Monday, February 13, 2012

Ghost That Haunts Shakespeare Garden Forgets Lines

Photo purporting to show Ole Billy
            The third-oldest ghost on campus has been hit with memory problems. Known for reciting Shakespeare's most famous soliloquies, recent visitors have been disappointed by the mumbling ghost, known affectionately on campus as "Ole Billy." Even Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" speech, arguably one of the most famous monologues in the English language, fell victim to what can only be described as 'Post-Life Memory Loss'. "He started off strong, skittered through lines 65-72, completely skipped the middle portion and positively shouted the end," reports one sophomore.
          There is no known cure for PLML even though students and teachers alike have been dispensing advice. Theater professors have been instructing him to relax, while Psychology professors are wondering what could have happened to make Ole Billy forget his lines, blaming a 'traumatic event'. One senior offered some Ritalin, but is still trying to find a mode of ingestion. Until then, don't expect any winning performances, unless you bring your own copy of King Lear.

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