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Only one week left to sign up - and a little under that if you want to show this month's play some love in the bracket!

Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Love's Labor's Lost: Four men forswear women right before four women arrive to meet them; the men change their minds.

King Lear: King divides kingdom, snubs daughter, goes mad, there's a storm, and everyone dies.

But wait... what's this?

A signup for our May play?? Who could have guessed!

#shakespeare #love's labor's lost #king lear #signup #poll

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my guesses for the rest of the year:

june is midsummer, october is mackers, whatever month jess’ birthday is in is r+j, the remaining three months are twelfth night, the tempest, and othello

#asks answered #Anonymous

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would’ve sent this earlier had i known you were doing this bracket, but i feel like y’all would enjoy this and it would also be fun to include on the polls:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjINv_9jJTuFx2UQ_rNchTVpiZjES6D4f&feature=shared

DELIGHTFUL thank you for sharing!

Here's the Lear one in case y'all need a refresher before signing up

#asks answered #infinitelytheheartexpands #shakespeare #king lear #video

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I hope you know that the admins are reading your tags and we love you all very, very much. If you are looking for someone to blame for the pairings, please direct your angst to Stef and Jess. <3

#social shakespeare #polls

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Listen Edmund got the brains of the family, Edgar just got Weird

(source)

Edgar has a... unique take on problem solving

#king lear #good tickle brain #shakespeare

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Is my trash fave Coriolanus not invited to the great shakespeare tournament??

Hey, Nonny!

Coriolanus got a bye for the first round! There are a couple works that will turn up in later rounds, just owing to the number of pieces and the way the bracket works. We didn't forget about good old Caius Martius!

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this May let's make fart jokes during thunderstorms

and like, experience one of the most compelling family tragedies of all time. or whatever.

#shakespeare #social shakespeare #king Lear #signup

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Julius Caesar: Julius Caesar is warned of the ides of March, ignores it, and dies; plebeians are way too easily swayed; all the conspirators die too.

Antony & Cleopatra: Antony loves Cleopatra, but marries Caesar's sister so that they can be friends, but then leaves and goes to Cleopatra again. Caesar gets mad and everyone dies.

#julius caesar #shakespeare #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(Timon summary is from shakespeare.org.uk, TNK summary is original; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Timon of Athens: Timon gets into major debt, gets mad when no one wants to cover him, and pays some person in the woods to destroy Athens.

Two Noble Kinsmen: Two cousins decide a love triangle is the best way to get their minds off of war and imprisonment. The object of their affection is confused. More drastically, so is the jailer's daughter.

#shakespeare #timon of athens #two noble kinsmen #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Merry Wives of Windsor: Falstaff tries to pursue two married women; the women are smart; they put him in a river, dress him as a woman, and bring him to a haunted forest; everyone is happy.

Richard II: Richard wastes money, steals land, and kills political rivals; people are angry and rebel; Henry becomes king.; he kills political rivals.

#shakespeare #merry wives of windsor #richard ii #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

The Tempest: A crew of men are shipwrecked on a magical island and tormented by an old man and his slaves.

As You Like It: All brothers hate each other for some reason. Rosalind dresses up as a boy and convinces her crush to hit on her while she's a boy. Everyone is married by a Greek god.

#shakespeare #the tempest #as you like it #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Henry V: Henry becomes king, kills a bunch of his old friends, and conquers the French.

Othello: Iago manipulates literally everyone. Othello gets really jealous. (Almost) everyone dies.

#shakespeare #henry v #othello #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Two Gentlemen of Verona: Valentine and Proteus are best friends, except Proteus is disloyal to his girlfriend in pursuit of Valentine's fiance. There's a dog. Everyone gets married in the end, though.

Measure for Measure: Angelo rules as a religious tyrant, tries to manipulate a nun to sleep with him, is foiled, and ultimately punished.

#shakespeare #two gentlemen of verona #measure for measure #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Henry IV, Part II: King Henry IV fights off a growing rebellion while his son drinks and robs people; his son redeems himself.King Henry IV is dying; Falstaff is … Falstaff-ing; Prince John is unethical; and Hal becomes King.

The Winter's Tale: King Leontes becomes paranoid about his wife's fidelity; he imprisons her, kills their son, and banishes their infant daughter; years later, a statue comes to life.

#shakespeare #king henry iv part 2 #winter's tale #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

All's Well That Ends Well: Helen saves the King's life, he gives her his son to marry, who runs away from her, and she tricks him into impregnating her. Everything ends happily…?

Macbeth: Macbeth hears that he is going to be king; he and Lady Macbeth kill people so he can become king; both of them die.

#shakespeare #all's well that ends well #macbeth #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Henry IV, Part I: King Henry IV fights off a growing rebellion while his son drinks and robs people; his son redeems himself.

Richard III: Richard wants to become King no matter who he has to kill to get there; he kills everyone who stands in his way; spooky ghosts appear; Richard is killed.

#shakespeare #henry iv part 1 #richard iii #poll

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Shakes-Tourney, Round 1

(summaries from shakespeare.org.uk; further summaries and propaganda encouraged)

Taming of the Shrew: Katherine doesn't want to get married; Petruchio marries her and compels her to be obedient; everyone is happy? The end.

Merchant of Venice: Shylock asks for a pound of flesh as part of a loan contract (weird), Bassanio agrees to it (weirder), and Portia saves the day by cross-dressing and pretending to practice the law (perfectly normal).

#shakespeare #taming of the shrew #merchant of venice #poll