A Midsummer Night's Scene
(Whereupon Shakespeare encounters an electric fan)A Midsummer Night's SceneNow soft, what breeze wafts from yonder device?An instrument of infinite cunning,made perfect for a summer's evening,when all...
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just like shakespeare but not as long.I came accross a camping sale once that advertised, "This is the discount of our winter tents" or was it "the winter of our discount tents"in all seriousness I...
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I bow to your creativity my friend I think Will would have been impresses
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Thank you both!The canadian TV program, The Red Green Show, has a semi-regular segment called "The Winter of our Discount Tent". I've seen it in the USA on the Public Broadcasting (PBS) stations.
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Very nicely done! What would Shakespeare have made of the modern world, I wonder......I remember years ago seeing a show in London called Return to the Forbidden Planet, subtitled "Shakespeare's...
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Thank you. That show does sound interesting. I enjoy parodies in general.
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This was great, Michael. You did the Bard justice. There is an annual outdoor theater production in El Paso, Texas that my son participated in that often did Shakespeare. Each end-of-run performance...
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Eva: Thank you. That end-of-run performance sounds like fun.
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I am quite sure Will Shakespear would have found his way to making money as he did in his own time
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Dear Boardflak,Methinks your rewrite with its humorous twist is a gem!Cheers, Ron jgd
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Good bit of humor here, Flak, mixing unlikely items from centuries apart. Good use of familiar Shakespearean phrases to carry the moment.Gaer
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Thank you both. This was a little like sampling bits of old songs to make a new one, with just enough original stuff to tie it all together.
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OH!Much enjoyed this...as I believe Old Will might have as well!But dang, I still don't know how they wore wool in Summer!
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You've joined an eminent Club - of Writers of Shakespearean Parody! Nicely done.
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Gala Of the Garden: Thank you. I'm not sure about wool in the summer, either!davicletay: Thank you. I have written one other Shakespearean-themed piece, back in 2003 when the Blaster Worm hit the...
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