Snarky Shakespeare

Snarky: an adjective meaning "critical in a sly, sarcastic, cynical but humorous way."

I attempted to give up being snarky for Lent in hopes of both honoring the person God really wants me to be and to maybe actually change. They say it takes 21 days to break a habit and I'd love to have a beautiful heart and mind. I thought since I tend to be a bit stubborn that it might take the full 40 days of Lent instead of just 21 to make the change in me. Apparently, I'm more than a "bit" stubborn because try as I might, the mind goes to snark at every single opportunity even if the mouth doesn't. I guess I've learned in the 40 days that silence is golden except in my head where I still think it.

Regardless, I'm continuing in my quest for leaving all that behind, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate snarky insults when done really well. Take William Shakespeare for example:

"You should be women and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so." from Macbeth.

"No longer from head to foot than from hip to hip, she is spherical, like a globe, I could find out countries in her." from The Comedy of Errors

For more zingy snarks from Will click here.