Big Talker
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder’st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing darest perform!
–Titus Andronicus,
Act II, Scene i
Category: Calculated Insults
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March 28
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March 19
Shallow Monster
By this good light, this is a very shallow monster!
–The Tempest,
Act III, Scene ii -
March 18
Demure Boys
There’s never none of these demure boys
to any proof; for thin drink doth so over-cool their blood,
making many fish-meals, that they fall into a kind of male
green-sickness…They are generally fools and cowards.–Henry IV Part 2,
Act IV, Scene iii -
March 17
Not a Compliment
How green you are and fresh in this old world!
–King John,
Act III, Scene iv -
January 16
Implication
Asses are made to bear, and so are you.
–Taming of the Shrew,
Act II, Scene i -
January 15
Theoretically True
For there was never yet philosopher
That could endure the toothache patiently.–Much Ado About Nothing,
Act V, Scene i -
January 14
Sultan of Simp
Regent of love-rhymes, lord of folded arms,
The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans,–Love’s Labour’s Lost,
Act III, Scene i