{"id":1395235,"date":"2016-12-27T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/?p=1395235"},"modified":"2017-01-04T10:02:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T15:02:48","slug":"new-years-resolutions-of-shakespeare-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/new-years-resolutions-of-shakespeare-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Resolutions of Shakespeare Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/macbeth_michael_fassbender_LargeWide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re murderously jealous, murderously indecisive, or murderously murderous, who among us couldn&#8217;t do with some self improvement? Maybe this list is \u00a0<em>somewhat \u00a0<\/em>specific to Shakespeare&#8217;s characters, but maybe you&#8217;ll find some inspiration for your own New Year&#8217;s resolutions here. Or just the kick in the pants you need to stop murdering quite so much?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/hamlet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hamlet<\/a><\/strong>: Pick up a meditation practice. Maybe \u00a0lotus pose for a good 20 minutes each morning will help contain my daily downward thought-spirals and my extreme (like, award winning) waffling?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/othello\/\" target=\"_blank\">Othello<\/a><\/strong>: \u00a0Dump those toxic friends. Be more trusting. Also, be less trusting.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/tempest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caliban<\/a><\/strong>: Improving my vocab, SAT-flash-cards-style.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/macbeth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lady Macbeth<\/a><\/strong>: Chill with that whole desire-for-world-domination thing. Invest in Stain Stick.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/richardiii\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard III<\/a><\/strong>: Is there some sort of mindfulness retreat I can go on that will make me care about whether or not I hurt people? Note: I&#8217;m not making any promises.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/msnd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Egeus<\/a><\/strong>: Stop being a helicopter parent. Helicopter parenting is when you threaten your kids with execution when they don&#8217;t do what you want, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/asyoulikeit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rosalind<\/a><\/strong>: Get seed funding for my dating app. Contact Oprah about sponsorship?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/henry4pt1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Henry, Prince of Wales<\/a><\/strong>: Start going to the gym and doing juice cleanses. 2017 is the year I get \u201cking ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/shakespeare\/juliuscaesar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brutus<\/a><\/strong>: 2017 is the year of bro&#8217;s before\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6civic duty? 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