Monologues and Dialogs in Shakespeare and Facebook

There are times I think I like reading Shakespeare more than I like seeing it performed. Part of that is language, of course. Fired at you by modern performers, all quick-witted like they actually know what they're saying, it's easy to get lost in the archaic language. The man's references and double entendres were intelligent, but without the benefit of having his version of English being as clear to me as my own, I won't notice them unless I have the time to read the words on my own. Some of Shakespeare's best double entendres actually need research, such as the title of one play, "Much Ado About Nothing," that seems innocuous until you realize that "Nothing" was a Elizabethan slang term for sex.