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Insults by Shakespeare - April Gudenrath

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Published on May 4, 2012

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/insults-by-...

"You're a fishmonger!" By taking a closer look at Shakespeare's words--specifically his insults--we see why he is known as a master playwright whose works transcend time and appeal to audiences all over the world.

Lesson by April Gudenrath, animation by TED-Ed.

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  • Barbara Mountrey

    Barbara Mountrey 8 months ago

    Methinks the lecturer misses the pun and the real insult of "heartless hinds": A hind is a young female deer. A hart is a male deer. So the speaker is calling the other group a bunch of weak females without any males in the bunch.

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  • Abdullah Karadeniz

    Abdullah Karadeniz 8 months ago

    'Have at thee, coward' is translated as 'come at me, bro' lol

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  • Donald Houghton

    Donald Houghton 1 day ago

    bite your thumb

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  • riyurocks

    riyurocks 2 days ago

    Narration by: Juliet LMAO

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  • garycel

    garycel 4 days ago

    Err, the black poague was in the 1300s!

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  • Idontunderstandchess

    Idontunderstandchess 1 week ago

    yeah fishmonger what i great word!!!

    Yeah FIshmonger it still sounds awesome today!!!

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  • Vsmovies100

    Vsmovies100 2 weeks ago

    I bite my thumb at thee, thy rougish, boil-headed vassal.

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  • wikieditspam

    wikieditspam 3 weeks ago

    Aaron: Villain, I have done thy mother.

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  • psychobollox

    psychobollox 4 weeks ago

    pretty good :)

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