21 Tattoos Only Shakespeare Fans Will Really Understand

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    1. Give a subtle nod to your favorite sonnet...

    2. ...or a more obvious nod.

    3. Or your inner romantic.

    4. Seriously, no one does romance better than Shakespeare.

    5. No one.

    6. Let the world you know that, like Hermia, your size doesn't define you.

    7. Or that you're the Touchstone of peacemaking.

    8. Adorn your ribs with a simple, famous line from the Bard.

    9. Or opt for a more ornate design.

    10. Immortalize Othello's tragic final speech.

    11. Or Prospero's, before he broke his staff.

    12. Don some of Iago's famous words.

    13. Get some ink that only diehard Shakespeare fans will understand.

    14. Take arms against your sea of troubles.

    15. Channel some of Beatrice's biting wit.

    16. Or Wolsey's solemn words.

    17. Remember Macbeth's plight.

    18. Let Heaven take your soul, but let it be known where your bones should lie.

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    19. Recall some of Helena's knowledge about matters of the heart.

    20. Never forget the power of destiny.

    21. And always remember Polonius' wise advice.

    This post originally included a tattoo with a quote by Frank Herbert, who is rad, but definitely not as rad as Shakespeare. Our apologies.