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Shakespeare Supposedly Wrote "King Lear" In Quarantine. What Are We Doing?
Social Distancing and Self Isolating during the Coronavirus outbreak is surely going to fry some brains in the next few weeks as people try to find silver linings to this trying period. One theory going around is that while obviously the Coronavirus and the steps taken to mitigate its spread suck, at least we might get some great art out of it. All that time spent indoors must lead to some creative inspiration, right?
As evidence, some have noted that William Shakespeare supposedly wrote King Lear during the plague.
Just a reminder that when Shakespeare was quarantined because of the plague, he wrote King Lear.
— rosanne cash (@rosannecash) March 14, 2020
The above tweet by musician Rosanne Cash either implies that now is a time to pursue creative endeavors or that if you don't produce a masterwork in the time of Coronavirus, you've failed. Either way, Twitter users expressed bemusement at the idea that they should start making incredible art with all the hours they're about to spend indoors.
Just a reminder that when Shakespeare was quarantined because of the plague, he broke the Elizabethan wanking record with 7 in one day – 2 more than the previous record held by another historical figure that I can’t be arsed to research. Maybe the Duke of something.
— Mark Brush (@riffraffhands) March 14, 2020
He also ate 28274849 packets of chocolate Hob Nobs. https://t.co/3Kf9VIGnqQ
— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) March 15, 2020
When Isaac Newton was quarantined, he invented calculus. When Shakespeare was quarantined because of the plague, he wrote “King Lear.” When I had to stay home in high school because I had mono, I watched “Let’s Make a Deal” and “The Price Is Right.”
— John Kelly (@JohnKelly) March 14, 2020
Just remember guys, it was in 2001 while quarantined during the foot and mouth crisis that Daniel Bedingfield wrote Gotta Get Thru This
— Dave Keenan (@PunLovinLad) March 15, 2020
Thousands of millennials will using quarantine to text people if they still have a crush on them, and frankly that’s more brave than anything shakespeare ever did. https://t.co/hSG6CBqRY7
— Ben Natan (@TheBenNatan) March 14, 2020
just a reminder that when Ted Cruz was quarantined with coronavirus, he wrote a series of complex cyphers taunting the police for not stopping him from murdering 5 Northern Californian teenagers from 1968-1970 https://t.co/7gcGRCau17
— soul nate (@MNateShyamalan) March 15, 2020
Just a reminder that when Rob Schneider was quarantined with SARS he wrote The Hot Chick https://t.co/rpuCd4vyug
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) March 14, 2020
At least one guy has his priorities in order:
have fun writing king lear everyone, i'm going to play mario kart
— Rumaan Alam (@Rumaan) March 14, 2020
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