Friday, July 5, 2024

Shakespeare in FoxTrot's And When She Opened The Closet, All The Clothes Were Polyester

Amend, Bill. And When She Opened The Closet, All The Clothes Were Polyester. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 2007.

Subtle Shakespeare allusions were the rule for several of our most recent FoxTrot Fridays.

But And When She Opened The Closet, All The Clothes Were Polyester comes through with more direct Shakespeare.

Mostly.

Well, two out of three ain't bad!

First, Andy is going over Paige's essay on Romeo and Juliet:


I find that to be enjoyably clever.

Next up, the subtle one. See if you can spot the Shakespeare:


Well done! You saw that Andy is alluding to Hamlet's speech to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act II, scene ii: "What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable!" Of course, she's using it a bit more ironically, but still.

Finally, Peter has a Hamlet essay due soon:


The joke may be a bit typical, but it's played out masterfully, with carefully-planned timing and a great look on Peter's face as he makes his final admission.

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