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Saturday, October 14, 2006
Shakespeare Searched
It has been said that nothing can kindle a fire in the imagination like a good story.
It's Saturday and on weekends I think of issues quite different from those weighing on my mind during the work week. I work for a San Francisco law firm and weekdays are full of issues and cases and questions and challenges. The weekends, however, are available for me to think about anything I choose.
There is a small following of people who have deep, internal connection to the works of William Shakespeare. For me the reasons are clear. I am an historian at heart and I hold a grad degree in history. I am also aBrit Blend... a mix-match of English, Scot and Irish. Shakespeare not only commanded the language of my ancestors, but he tells delightful tales of life in my ancestral homeland as well.
Shakespeare's works are as delightful to me today as they were to those who attended his plays at the Swan Theatre in the 16th century.If, perchance, you are like-minded I heartily recommend this site to you:Shakespeare Searched.
This is a search engine designed to provide quick access to passages from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Search results can be viewed by topic (such as love or death), work, and character. The site includes options to view surrounding text of the passages and citations. The text of the plays is courtesy of Moby Lexical Resources. Shakespeare Searched, which is completely free to use, is fromClusty Labs.
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