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English Lit references all up the whazoo! Shakespeare FTW, yo.Kids, don't use the term "sausagefest" in your book reports, though, 'mmkay? (though it personally amuses me like hell.)
I'm gonna say the "Midsummer Madness" somewhat recollected here was our 'Shakespeare 101'.
And Sarah is learning to be quite weasellish with the truth... Bruised nose directly resulting from last week's page - Luna "Episkey"'d the pain and actual break away, but it still marked something fierce.
Although she also kinda fails at seeing a parallel... something about a king with unfairly biased bad press...
"Teach not thy lip such scorn; for it was made
For kissing, lady, not for contempt. "
Richard III, I.ii
#there is always a relevant Bill Shakes quote for your ship
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Christine [Phantom of the Opera] (c) Leroux and Webber
Sarah [Labyrinth] (c) Lucas, Froud, Henson; Connelly&Bowie
Based on the original Roommates comic by *AsheRhyder
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The dweeby British teacher character played by John Oliver on 'Community'... iirc.
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also... this page was easily the hardest and most fun one for me to reference.Β I got to research classic film representations of Titania, Lady Anne AND Lady Macbeth
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You may be researching these things more thoroughly than I did....
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I wouldn't really call it "research", I just like to show where the characters are from and other representations of the character.Β in some cases, the character is only from one movie ever, so its easy. In other cases, you off-handedly mention Sherlock Holmes, so I know what I'm doing for the next month.
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rightrightright.Β going back and adding him now.
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Haha, I'm just writing about Macbeth in my exam paper for university - I can SO see Sarah doing that...
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Pffft. Nunchucks... becuse a lamppost is much more embarassing to hit your nose with.
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I love Shakespeare -side effect of Mom being a high school English teacher- but I HATE taming of the shrew.
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Out of curiosity, which story does 'Duncan' of the Drama Club come from?
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I'm thinking of a pretentious British teacher transferred over from a pretty crappy community college...
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So not King Duncan from 'Macbeth' or 'Scotland PC' then?
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Nope. 'Macbeth' shout-out is there and invoked, but no.
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'pimp-slapped' -- 'sausagefest' -- it's slightly amusing/alarming when even the French characters have a wider American(?) vocabulary than I do...Β
What's the significance of the random Christine's-hair panel 5 with the dark background -- just a bit of extra dialogue-space below?
And yes, the way things have been going, Jareth probably DOES have a personal connection of some kind with Titania!
I have this suspicion that Shakespeare scenes, like the Bible, can be used to back up almost any desired point of view (you've already pointed out an alternate interpretation of that choice of play), in which case Sarah's preferred analysis possibly says more about Sarah than about ChristineΒ
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I have a feeling that death-by-Erik probably isn't quoted for in Raoul's life insurance, not least because it would make said insurance cover very difficult to obtain... (not sure one can get dedicated personal death threats included under 'acts of God'?)
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If it's any comfort, those are both fairly squeaky-new additions to my own vocabulary. ^^
Extra panel is, yeah, because there is a shift in conversation focus and Sarah's expression no longer fits the dialogue.
I wonder if there are life insurances clauses you can get related to having a murderer with a grudge in your life, or repeat incidents of suspicious accidents...
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And... ? Did we lose the outcome of these auditions in Jareth's jump?? Or did Jareth interfere with the auditions, and Sarah had to kick over the drama club??
My 
Annnnyyyy way, I really like Sarah's face in the fourth line. I don't know what it is, but I just really really like it. Maybe it's partly the different hairstyle and/or how she's TRYING to keep the conversation away from "wait... what guy at the guy" type of questions...
/carry-on.
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There were a bunch of audition and play-related jokes I'd half bashed into shape. I may go for 'em yet, depending on how the dynamics have changed...
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Not if it would derail or distract from any J/S shipping-friendly moments!
Or... you could tell them while the gang is on their road trip to Vegas!!
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A lot of those gags depend on the exact level of Jareth's obnoxiousness, so we'll have to see how JS is doing at the end of this Return to Underground arc...
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Makes sense. So... I guess it gives me a bit of time to brush up on my general Shakespeare knowledge, then!
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Not-As-Resolved-As-You'd-Like-It-To-Be Sexual Tension aside, Christine, I don't think a person hailing from the country that named 98% of its monarchs "Louis" should be complaining about confusing history.
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lol Plot similarities, and Sarah, don't diss my Erik like that!
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Nuthin' but the truth.
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I've found that teachers are willing to accept terms like "sausagefest" if you qualify it with the phrase "to use the vernacular".
Hell, I passed my highschool writing test with the phrase "cum-guzzler".
It's all about context.
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lol, loving the Shakespeare references! One time I was in a haunted house, and the room was supposed to be like a human butchery shop, and this girl jumps out with a mask and a fake human leg ("AURGH!" and all that jazz), and while everybody behind me was screaming, I was all like, "Ooh, ooh, this is like that Shakespeare play! What's it called, what's it called...TITUS ANDRONICUS!" And she said in reply, "You should go now..." lol.
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#there is always a relevant Bill Shakes quote for your ship
Indeed.
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We've all done Shakespeare in literature - but what about theatre? Hey - I have been there - every other winter my school would do a Shakespeare Play! Twelfth Night was my fave, but our winter plays were always cursed....
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I'm not an actor, stage or otherwise, but I've been given to understand that none of them would ever refer to that play by its proper name. Rather, it's always "The Scottish Play" and since Sarah *is* an aspiring stage actress... yeah, it looks a little odd.
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I know of that superstition, still, I'd rather assume it's not until it's underway/not while in the theatre. While talking to an outsider possibly unfamiliar with the English lit canon, no need to be unnecessarily confusing.
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<- Is still a Erik/Christine shipper!!!
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I always loved Shakespeare, made me giggle at the parallels you pointed out here between our favorite Missus' and his work...
And he's really dating Mag?!?
Yay!!!!
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I'm Gonna Kick It Up A Notch!
"Just love me. Fear me. Do as I say and I shall be your slave!" - Jareth, Goblin King
"I haz a doobyus." - Gip, Goblin of GND, by
~You alone can make my song take flight...~ - Erik, Phantom of the Opera
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Nice, Christine. I think I need to go watch that particular scene now...
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funny thing is, we have a shakespeare in the park program, and i went to go see it two days ago, and it was richard III
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The Brit-Lit geek in me just squee'd. I'm guessing you're referencing the Ian McKellen "Richard III"? Because that scene was pretty freakin' hot.
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It's hot in the Olivier version too.
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Thanks for the heads-up; I'll have to check it out.
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I never read Richard III but have read a decent amount of Shakespearean plays, King Lear being my favorite I believe. Some days I don't understand any of your references, but this time I did, and it is hilarious.
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Me and my Shakespeare degree thank you! This was a blast to read. . . and I got all the references! Knew all those classes would come in handy someday!
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