Mmm, lampray bake!

Kit hath given your Will this recipe for lampray bake, which he doth swear is food fit for kinge. Be wary that thou doth not eat a surfeit of sayd lamprays, groundlyngs, lest ye end up like King Henry I.

Need an insult? Will has you covered

Ah, 'tis Monday. Mayhap some Ben Jonson doth glower around thee at thy worke? Feel tree to tag on Facebooke or share those that offend thee with this insult.

Will Sommers, court jester

Here thou canst perceive another leaf of Will, his yearbooke, groundlyngs. This is Will Sommers, court foole to Henry VIII and some time Mary, his daughter. Will's wit, though praised by His Majestie, didst make him some enemies at court.

Sonnet 116 and the volta

Your Will doth often use the volta, or turn, in his sonnets. Where Petrarch doth use the volta in lines eight, Will doth favor the volta in the closing couplet. Here thou canst perceive the volta in one of mine most-lovéd sonnets.

Advice fir for a villain

You Will hath given thee advice fit for a Kinge, and that from a Fool. This day, I do offer thee advice from the villain. If ye be one, it may aide thee in thy vice; if thou findest thyself near the villain, this may prove to be his undoinge.

Twelfth Night playbooke

My deare groundlyngs, as your Will and company doth prepare for winter-tide performances, Kit didst watch us practice this new playe of mine. He thought ye moderns might longe for some guide to this comedie.

Need an insult?

Needest thou an insult? Will doth have thee cover'd. Feel to share with those that offend thee.

Sonnet 6

'Tis chilly and cloudy, and as I didst cross the Thames today, groundlyngs, I didst but think thou mighte want for some poesie. Here is mine sonnet six, which doth begin with thoughts of winter...

That smile!

Your Will doth oft muse ye moderns might longe for a glimpse of my daily lyfe. This may aide thee to understande why no one in Will's age doth smile for his portrait.

Fir for a Fool

My deare groundlyngs,

Betimes ye moderns look to mine workes for advice or comfort in thy moments of need. Your Will hath determinéd 'twould aide thee to put some of mine wordes here on mine wall. Behold, I have for thee: advice fit for a Fool. ;)

Will's leet speak

Good day to thee, groundlyngs. When your Will doth write to his Kit or Dick, betimes I do use what ye moderns call "leet speak." I thought thou might longe for a looke at mine wordes. Feel free to share if thou believe this may aide thy FBFs.

Will's yearbook

Here thou canst perceive another leaf of Will, his yearbooke, groundlyngs. This is Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud ben Mohammed Anoun, who in 1600 hath attended the court to try to move her Majestie to attack the common enemie Spain. There are some who do believe this Barbary ambassador hath movéd your Will to write Othello.

O, for a bottle of sack!

 

Betimes, Falstaff is not so foolish as he seems, groundlyngs. ;)

Need an insult?

Needest thou an insult? Your Will dost have thee cover'd! Feel free share with those who do offend thee.

Is the Queen a virgin?

Kit and I hath spent a merry eve at the Mermaid. After many cups of sack, we didst take a poll on her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's purity. Forgive me, fair groundlings, for my eyes are weary, and my belly warm with the drink, but before I rest mine weary head, I shall post our discoveries from the good Londoners at the tavern.

Ask Young Will

Dear Young Will,

I have to go through the agony of jury service starting today. Democracy, civic duty, yeah yeah but it's involuntary slavery. Did'st the citizens of your day have to do this too? Did'st thou?

Signed,
Ambivalent Jurispru...

dence

Dear Jurisprudence,

Your Will hath indeed spent his time in courts of England, and thou canst read about such an instance in a case knowne as Bellott v. Mountjoy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellott_v._Mountjoy

As to jury duty, we hath observéd this system in England since the Normans didst cross the channel, though oft in that age the jurists hath also borne witness to matters of the case.

In your Will’s age, those with monie and influence didst have better hope of winninge a case (unless the defendante hath offended her Majestie). Your Will feels stronglie ye moderns hath amended this inequalitie, yes?

Eternally Yours



Will's Yearbook

Here thou canst perceive another leaf of Will, his yearbooke, groundlyngs. This is Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, who for years hath sought to finde his way into the Queene's heart and -- forgive me -- "purse."

Sonnet 104

Good eve, groundlyngs! Your Will doth wonder if thou hast a friende as dear to thee as some hath been to me. Here is one of my sonnets, for one such as these. If thou doth struggle to comprehende, thou canst finde aide here:

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/104detail.html

Shakespeare's Histories

 

My deare groundlyngs, it didst come to your Will that ye might want some definitiones of mine playes by type. Today, I offer thee some aide in mine histories. Feel free to share if thou feel it worthie.

Shakespearean comedy

My deare groundlyngs, it didst come to your Will that ye might want some definitiones of mine playes by type. Today, I offer thee some aide in mine comedies. Feel free to share if thou feel it worthie.

Shakespeare & tragedy

My deare groundlyngs, it didst come to your Will that ye might want some definitiones of mine playes by type. Today, I offer thee some aide in mine tragedies. Feel free to share if thou feel it worthie.

Need an insult? Will has you covered...

Ah, 'tis Monday. If thou needest an insult, your Will doth have thee cover'd. Feel free to share or tagge those that do offende thee.

Will's Daily Life

Your Will doth oft muse ye moderns might longe for a glimpse of my daily lyfe.  This daye, I didst observe Tom Ratcatcher at his business, carryinge away the prize of his labour.

Good advice from Will

My deare groundlyngs, Betimes ye moderns look to mine workes for advice or comfort in thy moments of need. Your Will hath determinéd 'twould aide thee to put some of mine wordes here on mine wall. Behold, I have for thee: advice fit for a kinge.

Today: Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

Sonnet 24

Good daye to thee gentles. I didst perceive thou might longe for some posie in thy day, so I presente for thee here mine sonnet 24. If it prove difficult to read, thou canst finde some wordes that aid thee here:

http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/sonnet/24