:21:01 GMT 1
Definitely too quick for me!
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Post by AliBullie on May 12, 2005 8:01:58 GMT 1
Oh no more trivia questions, Im going to have to go on a Shakespeare hunt later. but heres a fact, Shakespearean words The words "assassination"and "bump" were invented by Shakespeare. If you say "laugh it off" you are also quoting shakespeare. Other inventions included 'puke' and 'bedroom' Now no fighting about who puts the next question up. I think it should be the oldest I'll leave you to work out who that is. Ali
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Post by GreenJag on May 12, 2005 10:37:15 GMT 1
The words "assassination"and "bump" were invented by Shakespeare. Now here's a challenge for you Ali, as you obviously like researching various subjects, and appear keen to learn. I did not know of the link with Shakespeare and assassination, but I do know very well the origin of the word assasin. It is something I read quite a lot about 2 or 3 years ago. So I won't give you any clues, but do a bit of research about the origin of the word 'assassin', and see what you come up with. Whilst you're at it, are you aware of the origin of 'thug'? As for the next Shakespeare question, as Dave Started this topic, I'll defer to him, when he wakes up.
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Post by fldave on May 12, 2005 13:58:33 GMT 1
If I guess whom I think you want us to think it is than I might be outthunked! Yet me knowing that already makes me a winner!
Q:With whom did Shakespeare collaborate with on the play THE TWO NOBLE KINGSMEN.
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Post by AliBullie on May 12, 2005 21:01:05 GMT 1
Well after some research I found this Assassin For 200 years a murderous sect of religious fanatics terrorized the Middle East, using the town of Alamut, in South Persia, as their base. They killed under the influence of drugs and became notorious through their Arabic name of Hashshisbin ("users of hashish". The sect was wiped out by the mongols in the 13th century, but the Anglicized version of the name lives onAssassin From the old Arabic word "hashshshin," which meant, "someone who is addicted to hash," that is, marijuana. Originally refered to a group of warriors who would smoke up before battle Now why would you be so interested in hash ummm Thug In the early days of British rule in India--and long, long before-- thousands of travelers died at the hands of the Thags, members of a macabre religious cult. The victims were strangled in a ritual form of murder called Thagi, then their bones were broken to make burial easier in small graves. By the mid-19th century a British campaign led by William Sleeman had virtually wiped out the cult, but the Anglicized name lives on, as a description of a violent criminal Ali
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Post by GreenJag on May 13, 2005 7:42:15 GMT 1
Assassin ..... killed under the influence of drugs Thug .... The victims were strangled in a ritual form of murder called Thagi Well done Ali, they do say that a day without learning is a day wasted, so you can now be confident that yesterday was not wasted. It has been said that I'm a mine of information, but the trouble being that 99.9% of it is totally useless! That probably pretty much sums it up!
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Post by GreenJag on May 13, 2005 8:09:08 GMT 1
Q:With whom did Shakespeare collaborate with on the play THE TWO NOBLE KINGSMEN. The titlepage of The Two Noble Kinsmen states that it was written by 'the memorable worthies of their time; Mr. Iohn Fletcher, and Mr. William Shakespeare'. Shakespeare has been identified as the author of act 1, act 2 scene 1, and act 5. Q. Shakespeare is generally accepted as being the writer of The Works of William Shakespeare, but this is a matter of some conjecture in certain quarters! Who are the other 5 most seriously considered contenders?
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Post by fldave on May 13, 2005 18:39:14 GMT 1
Q. Shakespeare is generally accepted as being the writer of The Works of William Shakespeare, but this is a matter of some conjecture in certain quarters! Who are the other 5 most seriously considered contenders? A: Francis Bacon, Edward DeVere, The Earl Of Oxford, Christopher Marlowe AND AND AND Queen ElizabethI.
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Post by GreenJag on May 13, 2005 19:50:30 GMT 1
Francis Bacon, Edward DeVere, The Earl Of Oxford, Christopher Marlowe AND AND AND Queen ElizabethI I know you're just doing this to give me a good chuckle Dave, and it worked!!! So that's 4 out of the 5, and I assure you the identity of the other one is very readily available! So I'll just delete QE I.
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Post by AliBullie on May 13, 2005 20:05:29 GMT 1
is it any of these? Other notable candidates have included William Stanley, Earl of Derby; Ben Johnson; Thomas Middleton; Sir Walter Raleigh Ali
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Post by GreenJag on May 13, 2005 20:26:50 GMT 1
Yes Ali, it was indeed William Stanley, The Sixth Earl of Derby. Well done.
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Post by fldave on May 18, 2005 21:29:11 GMT 1
HELLO , Hello. I'm looking for an Ali
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Post by AliBullie on May 19, 2005 7:36:10 GMT 1
oh yeh sorry its my go isn't it
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Post by AliBullie on May 19, 2005 7:46:16 GMT 1
When Hamlet speaks of his "bare bodkin" what is he talking about.
Ali
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Post by fldave on May 19, 2005 14:16:09 GMT 1
Ali, is that the extra long pin used then in the hair?
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