To Be Or Not To Be Influenced?

We might not be acknowledging it but we seldom quote the great Shakespeare consciously and unconsciously. Shakespeare has influenced not only the era he was probably a part of, but also the eras to come, including the present. The following are some of the phrases we forget he has coined and he sure needs to be given credit.

• Have you ever enjoyed a game "played fast and loose"?


• Have you "suffered from green-eyed jealousy"?


• Do you ever remember being "tongue-tied" or "in a pickle"?


• Have you ever been "a laughing stock"?


• "If the truth were known" - would you not be at ease of peace!


• Have you "slept not one wink"?


• Did you suspect "foul play" in an attempted "assassination"?


• Were you waiting patiently as "the truth will out"?


• Have you "stood on ceremony" and "insisted on fair play"?


• "The more fool you"- You are quoting Shakespeare!"


• How many have stubbornly "refused to budge an inch"?


• Do you consider you are "more sinned against than sinning"?


• Is it your habit to "act more in sorrow than in anger"?


• Have you "knitted your brow" without "rhyme or reason"?


• "For goodness sake"- You are quoting Shakespeare!


• Can you be a "tower of strength" for your family?


• Will you admit when its "too much of a good thing"?


• Have you "seen better days"?


• Did you ever consider something to be an "eyesore"?


• "To give the devil his due" -You are quoting Shakespeare!


• Reading this, did you "laugh yourself into stitches"?


• Or wish you were "dead as a doornail"?


• Is it "high time" to "send me packing"?

You think I am an eyesore, a laughing stock, the devil incarnate, a stony-hearted villain, bloody-minded or a blinking idiot?
then - by Jove! O Lord! Tut, tut! for goodness’ sake! what the dickens! but me no buts - it is all one to me, for I am quoting Shakespeare. :D

Quick witted and crafty, Shakespeare's plays display a natural talent for
combining words that flow effortlessly from the tongue. Are you one who
considers Shakespeare's words an of out date, difficult
to understand language?