Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Shakespeare and Mrs Shakespeare

Cassie shows up nicely against Daughter 2's red top, doesn't she?

First two sentences of a student's essay:

"The theme of insanity has been present in many of Shakespeare's plays and literary works. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon where at the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway."

Yes, well his parents probably thought he was mad to marry her.

12 comments:

  1. Students appear to be experts at creating non sequiturs.

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  2. The fun you have with those papers!!
    Daughter's red top is the perfect showcase for Cassie's wonderful glossy coat.

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  3. My daughters Shakespeare assignment this week:

    "Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers in the English language. He knew approximately 66,000 words, and the average person today only knows 40,000."

    hmmm.

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  4. Ha! She'd obviously heard that old "marriage is an institution" joke!

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  5. Oh dear. Well nobody is around to dispute insanity after all!
    Cassie with your daughter ah sweet!

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  6. I don't know Isabelle, perhaps you're missing the link to the insanity? Maybe it was the being born and raised in Stratford-Upon-Avon LOL???

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  7. How do you keep a straight face? Maybe you don't!

    I love the photo of daughter and cat.

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  8. At least you get a bit of a laugh as you mark the essays!

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  9. The comments only add to the mirth :)
    I do love your kitty pics, and yes, the red top makes a beautiful background.

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  10. I'm trying not to laugh - I've got my daughter's parents' evening tonight and I'm sure there will be one or two of those howlers waiting for me!
    Kimx

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  11. Not bad....

    The best one I've had is "On the night they met, Romeo and Juliet exchanged vowels." (Year 10)

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  12. Hmm, stating the facts - especially irrelevant ones - isn't really a substitute for argument, is it?

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