'Well, if he's dead, I'm gonna have to act EXTRA sexy so I can get a new boyfriend. You can't doodle with a dead noodle, know what I'm sayin'? (Sees book cover.) Oh my GOD. That's what Shakespeare looked like? I'm not doing this.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A rambling monologue mixing dating anxiety with ignorance about Shakespeare.
- In plain terms
- Someone jokes about replacing a dead partner but gets scared by history.
- What can you take from it?
- Fear of the past can stop you from moving forward.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What scares us about history?
- How do we cope with loss?
Another view
It mocks lack of knowledge rather than addressing the emotion.
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