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Shakespeare is everywhere. I mean probably 99% of the idioms that leave your mouth \u00a0on any give day were coined by a dude who wore a frilly collar and wrote with a quill pen. Seriously. Laughing stock, one fell swoop, wild-goose chase, full circle, mind’s eye, be-all end-all, goodness’ sake\u2014Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, \u00a0Shakespeare, \u00a0Shakespeare. And that is just the tip of a seriously large iceberg. Think Titanic<\/em>-sinking proportions, here. Shakespeare is everywhere, so it’s no surprise that I was able to find him and his plays scattered across the lyrics \u00a0of Tay-Tay’s oeuvre. \u00a0Enjoy these brief summaries at your leisure:<\/p>\n I stay up too late, got nothing in my brain \/ That’s what people say mmm, that’s what people say mmm – Hamlet<\/em><\/p>\n Magic, madness, heaven, sin – Macbeth<\/em><\/p>\n Bad blood – Titus Andronicus<\/em><\/p>\n See the lights \/ See the party, the ball gowns \/ I see you make your way through the crowd \/ You say “hello,” little did I know \/ That you were Romeo \u00a0– \u00a0Romeo and Juliet<\/em><\/p>\n Love’s a game, want to play? – As You Like It<\/em><\/p>\n It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight \/ To fall in love with strangers \u00a0\/ Yeah, we’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time – A Midsummer Night’s Dream<\/em><\/p>\n Everybody here was someone else before \/ And you can want who you want \/ Boys and boys and girls and girls – Twelfth Night<\/em><\/p>\n Down and out about the liars and dirty, dirty cheats in the world \u00a0– \u00a0Richard II<\/em><\/p>\n Your saddest fear comes creeping in \/ That you never loved me or her or anyone or anything – King Lear<\/em><\/p>\n I get drunk on jealousy \u00a0– Othello<\/em><\/p>\n Still got scars on my back from your knife – Julius Caesar<\/em><\/p>\n Now we got problems \/ And I don’t think we can solve them – The Merchant of <\/em>Venice<\/em><\/p>\n The sky turned black like a perfect storm – The Tempest<\/em><\/p>\n You can tell me when it’s over \/ If the high was worth the pain – Henry V<\/em><\/p>\n I threw my phone across the room at you \/ I was expecting some dramatic turn-away \/ But you stayed – The Taming of the Shrew<\/em><\/p>\n Could end in burning flames or paradise – Antony and Cleopatra<\/em><\/p>\n Today was a fairytale – All’s Well that Ends Well<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0Did you know Will & Tay had so much in common?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shakespeare is everywhere. I mean probably 99% of the idioms that leave your mouth \u00a0on any give day were coined by a dude who wore a frilly collar and wrote with a quill pen. Seriously. continue reading<\/span>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/shakespearebreak1.jpg\")
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