Shakespeare's Insults

Shakespeare's Insults
Author: Wayne F. Hill
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0307421600

The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play, in order of appearance, with helpful act and line numbers for easy reference, along with an index of topical scorn appropriate to particular characters and occasions.

The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults

The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults
Author: Orange Hippo!
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021-04-15
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1800690851

Away, you scullion, you rampallion, you fustilarian! Along with penning some of the most sublime passages in all of English Literature, Shakespeare was a master when it came to casting a wicked comeback or hurling a barbed insult. Whether it's Prospero calling Caliban a 'freckled whelp, hag-born' in The Tempest or King Lear railing against his daughter Goneril with the damning words, 'Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood', Shakespeare didn't hold back when it came to getting creative with his slights. Packed full of eloquent stings and poisonous putdowns, this is the perfect resource for anyone looking to scorn an enemy – without resorting to swearing! 'Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish!' Henry IV Part I (Act 2, Scene 4). 'Away, you three-inch fool.' The Taming of the Shrew (Act 4, Scene 1). 'Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy.' Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 3). 'The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.' The Comedy of Errors (Act 5, Scene 4).

Shakespeare's Insults for the Office

Shakespeare's Insults for the Office
Author: Wayne F. Hill
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1996
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780517704493

Office politics--the uses of verbal infective to survive in business--is yet another field in which Shakespeare was master. Quill pens and disk drives may come and go, but bosses, underlings, clients and competitors are universal throughout the ages. Here's a sampling of barbs from the bard that each of us can use to convey the warmth of our feelings for others. 20 line illustrations.

Shakespeare's Book of Insults

Shakespeare's Book of Insults
Author: Medieval Muddle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2019-05-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781098595579

A collection of over 75 insults curated from William Shakespeare's famous literary works. Each insult is beautiful typography and includes a citation of the work's title and scene for reference. Take your effrontery to the next level! This pocket sized book makes a great gift for English majors, professors and theatre nerds. Be sure to include this little gem for your next librarian or book lover birthday or Christmas!Included are insults like: "Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat" and "Your abilities are too infant-like for doing much alone. "The last page includes a Shakespearean insult generator for a quick comeback in a tight spot.

Shakespeare's Insults for Teachers

Shakespeare's Insults for Teachers
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1996
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780517704486

Having a problem with a lazy student? Forget detention--tell him how you really feel: "Your brains are useless, boil'd within thy skull." Tired of your teacher's boring, pointless lectures? Raise your hand and comment that "Your reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search." Full of schoolroom slings, digs, and retorts, Shakespeare's Insults for Teachers is better ammunition than a spitball--and hey, you're learning something!

Thou Spleeny Swag-Bellied Miscreant

Thou Spleeny Swag-Bellied Miscreant
Author: Sarah Royal
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-02-11
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780762453214

A Shakespearean insult generator that creates tart-tongued and totally humorous bawdy combinations and clever comebacks. Some occasions call for foul language, but why resort to the common F-word? If you must be offensive, hearken back to the Elizabethan days for more salacious and outrageous word choices. Impress your friends with your mastery of lewd iambic pentameter and vanquish your enemies with the power of the bard. After all, a toad-spotted maggot by any other name would be as pestilent . . . Mix and match to come up with your own raucous rebuffs, including: Thou Foul-Reeking Lily-Livered Codpiece! Thou Ruttish Rump-Fed Pignut! Thou Beslubbering Cockeyed Canker-blossom! Thou Churlish Dull-Eyed Hag And more!

Shakespeare Insult Generator

Shakespeare Insult Generator
Author: Barry Kraft
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781452127750

Put dullards and miscreants in their place with more than 150,000 handy mix-and-match insults in the bard's own words. This entertaining insult generator and flip book collects hundreds of words from Shakespeare's most pointed barbs and allows readers to combine them in creative and hilariously stinging ways. From "apish bald-pated abomination" to "cuckoldly dull-brained blockhead" to "obscene rump-fed hornbeast," each insult can be chosen at random or customized to fit any situation that calls for a literary smackdown. Featuring an informative introduction on Shakespearean wit, and notes on which terms were coined or only used once by the author in his work, this delightful book will sharpen the tongue of Shakespeare fans and insult aficionados without much further ado.

The Giant Book of Insults

The Giant Book of Insults
Author: Louis A. Safian
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2000-12
Genre: American wit and humor
ISBN: 9780806508818

A lively collection of sharp retorts and ripostes, pithy pot, ricocheting bombast - caustic quips, and polite, and the definitely unpolite, sort of put downs. This book can either be read for the sheer fiendish fun of it, or it can be put to work as a sourcebook for anyboday - speakers, entertainers, managers, writers - who wishes to communicate a little more forcefully. Carefully categorised according to targets, this book can be used time and time again to deflate egotists, dispose of bores and demolish dummies.

Human Resources Approved Old Timey Insults For Coworkers

Human Resources Approved Old Timey Insults For Coworkers
Author: Ragamuffin Books
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781712822807

One of a kind gag gift for friends & coworkers! Are you buying for someone who likes a good joke? Look no further! This is a unique notebook with over 50 Shakespearean insults and makes a funny, memorable gift. It is suitably offensive and slanderous with Elizabethan English slurs that will mortify your mate and leave them in splits. Here is a sample of the insults you will see: Thou loathed toad-spotted maggot pie! Thou craven clapper-clawed whey face! Thou dankish shard-borne filthy rogue! And many more And it comes with writing pages too. So every time your loved one flips a page, there is a fresh insult to process and laugh over. Do we need to say that it makes a great Christmas, Birthday, Secret Santa, Retirement and Appreciation gift?

A Slap in the Face

A Slap in the Face
Author: William B. Irvine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190665041

n A Slap in the Face, William Irvine undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them. He offers advice, based primarily on the writings of the Stoic philosophers, on how best to curb our own insulting tendencies and how to respond to the insults that are directed our way. A rousing follow-up to The Good Life, A Slap in the Face will interest anyone who's ever delivered an insult or felt the sting of one--in other words, everyone.