At 21:45 6/1/96 -0500, Richard D. Lawson wrote:

In most recent fanfic, "The Right Side of the Ledger", I had Kuno spout 
some Shakespeare to support his comments to Nabiki.  I liked the second 
quote, and the third is okay.  The first is pretty obscure (even for 
Shakespeare).

So I need your help.  What poem could Kuno quote to talk about the loss 
of family unity?  You come home and find that no one likes you or knows 

Sorry...

you or stuff like that.  Anyone got a good quote?

...but in general, think of someone you know in real life who talks like 
Kuno.  Then give Kuno that person's lines (changed to fit whatever situation 
you put Kuno in) whenever he has to talk a lot.  That's what I did last 
time.

By the way, when they translate Shakespeare into Japanese, do they 
translate it into archaic Japanese so that students can suffer as much 

I heard that in Chinese, the writing system has nothing to do with 
pronunciation.  That way, it stays the same no matter how much the spoken 
languages change over time and archaic texts are no more painful than modern 
ones.  I guess the same applies if Takahashi uses kanji instead of kana.