#all’s well that ends well

[mr-craig]

“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together: our virtues would be proud, if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair, if they were not cherished by our virtues.”

~ William Shakespeare, from All’s Well That Ends Well

[beforeviolets]

gay paroles my beloved

[macbooth]

Demetrius and Helena and also Bertram and the other Helena. You understand.

[fweet-prince]

Kicking off the Bard Poll, we have the first of our preliminary polls, All’s Well That Ends Well vs. Henry VI, Part 2! Bed tricks and fistulas or sad, wet kings and girlbosses, which is better able to win over tumblr’s heart?

Check out the pinned post or the #bard poll tag on this blog to keep an eye on the bracket! And remember, keep any debate in the notes kind and civil!

[leehallfae]

“the web of our life is of a mingled yarn, / good and ill together.”

— william shakespeare, all’s well that ends well, 4.3.73–74

[suits-of-woe]

i think bertram allswellthatendswell is a poor little meow meow (derogatory) to me on the same level as that bitch nick from gone girl. babygirl you are such a shithead but you’re also so helpless to this fun and sexy woman’s narrative it’s unreal.

[underwatersurfboard]

watching all’s well tonight and you’ll never guess. there’s another antonio.

[vdoc]

Shakespeare insults are the best insults.

“A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.” - "All’s Well That Ends Well" (Act 3, Scene 6).

[catastrxblues]

no joke i literally just slept in my class for more than 45 minutes, probably an hour, with folklore and evermore blasting in my ears. like i just doze off right after i finished the assignment the teacher assigned us because she had something else she needed to do and woke up when the home bell rang

[liquidstar]

If my mom sees a significant amount of blood she gets lightheaded, and has fainted on some occasions. Once it happened when we were kids, I wasn't there to witness it but I heard the story from my dad. Basically my brothers, around 7 or 8 at the time, were playing outside while my mom was making their lunch, and she accidentally cut her finger. It wasn't anything serious, but it drew a fair bit of blood and she passed out. My dad saw this and rushed over, but he didn't really know what to do so he just sort of started slapping her to wake her up (not recommended, but he had no idea and panicked)

At that exact moment my brothers both came in from playing, and all they saw was our mom unconscious on the floor and our dad slapping her. So, like, without even saying a word to each other they both just INSTANTLY start whaling on him, like, full blown attack mode to defend our mom. Which obviously didn't help the situation, but she did wake up and everything was fine.

Now our dad says that he's actually really glad they attacked him over what they thought was going on, because it means he raised good boys. And I still think that's true, they're very good boys.

[the-dragon-girl-27]

It is the middle of a Sunday afternoon. You have nothing on, and aren't expecting visitors, deliveries or post.

Unexpectedly, there is a knock at the door.

you are greeted by...... her

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

fake opera meme (in collaboration with @shredsandpatches)

all’s well that ends well

elīna garanča | helena

benjamin bernheim | bertram

peter mattei | parolles

sara mingardo | countess of rousillion

ying fang | diana

bryn terfel | king of france

[noodles-and-tea]

Last part whoo!!!

PART 1 / PART 2 / PART 3 / PART 4

[bixels]

The final TF2 issue really got to me. Spoilers, but it’s the reveal that all of this suffering and murder and war over gravel and shitty land was for nothing but senseless, bottomless hatred. That the administrator can’t even remember where this revenge plot started as she flashes through different false memories of her parents’ deaths. There was never a tragic backstory or justification, only terrible people doing despicable things. And despite how crass and stupid and unserious TF2 is, the story subverts every expectation by showing the survivors and inheritors willingly breaking the cycle. Ms. Pauling lies to the administrator and chooses not to save her, and finally lets her die. (Hurts even more if you read into the subtext that Ms. Pauling is in love with the administrator.) She lets the final cache of Australium go and walks away from the burden and legacy of a century-old bloodfeud. Hale lets Gray’s daughter go and live her life freely. Spy is the first to arrive at Scout’s house and meet his big family, finally takes off his mask, and helps with the kids. Even Merasmus exhaustedly makes peace with himself and Soldier and chooses not to curse him or something. There’s nothing to finish, no promises to keep, and no one to avenge. The only thing to do is break the cycle and walk away.

It feels odd how happy and warm everything is, but it feels so right and earned. These bloodthirsty, awful, violent men were expendable cogs in a machine of endless violence, and they found a way out. It’s a genuinely great message about letting go the past that burdens you and finding the will and a way to hit the bricks, change, and be happy. Maybe they don’t technically deserve happiness, but they’ve got it nonetheless, and they’re not gonna let it go to waste. They’re still all crazy and violent, but on their own terms now and with people who love them! Smiles.

[ruporas]

dragon meat, you, and me