Shakespeare’s flowers (and herbs) …

“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray, love, remember;

and there is pansies, that’s for thoughts…

There’s fennel for you, and columbines;

there’s rue for you, and here’s some for me; we may call it herb of grace o’ Sundays. O, you must wear your rue with a difference.

There’s a daisy.

I would give you some violets, but they wither’d all when my father died. They say he made a good end,— [Sings.]
“For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.”

William Shakespeare, Hamlet (Ophelia)

 

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3 Responses to Shakespeare’s flowers (and herbs) …

  1. Glen's avatar Glen says:

    Thank you, just what is needed for a drab Thursday.

    Liked by 3 people

  2. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:

    Traveling around the Internet just now, ran across this article which shows that maybe if Will Shakespeare had sold herbs on the side, the family wouldn’t have had such hard times…LOL!

    “Docs Show Shakespeare’s Father Had Legal and Financial Trouble Throughout the Bard’s Teen Years”
    By Jason Daley – smithsonian.com – September 18, 2018

    Twenty-one documents found in the U.K.’s National Archives add context to the Bard’s feelings toward power and monarchy

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/docs-show-shakespeares-father-had-legal-and-financial-trouble-throughout-his-teen-years-180970299/

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  3. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:

    I love those pictures.

    Liked by 1 person

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