Then someone Has alot of explaining to do lol....

My case in point (a continuation of my previous rant): I just responded to the "your favorite book" thread in the "Books" forum, and said that my favorite horror story of all time is Shakespeare's MacBeth. I actually carry a copy of this with me most places I go. Shakespeare tried to explore the entire gamut of human existence and what it meant to be a human being, and he did it with such poetry and genius. Naturally, he HAD to explore the frightening and horrific at some point. You can't escape it! It's part of human life! AND (and here's a cool tidbit I like to teach) Shakespeare was like the Stephen King of his day. People came to his plays not only for the stories he told, but also for the BLOOD. They LOVED it! Actors would fill thin sacks with the blood and guts of pigs and hide these under their costumes. During a sword fight, if a character happened to get stabbed or sliced, the actor would bust this sack with his arm, letting the blood and guts spill out all over the stage from under his shirt. And would anybody call Shakespeare sick? MacBeth is a prime example that horror can be Art, and worth experiencing not just for the fun of it.

Just checking to see if my quote works now...

William Shakespear.. Was it MacBeth or Hamlet that was poor yourich for I knew him well????

That was Hamlet. The awesome quotes: "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" and "Murder most foul" both come from that play as well.

Hubble Bubble Toil and trouble... MacBeth Right

Actually, it's "Double, double toil and trouble; / Fire, burn; and caldron, bubble." But, yes, that's Macbeth.

"Alas, poor Yorick, i knew him, Horatio."


People always mess that one up :)

Not offend, I like Shakespear, But I prefer Poe.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door-
Only this, and nothing more."

I had to shorten it...

I like me:D
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