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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)

Answer
The answer is c) - Trinculo has drunk too much alcohol AND he is in a difficult situation!

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**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

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

Hi everyone
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.
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Good luck to you all throughout your English learning journey.

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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?