Passage From Shakespeare Novels & Stories

'No sooner met but they looked, no sooner looked but they loved, no sooner loved but they sighed, no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason, no sooner knew the reason, but they sought the remedy; and in these degrees have they made a pair of stairs to marriage.’ William Shakespeare. Prologue "Do you take Angelina Adenike Walters as your lawful wife?" the minister asked. "I do," he replied curtly, looking at nothing in particular as his eyes void any emotions he was feeling.

They danced slowly to the rhythm of song. They theyre both young when SHE first saw you SHEclose her eyes, and the flashback starts I'm standing there On a balcony in summer air See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns See you make your way through the crowd And say, "hello" Little did SHEknow That you theyre Romeo, you theyre throwing pebbles And her daddy said, "stay away from Juliet" And SHEwas crying on the staircase Begging you, "please don't go," and SHEsaid,

Leaning closer to her, I moved her brown hair to the left side of her face and whispered in her ear. "Look like thy' innocent flower but be the serpent under't- William Shakespeare. He was such a genius, don't you think?" Wrapping her hair around my arm, I yanked her head closer to my lips and smirked when I heard her whimper in pain, "I think you took that a bit too literal sí?" "Do you know what my favorite thing about Shakespeare is?" I mused. "It's his love for tragedy, for beautiful mistakes." "His love for hamartia. A character's fatal flaw." Moving to the seat placed on the opposite side of the table, I leaned back into the chair and tilted my head.

With her, I could almost pretend I was home, surrounded by people who cared for me. “Ida, dear, what would you say if I read us something not from this country today? There’s a very well-liked writer named Shakespeare in one of the neighbouring countries. What do you say?” She looked at me quizzically. “Here’s one of his works I know you will like: A Lover’s Complaint.”