Shakespeare- KS3 Advanced FLO

Shakespeare was a master of words. His works are littered with phrases never used before. One of the many entertaining aspects of works was the many INSULTS that the characters used.

What do you think the following insults suggest about the person to whom they are directed?

1. [Thine] face is not worth sunburning. (Henry V)

2. Thy food is such as hath been belch'd upon by infected lungs. (Pericles)

3. You should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so. (Macbeth)

4. Your face is as a book, where men may read strange matters. (Macbeth)

5. 'My dear Lady Disdain, are you yet living?" (Much Ado About Nothing)

Can you come up with a list of your own 'Shakespeare inspired' insults? Click here or here for some help.

Hand your work to your English teacher.

Good Luck!


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