ICYMI, Spark Notes has a funny as hell Twitter account.
The Phantom of the Opera (1909)
Specifically, their Shakespeare memes are one for the ~books~.
So please enjoy this carefully curated selection of hilarious Shakespeare jokes:
1. Any Shakespeare play:
Shakespeare writing his history plays
2. Romeo and Juliet:
3. Julius Caesar:
What he says: Et tu, Brute? What he means: https://t.co/ltar5bFsxd
4. Hamlet:
Hamlet: Hamlet's dad, appearing out of nowhere:
5. Macbeth:
Macbeth: Idk if I can kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth:
6. Twelfth Night:
Viola and Sebastian at the end of Twelfth Night
7. Romeo and Juliet:
8. Julius Caesar:
Cassius convincing Brutus to help assassinate Julius Caesar
9. Hamlet:
Anyone: *dies* Hamlet:
10. Macbeth:
11. King Lear:
That's it. That's the play
12. Romeo and Juliet:
Mercutio: But wait I thought you were in love with Rosaline. Romeo: https://t.co/dqjF66Loeu
13. Julius Caesar:
Julius Caesar when he saw everyone pulling out their daggers https://t.co/QbNzPdZWhp
14. Hamlet:
flowchart: should you murder your uncle? did he kill your father so he could marry your mother and steal the throne for himself? | | yes maybe / \ do it do it but procrastinate a lot
15. Macbeth:
Not to be dramatic but [THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, ENTER THREE WITCHES]
16. The Winter's Tale:
Not to be dramatic but [exeunt, pursued by a bear]
17. Romeo and Juliet:
Friar Laurence: Make sure you tell Romeo that Juliet isn’t actually dead. Friar John: Okay. Friar John:
18. Julius Caesar:
julius caesar arriving at the senate ready to give a speech alongside his buddies
19. Hamlet:
Hamlet when Horatio arrives in Denmark https://t.co/s3Bm5uMBBK
20. Macbeth:
21. Othello:
Othello: Wait but I thought you said my wife was cheating on me. Iago:
22. Romeo and Juliet:
Friar Laurence, showing up at the Capulets' crypt: Let me see what you have. Juliet:
23. Julius Caesar:
Not a cell phone in sight. Just people living in the moment. Beautiful.
24. Hamlet:
What do we say to the ghost of our dead father who's asking us to murder our uncle
25. Macbeth:
The guards: Lady Macbeth:
26. Any Shakespeare play:
A minor inconvenience: *happens* A Shakespeare character: https://t.co/T3HLEUvfrz
27. Romeo and Juliet:
Friar John sending Romeo the letter explaining that Juliet's not actually dead
28. Julius Caesar:
Soothsayer: Beware the Ides of March. Julius Caesar:
29. Hamlet:
No one: Hamlet: https://t.co/P1zEWdfcE4
30. Macbeth:
Lady Macbeth:
31. Romeo and Juliet:
When Mercutio agrees to duel Tybalt
32. In conclusion:
The plot of pretty much every Shakespearean tragedy