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Shakespeare's Paris revolt quote circulating amid French unrest talk
Original: "These news, my lord, may cheer our drooping spirits: 'Tis said the stout Parisians do revolt ... " Henry VI Part One, A
A line from Shakespeare's Henry VI Part One — 'Tis said the stout Parisians do revolt' — is being shared online, with users invoking the playwright's depiction of Parisian rebellion. The quote, from Act 5 Scene II, is being circulated under education and class-warfare hashtags as part of a regular Shakespeare-sharing tradition, drawing playful parallels between the Bard's wars in France and present-day French street politics.
Why now: People are quoting Shakespeare's line about Parisian revolt to comment wryly on current unrest in France.
William ShakespeareHenry VI Part OneParisFrance
Evidence
- "These news, my lord, may cheer our drooping spirits: 'Tis said the stout Parisians do revolt ... " Henry VI Part One, Act 5 Scene II # ShakespeareSunday # ClassWar # Education · MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz · 10
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