"Too hot, too
hot!"
From the play The Winter's Tale, spoken by the king,
Leontes, when he (wrongly) suspects that his wife is having an affair. Used
multiple times a day in reference to a variety of things, including the
temperature on the Tube, as well as a euphemism for possibly awkward
conversations during class about Shakespeare's romantic plot lines. Our everyday
conversations became increasingly peppered with what we called "nerdy but
great" Shakespeare references. Other popular ones: "kissing with
inside lip" (also from The Winter's Tale), "Go to! Go to!" (from Romeo and Juliet and others, used in the sense of "let's
go!") and, "Look, it's the pastoral space!" (a classroom term, used in reference
to sheep and the pastoral countryside that Shakespeare wrote about).
"When I'm
applauding at the end of Hamlet, I really feel like I'm applauding
myself."
Quoting Professor Post, in reference to the lengthy nature
of this play. However, our production thankfully was cut to three and half
hours, and Jude Law's acting made it quite entertaining for such a depressing
play (also, he's attractive, but from our seats in the nosebleed section we
could not have known this, so my assessment of his acting is less biased than one
might think).
"What does Rick
Steves say?"
Quoting me and my roommate, whenever we need answers about
where to go, what places are worth paying for, when they're open, etc. Rick
Steves writes amazing travel guides, and I was exceedingly grateful that my
roommate brought one! We began to refer to it as "he" rather than
"the guidebook" because we love Rick's advice and quirky commentary
so much. We also wanted to know if he has any sons, because if so, we'd like to
date/marry them.
"Will
power!"
Quoting various students, including myself, who purchased
shirts in Stratford that say "Will power" all over them and have some
of his plays, with little illustrations, on the front. I plan to wear mine when
I have writer's block or want to procrastinate on homework; the idea is that
Will's literary genius will inspire and motivate me to write well ... hopefully
"will power" will come through for me from here on out! Who wouldn't
want to write the way that Shakespeare did?
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