{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-shakespeares-insults-biting-barbs-and-poisonous-put-downs","title":"The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults: Biting Barbs and Poisonous Put-Downs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAway, you scullion, you rampallion, you fustilarian! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with penning some of the most sublime passages in all of English Literature, Shakespeare was a master when it came to casting a wicked comeback or hurling a barbed insult. Whether it's Prospero calling Caliban a 'freckled whelp, hag-born' in The Tempest or King Lear railing against his daughter Goneril with the damning words, 'Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood', Shakespeare didn't hold back when it came to getting creative with his slights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked full of eloquent stings and poisonous putdowns, this is the perfect resource for anyone looking to scorn an enemy - without resorting to swearing! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish!' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry IV Part I\u003c\/i\u003e (Act 2, Scene 4). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Away, you three-inch fool.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e (Act 4, Scene 1). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e (Act 5, Scene 3). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Comedy of Errors\u003c\/i\u003e (Act 5, Scene 4). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 192 pages | Published March 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63969051541853,"sku":"9781911610748","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781911610748.jpg?v=1774364769","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-little-book-of-shakespeares-insults-biting-barbs-and-poisonous-put-downs","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}