marzipanandminutiae:shimyereh:princess-of-france:lieutenant-sapphic:if you haven’t read ‘rosencrantz
marzipanandminutiae:shimyereh:princess-of-france:lieutenant-sapphic:if you haven’t read ‘rosencrantz and guildenstern’ (1874) you’re really fucking missing outother line highlights include “He’s going to soliloquize! Prevent this, gentlemen, by any means” and “I can’t bear death! I’m a philosopher!”“And then the forfeited life policy – exceedingly unpleasant.”#who wrote this masterpiece?W. S. Gilbert, of Gilbert & Sullivan fame! You can read the whole thing here. It’s magnificent.This is the most aggressively Victorian humor ever and I love it -- source link
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