Έξι σαιξπηρικές φράσεις για να εξυβρίσετε τους αντιπάλους σας

Έξι σαιξπηρικές φράσεις για να εξυβρίσετε τους αντιπάλους σας
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His surviving works: 37 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the 19th century. The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare's genius, and the Victorians worshipped him. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His surviving works: 37 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the 19th century. The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare's genius, and the Victorians worshipped him. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.
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Ο Άγγλος ποιητής και θεατρικός συγγραφέας, Γουίλιαμ Σαίξπηρ, είναι γνωστός γλωσσοπλάστης. Εκτιμάται πως η αγγλική γλώσσα έγινε πιο πλούσια κατά 1.700 λέξεις χάρη στα έργα του. Μόνο που -εκτός από τις κοινές λέξεις που χρησιμοποιούν οι Βρετανοί στην καθημερινότητά του- υπάρχουν και αρκετές λοιδορίες.

Με αφορμή την επέτειο του θανάτου του, η οποία είναι την 3η Μαΐου, το i100 του Independent δημοσίευσε 46 υβριστικές φράσεις που μπορούμε να χρησιμοποιήσουμε στα αγγλικά χάρη στον Σαίξπηρ. Εμείς σας παρουσιάζουμε μερικές από αυτές:

«A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality», απόσπασμα από το «Τέλος καλό, όλα καλά» που μπορείτε να χρησιμοποιήσετε στις περιπτώσεις δειλών και ψεύτικων ανθρώπων.

«Thou are pigeon-liver’d and lack gall», απόσπασμα από τον Άμλετ που μπορείς να χρησιμοποιήσεις όταν θες να εξυβρίσεις τα... εσωτερικά όργανα κάποιου.

«Your brain is as dry as the remainder biscuit after voyage», απόσπασμα από το «Όπως σας Αρέσει» που μεταφράζεται επακριβώς ως εξής: «Το μυαλό σας είναι τόσο στεγνό, όπως το τελευταίο μπισκότο μετά από ένα ταξίδι».

«Come, come, you froward and unable worms!», απόσπασμα από το «Ημέρωμα της Στρίγκλας» που συνδέει τα σκουλήκια με την ανικανότητα.

«Thou art like a toad; ugly and venomous», απόσπασμα από το «Όπως σας αρέσει» που σημαίνει «είσαι σαν βάτραχος: άσχημος και δηλητηριώδης».

«You are as a candle, the better burnt out», απόσπασμα από το «Ερρίκος Ε'».

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