25 Snarky Shakespearean Memes to Please Capulets and Montegues Alike

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jun 26, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

Lament no longer, tis I, the meme beholder. Many of us fancied a Shakespearean tale or two back in the day. Whether it was required reading or you simply fantasized about the romantic tropes of the ill-fated love of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare has found his way into all of our lives and all of our bookshelves. As a humble brag of every young poet, we've prided ourselves on the quotes of Hamlet and Macbeth, wondering at what point the drama of our own life would cease to be a comedy. And even if you're not a literature snob, we can all appreciate the unsubtle insults that have rocked the world of uncouth swine for centuries. 

But alas, I have greater mirth and literary wonders waiting for you today: Memes. Scroll onward to enjoy a particularly peckish collection of Shakespeare memes that'll remind any reader of the silliest moments in 16th-century entertainment. 

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    Shakespeare characters experiencing one (1) minor inconvenience nded hearers? This is [Leaps into the grave.] The devil take thy him.
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    hamlet's flirting strategy hey ladies, you wanna see a grown man cry?
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    The Tragedy of Hamlet by Shakespeare, summed up: Hamlet Claudius Horatio
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    macbeth: THE KING OF what exactly does SCOTLAND do? lady macbeth: whatever the he wants, babe.
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    * SparkNotes @SparkNotes having a shakespeare girl summer (I took a nap for 42 hours and everyone thought I died)
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    teacher: recite some shakespeare me, an intellectual: CAPULET You are a saucy boy. m What, you egg? [He stabs him.] HAMLET: O (Exit HAMLET.)
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    juliet: you're really cute but our families are mortal enemies and tybalt wants to cut your head off and I'm basically betrothed to someone else romeo: girl, I'mma marry you
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    hamlet's ghost dad: your uncle murdered me, what are you going to do to avenge my death? hamlet: I'm gonna have a panic attack and I'm gonna leave
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    friar lawrence coming up with a plan to reunite romeo and juliet: I'm very quick on my...
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    the nurse: juliet you CANNOT fall in love with that boy, you've known him for 2 seconds and your family hates him! juliet: ♫ROMEO SAVE ME THEY'RE TRYNA ♪♫ TELL ME HOW TO FEEL
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    MACBETH I can't fail this murder *Was Periclean a demo бро бой LADY MACBETH Causes (aiTial て Delian League -Megarian decre -Epidamnus + сочука oh don't sell yourself short, tan FE I truly believe that you can
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    romeo: I know I say this a lot but I really mean it this time: I'm in love with the most beautiful girl in the world and I'm going to marry her! mercutio and benvolio: [judgemental silence]
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    mercutio and benvolio trying to help romeo talk to girls at the capulet party: mercutio romeo just say something to her shawty, what that thang do?! no. WA w
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    mercutio, dying: ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a GRAVE man romeo and benvolio:
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    romeo after marrying juliet and slaying her cousin in the town square I'll have you know this is the healthiest first day of a relationship I've ever had
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    the boys outside the capulet masquerade ball: benvolio mercutio romeo
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    Hamlet to Horatio IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE ME AT MY WORST I'M SORRY PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME
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    Gertrude: Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted colour off Hamlet:
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    Shakespearean tragedies, act 1 vs. act 5 Tweet übersetzen
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    Lady Macbeth Talk about murdering an infant Providing legitimate solutions Calling Macbeth a woman Having faith in Macbeth
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    Macbeth No man born of a woman can kill me I was a C-section Macbeth
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    Leaks LEX Oberon APE Love potion-related mishaps More love potion
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    Hamlet: Why, look you there! Look how it steals away- My father, in his habit as he lived- Look where he goes, even now, out at the portal! Gertrude:
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    Did it work?
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    kill your uncle in a timely fashion OR draw 25 UNO Hamlet
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