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-->''"Brevity is the soul of wit"''
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-->''"Brevity is the soul of wit"''wit"'' (''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'')
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* {{Minimalism}}: Doubles as HypocriticalHumor when Polonius, whose major character trait is making overly-long speeches, makes the famous remark:
-->''""Brevity is the soul of wit"''
-->''""Brevity is the soul of wit"''
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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: InvokedTrope in the Prologue of ''Theatre/HenryV'', where the Chorus admits that it would be nigh impossible to recreate a field of battle full of soldeirs and horses, but asks the audience to play along anyway.
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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: InvokedTrope in the Prologue of ''Theatre/HenryV'', where the Chorus admits that it would be nigh impossible to recreate a field of battle full of soldeirs soldiers and horses, but asks the audience to play along anyway.
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* ProphecyTwist: Two in ''Macbeth:'' He is told that he will be safe until Birnham Wood come to Dunsindane (it turns out to be enemy soldiers using forest camoflauge), and that he will never be killed by "any man of woman born." Unfortunately, Macduff was born by caesarean section.
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* ProphecyTwist: Two in ''Macbeth:'' He is told that he will be safe until Birnham Wood come to Dunsindane (it turns out to be enemy soldiers using forest camoflauge), and that he will never be killed by "any "[[NoManOfWomanBorn any man of woman born.born]]." Unfortunately, Macduff was born by caesarean section.
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** Also counts as DelusionConclusion.
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* ShapedLikeItself:
->'''Lepidus:''' What manner o' thing is your crocodile?\\
'''Antony:''' It is shap'd, sir, like itself, and it is as broad as it hath breadth; it is just as high as it is, and moves with its own organs. It lives by that which nourisheth it, and the elements once out of it, it transmigrates.\\
'''Lepidus:''' What color is it of?\\
'''Antony:''' Of its own color too.\\
'''Lepidus:''' 'Tis a strange serpent.\\
'''Antony:''' 'Tis so. And the tears of it are wet.
-->-- ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra'', Act 2, Scene 7
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->'''Lepidus:''' What manner o' thing is your crocodile?\\
'''Antony:''' It is shap'd, sir, like itself, and it is as broad as it hath breadth; it is just as high as it is, and moves with its own organs. It lives by that which nourisheth it, and the elements once out of it, it transmigrates.\\
'''Lepidus:''' What color is it of?\\
'''Antony:''' Of its own color too.\\
'''Lepidus:''' 'Tis a strange serpent.\\
'''Antony:''' 'Tis so. And the tears of it are wet.
-->-- ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra'', Act 2, Scene 7
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* SweetPollyOliver: The Bard had ''five'' plays that made use of this plot - ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'', ''Theatre/TwoGentlemenOfVerona'', ''Theatre/TwelfthNight'', ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'', ''Theatre/{{Cymbeline}}'' - long before the TropeNamer was written.
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* SweetPollyOliver: The Bard had ''five'' plays that made use of this plot - ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'', ''Theatre/TwoGentlemenOfVerona'', ''Theatre/TwelfthNight'', ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'', ''Theatre/{{Cymbeline}}'' - long before the TropeNamer was written. (Because women were not allowed to act in his time, feminine-looking men played all the female roles; thus the joke was that they were men pretending to be women pretending to be men.)
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- Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs
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* BuffySpeak:
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* BuffySpeak:BuffySpeak (and BreadEggsBreadedEggs):
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Quite possibly the ultimate proof of the truth of this law: Shakespeare has an example of a SockPuppet in ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''. Yes, a character uses a [[OnlinePersonas made-up persona]] in a play set in ancient Rome and written in Elizabethan England. It's also used as an early example of [[AstroTurf Astroturfing]].
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Quite possibly the ultimate proof of the truth of this law: Shakespeare has an example of a SockPuppet in ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''. Yes, a character uses a [[OnlinePersonas made-up persona]] persona in a play set in ancient Rome and written in Elizabethan England. It's also used as an early example of [[AstroTurf Astroturfing]].
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His fans have been aware of this long before the Internet. [[Creator/HoraceWalpole]], widely recognised as the inventor of the GothicHorror genre, proudly admitted he borrowed most of the ingredients for the Gothic recipe from his idol. Yes, even ''realizing that Shakespeare did it first'' is something that has already been done long ago.
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His fans have been aware of this long before the Internet. [[Creator/HoraceWalpole]], Horace Walpole, widely recognised as the inventor of the GothicHorror genre, proudly admitted he borrowed most of the ingredients for the Gothic recipe from his idol. Yes, even ''realizing ''realising that Shakespeare did it first'' is something that has already been done long ago.
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His fans have been aware of this long before the Internet. Horace Walpole, widely recognized as the inventor of the GothicHorror genre, proudly admitted he borrowed most of the ingredients for the Gothic recipe from his idol. Yes, even ''realizing that Shakespeare did it first'' is something that has already been done long ago.
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His fans have been aware of this long before the Internet. Horace Walpole, [[Creator/HoraceWalpole]], widely recognized recognised as the inventor of the GothicHorror genre, proudly admitted he borrowed most of the ingredients for the Gothic recipe from his idol. Yes, even ''realizing that Shakespeare did it first'' is something that has already been done long ago.
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* NoManOfWomanBorn: The TropeNamer, in ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.
* ProphecyTwist: Two in ''Macbeth:'' He is told that he will be safe until Birnham Wood come to Dunsindane (it turns out to be enemy soldiers using forest camoflauge), and that he will never be killed by "any man of woman born." Unfortunately, Macduff was born by caesarean section.
** Henry IV is told he will only die in Jerusalem. He dies in the Jerusalem Chamber of his palace.
** Henry IV is told he will only die in Jerusalem. He dies in the Jerusalem Chamber of his palace.
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* TheSecretOfLongPorkPies: One RoaringRampageOfRevenge that comes with a free sample-platter is ''Theatre/TitusAndronicus''. Eat your heart out, Theatre/SweeneyTodd.
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* TheSecretOfLongPorkPies: One RoaringRampageOfRevenge that comes with a free sample-platter is ''Theatre/TitusAndronicus''. Eat your heart out, Theatre/SweeneyTodd.[[note]] To be clear, this was meant metaphorically, okay?[[/note]]
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For virtually all other professions, an appropriate substitution would be 'Leonardo da Vinci did it first'. Seriously, look the guy up. He did just about everything you can do except being an accomplished author or famous rock star, and that was just because getting a decent scribe to take down his lengthy fictional masterpieces for him would have been quite expensive in 15th-Century Italy.
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For virtually all other professions, an appropriate substitution would be 'Leonardo da Vinci 'Creator/LeonardoDaVinci did it first'. Seriously, look the guy up. He did just about everything you can do except being an accomplished author or famous rock star, and that was just because getting a decent scribe to take down his lengthy fictional masterpieces for him would have been quite expensive in 15th-Century Italy.
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-->''"No more, I pray thee. I am half afeard
-->Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to thee,
-->Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!"'' (Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice)
-->Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to thee,
-->Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!"'' (Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice)
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-->''"No more, I pray thee. I am half afeard
-->Thouafeard\\
Thou wilt say anon he is some kin tothee,
-->Thouthee,\\
Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!"''(Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice)(''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')
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Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to
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Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!"''
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-->Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!''" (''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')him!"'' (Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice)
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Claudius, after being run through with a poisoned sword in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'':
--> "O, yet defend me, friends; I am but hurt."
--> "O, yet defend me, friends; I am but hurt."
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His fans have been aware of this long before the Internet. Horace Walpole, widely recognized as the inventor of the GothicHorror genre, proudly admitted he borrowed most of the ingredients for the Gothic recipe from his idol.
idol. Yes, even ''realizing that Shakespeare did it first'' is something that has already been done long ago.
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* VillainousValour:
-->'''Macbeth:''' I will not yield,\\
To kiss the ground before Young Malcolm's feet,\\
And to be baited with the rabble's curse.\\
Though Birnam Wood be come to Dunsinane,\\
And thou opposed, being of no woman born,\\
Yet I will try the last. Before my body\\
I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff;\\
And damned be him that first cries: "Hold, enough!" (Theatre/{{Macbeth}})
-->'''Macbeth:''' I will not yield,\\
To kiss the ground before Young Malcolm's feet,\\
And to be baited with the rabble's curse.\\
Though Birnam Wood be come to Dunsinane,\\
And thou opposed, being of no woman born,\\
Yet I will try the last. Before my body\\
I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff;\\
And damned be him that first cries: "Hold, enough!" (Theatre/{{Macbeth}})
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* ObfuscatingInsanity: Hamlet again, in (duh) ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}.''
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** Hamlet again, in (duh) ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}.''''
** Where ''Hamlet'' went for making it ambiguous if Hamlet is playing at being insane or playing up his ''actual'' insanity, ''Theatre/TitusAndronicus'' makes clear that Titus ''is'' insane... but has him pretend to be ''differently'' insane in a way seemingly more easy to fool or play tricks on -- giving him an opportunity to set his revenge in motion.
** Hamlet again, in (duh) ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}.
** Where ''Hamlet'' went for making it ambiguous if Hamlet is playing at being insane or playing up his ''actual'' insanity, ''Theatre/TitusAndronicus'' makes clear that Titus ''is'' insane... but has him pretend to be ''differently'' insane in a way seemingly more easy to fool or play tricks on -- giving him an opportunity to set his revenge in motion.
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* BigBadSlippage: ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' only gradually [[FaceHeelTurn becomes]] the VillainProtagonist of the play.
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-->'Tis not as wide as a barn door, nor as deep as a well, but look for me tomorrow, and you shall find me [[IncrediblyLamePun a grave man.]]
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-->'Tis not as wide as a barn door, nor as deep as a well, but look for me tomorrow, and you shall find me [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} a grave man.]] man]].
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* IncrediblyLamePun: Far, far too many to count.
-->'''Olivia:''' Dost thou live by thy tabour? [[note]]She's asking if he makes a living by playing drums.[[/note]]
-->'''Fool:''' No sir, I live by the church.
-->'''Olivia:''' Art thou a churchman?
-->'''Fool:''' No such matter, sir. I do live by the church; for I do live at my house, and my house doth stand by the church. (''Theatre/TwelfthNight'')
-->'''Olivia:''' Dost thou live by thy tabour? [[note]]She's asking if he makes a living by playing drums.[[/note]]
-->'''Fool:''' No sir, I live by the church.
-->'''Olivia:''' Art thou a churchman?
-->'''Fool:''' No such matter, sir. I do live by the church; for I do live at my house, and my house doth stand by the church. (''Theatre/TwelfthNight'')
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-->'''Olivia:''' Dost thou live by thy tabour? [[note]]She's asking if he makes a living by playing drums.[[/note]]
-->'''Fool:''' No sir, I live by the church.
-->'''Olivia:''' Art thou a churchman?
-->'''Fool:''' No such matter, sir. I do live by the church; for I do live at my house, and my house doth stand by the church. (''Theatre/TwelfthNight'')
-->'''Olivia:''' Dost thou live by thy tabour? [[note]]She's asking if he makes a living by playing drums.[[/note]]
-->'''Fool:''' No sir, I live by the church.
-->'''Olivia:''' Art thou a churchman?
-->'''Fool:''' No such matter, sir. I do live by the church; for I do live at my house, and my house doth stand by the church. (''Theatre/TwelfthNight'')
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-->Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!"'' (''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')
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-->Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!"'' him!''" (''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')
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--> ''"No more, I pray thee. I am half afeard
--> Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to thee,
--> Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!"'' (''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')
--> Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to thee,
--> Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him!"'' (''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')
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--> Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him! him!"'' (''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')
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--> No more, I pray thee. I am half afeard
--> Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to thee,
--> Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him! (''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')
--> No more, I pray thee. I am half afeard
--> Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to thee,
--> Thou spend'st such high-day wit in praising him! (''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'')
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* NoYou: Theatre/{{Hamlet}} does this to his mother.
-->'''Queen Gertrude:''' Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended.
-->'''Hamlet:''' Mother, you have my father much offended.
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Hamlet again, in (duh) ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}.''
-->'''Queen Gertrude:''' Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended.
-->'''Hamlet:''' Mother, you have my father much offended.
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Hamlet again, in (duh) ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}.''
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Osric speaks like this, which is promptly mocked and lampshaded in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}.''
-->'''Hamlet:''' Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you; though, I know, to divide him inventorially would dizzy the arithmetic of memory, and yet but yaw neither, in respect of his quick sail. But, in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article; and his infusion of such dearth and rareness, as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his mirror; and who else would trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.
-->'''Hamlet:''' Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you; though, I know, to divide him inventorially would dizzy the arithmetic of memory, and yet but yaw neither, in respect of his quick sail. But, in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article; and his infusion of such dearth and rareness, as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his mirror; and who else would trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.
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-->'''Macduff''': [[DespairEventHorizon All my pretty ones? Did you say all? O hell-kite! All? What, all my pretty chickens and their dam at one fell swoop?]]\\
'''Malcolm''': Dispute it like a man!\\
'''Macduff''': I shall do so; but I must also ''feel'' it as a man!
'''Malcolm''': Dispute it like a man!\\
'''Macduff''': I shall do so; but I must also ''feel'' it as a man!
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-->'''Sampson''': A dog of that house shall move me to stand: I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.\\
'''Gregory''': That shows thee a weak slave, for the weakest goes to the wall.\\
'''Sampson''': 'Tis true, and therefore women being the weaker vessels are ever thrust to the wall: therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall, and ''thrust his maids to the wall''.
'''Gregory''': That shows thee a weak slave, for the weakest goes to the wall.\\
'''Sampson''': 'Tis true, and therefore women being the weaker vessels are ever thrust to the wall: therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall, and ''thrust his maids to the wall''.
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* TheSecretOfLongPorkPies: One RoaringRampageOfRevenge that comes with a free sample-platter is ''Theatre/TitusAndronicus''. Eat your heart out, SweeneyTodd.Theatre/SweeneyTodd.
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Their virtues else ? be they as pure as grace,\\
As infinite as man may undergo?\\
As infinite as man may undergo?\\
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Their virtues else ? be (be they as pure as grace,\\
As infinite as man mayundergo?\\undergo)\\
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