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Shakespeare in 140 Characters

by Legacy Staff

Poet and playwright William Shakespeare knew how to turn a phrase. Wethinks Shakespeare would have had a lot of fun had he been writing in the age of Twitter.

Poet and playwright William Shakespeare gave us some of the most-quoted and memorable lines in the history of the English language. In celebration of Shakespeare on his 450th birthday, we’ve taken some of his best quotes and reimagined them as tweets. As Shakespeare once said, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” Wethinks Shakespeare would have had a lot of fun had he been writing in the age of Twitter…

Check back for more of the Bard’s life online, and follow him around the Globe on Twitter.

For even more Shakespeare, enjoy this collection of some of his classic love quotes.

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