The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults

Biting Barbs and Poisonous Put-Downs

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WELBECK
01 June 2021

Shakespeare plays; Fiction & Literature; Dictionaries of quotations; Humour collections & anthologies

Away, you scullion, you rampallion, you fustilarian!

Along with penning some of the most sublime passages in all of English Literature, Shakespeare was a master when it came to casting a wicked comeback or hurling a barbed insult. Whether it's Prospero calling Caliban a 'freckled whelp, hag-born' in The Tempest or King Lear railing against his daughter Goneril with the damning words, 'Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood', Shakespeare didn't hold back when it came to getting creative with his slights.

Packed full of eloquent stings and poisonous putdowns, this is the perfect resource for anyone looking to scorn an enemy - without resorting to swearing!

'Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish!' - Henry IV Part I (Act 2, Scene 4).

'Away, you three-inch fool.' - The Taming of the Shrew (Act 4, Scene 1).

'Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy.' - Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 3).

'The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.' - The Comedy of Errors (Act 5, Scene 4).

By: Orange Hippo!
Edited by: Orange Hippo!
Imprint: WELBECK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 140mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781911610748
ISBN 10: 1911610740
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Orange Hippo! is the gift imprint of Welbeck Publishing Group.