#Shakespeare_Speaks
Trinculo is in a pickle
A drunken jester? No good will come of it...
In Shakespeare's time, the jester had the important role of entertaining the court. He played music, did silly things and told jokes - just like a modern-day clown. William Shakespeare included jesters in many of his plays - and his audiences loved them.
In the following video, we can see Trinculo, the jester from The Tempest.
While you watch the video, decide if Trinculo is:
a) very drunk
b) in a difficult situation
c) both a) and b)
Trinculo is in a pickle
A drunken jester? No good will come of it...
In Shakespeare's time, the jester had the important role of entertaining the court. He played music, did silly things and told jokes - just like a modern-day clown. William Shakespeare included jesters in many of his plays - and his audiences loved them.
In the following video, we can see Trinculo, the jester from The Tempest.
While you watch the video, decide if Trinculo is:
a) very drunk
b) in a difficult situation
c) both a) and b)
Upper Intermediate
#Shakespeare_Speaks Trinculo is in a pickle A drunken jester? No good will come of it... In Shakespeare's time, the jester had the important role of entertaining the court. He played music, did silly things and told jokes - just like a modern-day clown.…
Answer
The answer is c) - Trinculo has drunk too much alcohol AND he is in a difficult situation!
The answer is c) - Trinculo has drunk too much alcohol AND he is in a difficult situation!
#Shakespeare_Speaks
**Vocabulary**
In a pickle
Meaning
Nowadays, when someone says they are in a pickle they mean that they are in a mess - a very difficult situation.
Example sentence
Most of the time if I'm in a pickle I'll call one of my brothers. They've usually got somewhat uplifting advice.
Note
Nowadays, people can say I'm pickled if they have drunk too much alcohol.
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Extra vocabulary
court
(here) the place where a King or Queen and their family and servants are living
a jester
a man whose job was to entertain people by doing silly things and telling jokes
tricky
difficult
in a sticky situation
in a difficult situation
in a tight spot
in a difficult situation
in a bind
in a difficult situation
between a rock and a hard place
in a very difficult position, often facing a difficult decision
he's legless
he's completely drunk
hammered
completely drunk
tipsy
a little drunk
merry
a little drunk and feeling happy
**Vocabulary**
In a pickle
Meaning
Nowadays, when someone says they are in a pickle they mean that they are in a mess - a very difficult situation.
Example sentence
Most of the time if I'm in a pickle I'll call one of my brothers. They've usually got somewhat uplifting advice.
Note
Nowadays, people can say I'm pickled if they have drunk too much alcohol.
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Extra vocabulary
court
(here) the place where a King or Queen and their family and servants are living
a jester
a man whose job was to entertain people by doing silly things and telling jokes
tricky
difficult
in a sticky situation
in a difficult situation
in a tight spot
in a difficult situation
in a bind
in a difficult situation
between a rock and a hard place
in a very difficult position, often facing a difficult decision
he's legless
he's completely drunk
hammered
completely drunk
tipsy
a little drunk
merry
a little drunk and feeling happy
#Announcement
The following list of words shall be reviewed in today's lesson.
Please prepare for the lesson. If there's a word you're not sure you know please have it looked up and studied prior to the lesson.
Good luck to you all
The following list of words shall be reviewed in today's lesson.
Please prepare for the lesson. If there's a word you're not sure you know please have it looked up and studied prior to the lesson.
Good luck to you all
Upper Intermediate
#Announcement The following list of words shall be reviewed in today's lesson. Please prepare for the lesson. If there's a word you're not sure you know please have it looked up and studied prior to the lesson. Good luck to you all
Accomplish
Antique
At stake
Biodegrade
Choking
Clogging
Coastal
Command
Consequences
Conservationist
Culprit
Devastating
Diarrhea
Dumped
Explorer
Fortune
Fragments
Gobbled up
Headquarters
Lethal
Mugged
Obscenity
Outskirts
Overboard
Poisoned
Sat nav
Spoil
Staggered
Swirling
Territory
Accuracy
Cautious
Charismatic
Constituent
Deserted
Emaciated
Gossip
Haunted
Hibernation
Intensive care
Manipulative
Nutrition
Obsession
Page-turner
Prediction
Skeptical
Sensuous
Speculation
Tenants
Victim
Antique
At stake
Biodegrade
Choking
Clogging
Coastal
Command
Consequences
Conservationist
Culprit
Devastating
Diarrhea
Dumped
Explorer
Fortune
Fragments
Gobbled up
Headquarters
Lethal
Mugged
Obscenity
Outskirts
Overboard
Poisoned
Sat nav
Spoil
Staggered
Swirling
Territory
Accuracy
Cautious
Charismatic
Constituent
Deserted
Emaciated
Gossip
Haunted
Hibernation
Intensive care
Manipulative
Nutrition
Obsession
Page-turner
Prediction
Skeptical
Sensuous
Speculation
Tenants
Victim
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I’d like to thank you all once again for coming to the lessons. It was a great pleasure and a greater experience for me to be with you as your teacher. I hope you have found the lessons useful and I hope your expectations have been met and satisfied as well.
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It’s been quite a long time.
I’d like to thank you all once again for coming to the lessons. It was a great pleasure and a greater experience for me to be with you as your teacher. I hope you have found the lessons useful and I hope your expectations have been met and satisfied as well.
Please do not hesitate to write to me if you have any ideas and comments on how I could have improved and enriched the lessons @TalebSedaghat .
Good luck to you all throughout your English learning journey.
#Shakespeare_Speaks
Who's who?
I love it when everybody pretends to be somebody else!
William Shakespeare loved putting his characters in disguise.
In this episode, Will and his actors are rehearsing for a performance of The Taming of The Shrew. But Daughter is confused because many of the characters are pretending to be someone else.
Can you help her figure out who's who?
Who's who?
I love it when everybody pretends to be somebody else!
William Shakespeare loved putting his characters in disguise.
In this episode, Will and his actors are rehearsing for a performance of The Taming of The Shrew. But Daughter is confused because many of the characters are pretending to be someone else.
Can you help her figure out who's who?
Upper Intermediate
Forever and a day - Shakespeare Speaks.mp4
Forever and a day
Meaning
The phrase forever and a day means the same as it did in Shakespeare's day: something – either good or bad – will last indefinitely, or for a very, very long time.
Example sentence
Oh, look at that queue! We'll be waiting forever and a day. Let's come back tomorrow.
Note
British English speakers sometimes write forever as two words: for ever.
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Extra vocabulary
in disguise
the state of changing someone's appearance to hide their true identity
pretend
behave as if something is true when it is not true
exaggerate
make something ​seem ​larger, more ​important, ​better, or ​worse than it really is
literal
the most basic (meaning of a word)
I nearly died of embarrassment
I was very embarrassed
killing me
hurting me
millions of
many
starving
very hungry
dying for
need
sick to death of
fed up with
Meaning
The phrase forever and a day means the same as it did in Shakespeare's day: something – either good or bad – will last indefinitely, or for a very, very long time.
Example sentence
Oh, look at that queue! We'll be waiting forever and a day. Let's come back tomorrow.
Note
British English speakers sometimes write forever as two words: for ever.
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Extra vocabulary
in disguise
the state of changing someone's appearance to hide their true identity
pretend
behave as if something is true when it is not true
exaggerate
make something ​seem ​larger, more ​important, ​better, or ​worse than it really is
literal
the most basic (meaning of a word)
I nearly died of embarrassment
I was very embarrassed
killing me
hurting me
millions of
many
starving
very hungry
dying for
need
sick to death of
fed up with