The Best of the Bard: Top 10 Greatest Lines in Shakespeare

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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When was The Bard at his best? How great did the GOAT get? Hall-of-fame guest Mike Palindrome, the President of the Literature Supporters Club, joins Jacke for a discussion of the Top 10 Greatest Lines of Shakespeare. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. Music Credits: “Bluesy Vibes Sting” and “Running Fanfare” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello, I'm Jack Wilson.
0:11.0	Welcome to the History of Literature. Okay, here we go. Hello, everyone, how are you doing?
0:34.0	Did that come out right?
0:36.0	Hello everyone, how are you doing?
0:39.0	I'm Jack Wilson and this is the History of Literature Podcast. My goodness goodness how are we holding up we are still
0:45.3	in quarantine as of this taping and no end in sight I hope you and your loved ones are hanging in there safe and healthy and if you're on the front lines
0:57.2	out there fighting for people suffering from this god-awful pandemic. My thoughts are with you. You are the best. You are just the best.
1:07.0	So I guess what we can offer today is a little distraction, a little high-minded diversion from the general
1:12.2	routine.
1:13.7	Maybe you're on that exercise bike that had been gathering cobwebs in the basement.
1:18.2	Maybe you're outside sitting on a lawn chair staring at the emptiness. Maybe you're driving around
1:23.7	pointlessly looking at the spring that never was. Maybe you're one of those
1:29.0	health care workers on your way home from work. Maybe you need some kind of break. That's what we are. Some kind of break.
1:37.2	Mike Pallandrome is here for a special top 10 draft. The greatest lines in all of Shakespeare.
1:44.0	10 great lines. Not so easy. Not so easy to pick. We could have taken a hundred, maybe more.
1:52.0	We will have Mike in a minute. taking a hundred, maybe more.
1:53.0	We will have Mike in a minute.
1:55.0	You can see how we do.
1:57.0	But first, let's hear a few emails.
2:00.0	Subject.
2:01.0	Greetings from your friend in Salt Lake City.
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