Shakespeare's Insults: Educating Your Wit by Wayne F. Hill, Cynthia J. Ottchen
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Book Reviews of Shakespeare's Insults: Educating Your Wit
Book Review: Very Useful! Good Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wayne Hill and Cynthia Ottchen have compiled a very useful list of insults from the works of the Master Bard himself!
The book begins with Part I providing a list of ready to use insulting names for the act of "name-calling." Part II examines Shakespeare's major plays and the insulting lines therefrom. Part III ends the book with a list of Ready Insults For Particular Occasions.
Trust me, upon purchase and use of this text, when the content is memorized, you will never be at a loss for words again! Commendable work. Outstanding. Five stars.
Example: "You foul-mouthed and caluminous knave; you rabble of vile confederates, and herd of boils and plagues, etc."
Book Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fabulous little book that every high school English teacher should have in their arsenal. When the jock in the back row groans when you ask him to read aloud from Hamlet, call him a burly-boned clown. When the popular kid in the front row claims to have forgotten to read the assigned pages from Macbeth, call him Triton of the minnows. Okay, maybe don't, but using it to help you find the curses and insults within the texts, and therefore to help you point them out to your students, will definitely make Shakespeare more fun for them.Book Review: Marvelous! Tickle your brain and upgrade conversation
Summary: 5 Stars
Not a book to be read from cover to cover, but used as a reference. Categories (lawyers, doctors, fools, etc.) of phrases and lines from the "Compleat Works" which are mildly to outrageously insulting. The editor stretches the word insult a bit, since at least some of the epithets included might be affectionately used. Without good actors to say them amusingly, these lines might not seem as hilarious or insulting as they are, but for those trying to educate about Shakespeare or wishing to show off a bit, this book is wonderful.Book Review: Amazing resource
Summary: 5 Stars
Shakespeare's Insults is a thoroughly researched and well-presented documentation of The Bard's inventive invective. It's an invaluable resource for those who teach or perform Shakespeare. I present a very popular workshop called "Thy Mother," teaching people how to create Shakespearean insults. This book makes it much easier and, in fact, I use it as a prize for the winning teams of insulters. Highly recommended.Book Review: Superior Drama Insults
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was purchased as a gift for a Speech and Drama college student.
These kids really enjoy the wit Shakespeare wrote. Knowing which insult to use for appropriate moments is a blast for them!
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