A Little Shakespeare


It's Friday, and I need a little Shakespeare. I've always loved this piece, written by a man to tell women not to spend their time fretting over the odd doings of men.
But beyond the subject and theme, the words themselves are so lovely and lyrical. That guy really knew what he was doing!
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more.    Men were deceivers ever,One foot in sea, and one on shore,    To one thing constant never.Then sigh not so, but let them go,    And be you blithe and bonny,Converting all your sounds of woe    Into hey nonny, nonny.
Sigh no more ditties, sing no more    Of dumps so dull and heavy.The fraud of men was ever so    Since summer first was leafy.Then sigh not so, but let them go,    And be you blithe and bonny,Converting all your sounds of woe    Into hey, nonny, nonny.
-From Much Ado About Nothing
And in case you never saw it, here is the poem performed by the luminous Emma Thompson .

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Published on September 14, 2012 09:50
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