My last entry was about slang phrases. How many of these phrases have you used today? Recently? In the past week? Month? Year? Ever? I know I've used them all at some point:
All that glitters is not gold, all's well that ends well, bated breath, putting your best foot forward, breaking the ice, come what may,every dog will have his day, eating me out of house and home, forever and a day, for goodness sake, the game is up, it was Greek to me, high time, in a pickle, just so-so, killing with kindness, laughing stock, lying low, love is blind, seen better days, and wild goose chase.
If you've ever used one of those phrases, you'll be surprised (or not... maybe you knew!) to know that you were quoting Shakespeare! Shocking right? What does Shakespeare have to do with modern writers, speech, movies, and TV shows? Pretty much everything. I've never been a huge Shakespeare aficionado, but, the truth is, half of the stories we tell today wouldn't exist without him. It is said that at any given time, somewhere in the world, Hamlet is being performed. Crazy. I'm not Shakespeare's number one fan, but I can certainly respect what he did for the English language and entertainment. Think about it some time. So many stories are re-writes of Shakespearean plays, it is mind-boggling. In short, he's not as out-of-date as people believe him to be.
Oh, P.S., this is a replica of the Globe theater in London. The topic and the picture are relevant! lol
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