In Honor of Shakespeare’s Birthday: My Favorite Shakespeare Passage.
It's Shakespeare's birthday! (At least, according to tradition.)
So, in honor of the day, here's my favorite Shakespeare passage, from Antony and Cleopatra, when Cleopatra is mourning the dead Antony:
For his bounty,
There was no winter in't; an autumn 'twas
That grew the more by reaping: his delights
Were dolphin-like; they show'd his back above
The element they lived in: in his livery
Walk'd crowns and crownets; realms and islands were
As plates dropp'd from his pocket. (V.2.79)
In this three-minute podcast, A Little Happier, I talk about why I love this passage: Enthusiasm is the best teacher. Listen here.
What's your favorite line or passage from Shakespeare? There are so many.
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