Talk:nunnery
Latest comment: 1 year ago by LlywelynII in topic Get thee to a nunnery
Get thee to a nunnery
[edit]- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
- Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
may be a sideways pun but clearly chiefly refers to the actual religious institution. Residence in a brothel would lead to further breeding of sinners. Are there any actual examples of its usage? or is this something where the teachers looking for angles to make Shakespeare more accessible/bawdy overdid it?
Also, this template is obviously an eyesore. We should keep the period spelling but why are there needless brackets clogging things up (it's not a quote of the title page: it's bibliographic information) and why is all of that there in the first place? "First Folio" covers the location and publisher if people click through to read about it. — LlywelynII 03:07, 3 May 2023 (UTC)