Shakespeare Wrote Rap
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Good morning that wonderful way.
No rush. Yawn. Stretch. Say hello. O/
And away we go…
On with our show.
The idea is comfort.
A well-known author said something like: “Sit down and write; the conditions are never perfect.”
Well said.
Perfect leaves out room for growth and interpretation.
In Life, perfect doesn’t exist.
Perhaps Heavenly perfection does, but that’s for Heaven’s sake absent of Life.
Best to leave the idea of perfection to the sky and best express what it is you wish to convey with generous sincerity.
Some days I go into writing about writing first.
We ought to write about what we love, so it’s always a safe place to start.
Two strong rules for writing:
- Be Clear.
- Only write something you’d like to read.
I like the pictures on the site; they make for a more enjoyable read.
Everyone loves a picture book.
The snippet sized texts between each image are like text messages from a friend.
Hey, friend. O/
Our literature will start to match the structure of a text message the further we move from a race that uses speech as our first means of communication to one that favors the written first.
Check your text message history for further proof.
You elementary school teacher would freak if she saw your use of (or lack of) grammar there.
Start using commas, colons and perfunctory periods in your text messages though, and your best friend would freak.
Stuffy Stuffy Grammar Gals will shake their heads and sulk at this, but it's necessary for a language to grow to stay alive.
So deal Gals.
Our use of words must grow if we’re to grow as a race.
So deal Gals.
Olde English doth not a sentence make these days.
Shakespeare requires a translator these days.
Back in his day his plays were a rap song’s version of Epic Greek Stories.
Really.
Going to The Globe Theatre back in The Bard’s time was the equivalent of going to a rap concert these days.
Shakespeare’s band was the most popular show.
There was drinking, brawls and shouting during each performance from the audience.
There even was a whole section of the theatre called The Vomitorium.
If you ever wondered where the phrase, “I’m going to vomit” comes from, now you know.
It’s a destination, like "I’m going to the bathroom."
You say that to your friend, and they understand you’re going to pee and not just randomly walk to the bathroom.
Likewise, back in the Old English Theatre you told your drunk concert buddy, “I’m going to Vomit.”
A place and a purpose.
Well… sometimes the morning journal takes unexpected twists.
Seriously though, Shakespeare wrote rap; it’s why it’s all in poetic verse.
People don't speak like that.
We rap like that.
Still an hour till sunrise here.
Abe’s in a deep sleep on the loveseat.
Take care, share your words in iambic style or a rap song way,
Use tolerance if you drink and make a wonderful day.