A Sonnet of Shakespeare Memes For Fans of Classic Literature

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Feb 19, 2023 7:00 PM EST

If there's one author that we have all probably read at some point, it's William Shakespeare. I was such a fan of his that I took two Shakespeare courses in college and subsequently had to buy The Complete Works of William Shakespeare twice (my second professor required a different edition). I loved that Shakespeare's plays were so interesting to analyze. They weren't so challenging that I couldn't understand anything, but they were no walk in the park either. There's a reason he's one of the only Renaissance writers that is taught in virtually every high school in America. He's just that good. 

Unfortunately, not all educators who teach Shakespeare are created equal. It's easy to make these incredible plays seem boring and inaccessible to modern audiences. Shakespeare memes are one fun way educators, and Shakespeare fans can celebrate Shakespeare and understand his work better. Whether you've read all 38 plays or are still working through Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet, these Shakespeare memes are sure to make you smile. 

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    Forehead - William Shakespeare William Shookspeare imgflip.com William Steadyspeare fcasmlol William Dissapear William the Pear
    via Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Meme
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    Rectangle - classic-lit-memes4u You're in his DMs. I'm convincing him to kill the king so that he can begin fulfilling his prophecy to be King of Scotland. We are not the same.
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    Hand - Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? E I do bite my thumb, sir. shue. County Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you sir, but I bite my thumb, sir. Do you quarrel, sir? meme-generator.com
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    Forehead - William Will.i.am Shakespeare Shakespeare
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    Furniture - WHY HENRY V SPEAKING POOR FRENCH IS UNBELIEVABLY HOT My lecture will take approximately 55 minutes.
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    Outerwear - Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Meme BOLINGBROKE You are without doubt the worst king I've ever heard of. RICHARD II But you have heard of me.
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    Nature - Portia, when Bassanio chooses the lead casket @pubity YOU WON THIS HOLE!
    via Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Meme
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    Product - SPIRIT DEAD OPHELIA Includes: -Dress -Exasperation -Country Matters -Water ADULT Size Costume ONE SIZE FITS MOST
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    Dog - PORTIA: MAKES STRONG PROOF OF HER CONSTANCY BRUTUS: imgflip.com
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    Font - Caesar in Anatolia Veni Vidi Vici Caesar in Egypt Vidi Veni
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    Head - In Dunsinane: MACBETH F**k BURNHAM WOOD
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    Sleeve - To quote HAMLET Act III, Scene iii, Line 87 99 NO 66
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    Shirt - A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I, Scene I Hermia M OK, OK, tell me how you're feeling. and...annoyed... 42 Shakespeare A Mkinamener Night's Meme Helena ...I feel delicate... 42 S and...I think I'm ugly! 4
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    Microphone - CASSIO: Dost thou hear, my honest friend? CLOWN: No, I hear not your honest friend, I hear you. 441 WE 5 That is amazingly funny.
    via Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Meme
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    Facial expression - When Miranda sees Ferdinand for the first time Oh no, the bra fell off.
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    Forehead - ROMEO } JULIET 1 37 01
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    Outerwear - Macbeth, Acts 1 & 2 The things I do for love.
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    Product - OH-OH Lincoln Michel @TheLincoln Fixed this for Shakespeare 18. Sta Hall I compare thee to a Summers day? Thou art hot 4:28 PM 10/22/22 TweetDeck ●
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    Organism - Nathalie Kernot @nolliepops It's actually bad luck to say MacBook inside an office. You have to call it 'The Scottish Laptop' 8:55 AM 4/12/22 Twitter Web App
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    Black - Warwick Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Alame Gloucester Bedford Exeter Talbot Falstaff Henry V
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    Head - Shakespeare BARDPOSTING Falstaff Prince Henry The Battle of Shrewsbury Falstaff ette MEMENOTEP'S MAININY MEMES Prince Henry
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    Dog - My friend Me Someone saying anything even remotely connected to Shakespeare
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    Forehead - My dad being a comedian when he meets my friends. This is Shakespeare's actually chewed pencil. It's so chewed, I can't tell if it's 2B or not 2B.
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    World - DREW DANIEL @DDDrewDaniel. 1d this hotel is hosting Shakespearean academics *and* an Ultimate Fighting conference and the hallway vibes are incredible; juiced up musclebros in gym shorts and queer nerds in tweed all gawking at each other in the elevators A+ no notes 57 ft @ft_variations 418 3,418 : ... Replying to @DDDrewDaniel Sounds like one way or another someone's gonna end up pursued by a bear
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    Hair - Gertrude Hamlet I'm marrying your uncle Claudius. Gertrude Hamlet
    via Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Meme
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    Forehead - William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2 Shakespeare Adsuntner Hight's Meme "Lets all the lawyers" "Except this one. I'm a really good lawyer.
    via Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Meme
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    Hair - O that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew! Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd His canon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God! Įl And the more pity that great folk should have countenance in this world to drown or hang themselves, more than their even Christian. Come, my spade. There is no ancient gentleman but gardeners, ditchers, and grave-makers: they hold up Adam's profession.
    via Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Meme
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    Photograph - Shakespeare A Midsummer Higirt's Marma MACBETH Is this a dagger I see before me, the handle toward my hand?
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    Cartoon - Orsino Cesario *Viola "Thy small pipe Is as the maiden's organ, shrill and sound, And all is semblative a woman's part." Shakespeare a dusummer Higest's Meme
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    Photograph - "Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here." Shakespeare A Misur More Meme "This Caesar was a tyrant." Mark Antony "Brutus is an honorable man." "We'll burn the house of Brutus."
    via Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Meme

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