Today we’re stealing from another master: William Shakespeare.
The Prompt
Write A Story That Incorporates This Quote (or its spirit)
“If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?
Tips
- If you don’t like this quote, here’s another to play with: “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
- Consider making the quote the last line (or first line) of your story.
- How can you incorporate the actual line into your story? What kind of story will you write if you opt to use the spirit of the quote rather than Will’s words?
- Shakespeare endures, not because we’re interested in Elizabethan life, but because the characters he wrote were so true to human nature. Make your characters similarly realistic.
GO!
Which quote did you use? Did you use it verbatim or only in the spirit? How did this prompt help with your writing today? Comment below or join the conversation in the community.
I wasn’t too excited about today’s prompt so I wrote about getting ready to go out of town. Somehow, the spirit of Will does seem to be inflected a little: http://guptacarlsonshortstories.blogspot.com/2014/05/leaving-for-month.html
What’s happened to ‘Good Vibrations’? I’d sketched a plot line in my head. Not a problem, I can use it later, trick will be to write down my thoughts.
That’s tomorrow. You must have the book 🙂 Did I mix up the order?
Julie,
I downloaded a copy of the book on 18th April. Day 23 is shown as Title Recall – Good Vibrations and Day 24 is shown as Will’s Words. I’ve only been looking about a day ahead so that I knew what was coming up. I can utilise my plot tomorrow.
I like the Shakespeare prompt, and have a few ideas.
So which one do you want us going with today?
I think Wil’s Words is getting the most buzz on the site, but you can do whichever speaks to you most.
Sorry about that!
In what I downloaded, Good Vibrations is today’s prompt and Will’s words are tomorrows.
D’oh! Sorry about that. Completely missed that I’d reversed them.