Capable of producing the loveliest sonnets in the English language, William Shakespeare was equally creative when it came to verbal abuse, ego-crushing personal appraisals, rapier-sharp ripostes, and killing kiss-offs. This uproarious calendar presents 314 brief excerpts from the plays (each Saturday and Sunday share a page and an excerpt), with citations including act and scene, notes on who is abusing whom and why, and explanations of no-longer-familiar words. Also includes yearly grids for 2012 and 2013 and pages for notes.