Which Shakespearean Father Are You?

Are you a tragic or heroic father? What would Shakespeare say about you? Find out with 5 easy questions.
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On Jun 21, 2015

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What is your opinion of children?

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Your best advice for your child/children is...

When my kids grow up, I secretly want them to...

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

You are Titus from Titus Andronicus. Oh dear... You have a motto; don’t mess with my family! Or as Titus might say, “Be as just and gracious unto me as I am confident and kind to thee”… Or else!
There’s parenting, there’s parental protection, and then there’s Titus (and you). Your revenge truly has no bounds- if you feel justified, you will do anything. Titus killed the two sons of his enemy and then fed them to her in a pie—and you would do the same! Don’t wage wars to protect your children, but more importantly, give your children the power to protect themselves. That will save you all a lot of trouble.

Quotes from Titus Andronicus.

Old Capulet

Old Capulet

You are Lord Capulet from Romeo and Juliet. You want what’s best for your children, and as a youth were probably one to “seek happy nights to happy days”. You are a loving father, devoted beyond question! Perhaps you are a bit smothering though; no match is ever really going to be good enough for your daughter or son. If you don’t exercise caution, this may drive your child from you. It is after all, his or her life. Let children love as they will and let your love be open and liberating, for “Virtue turns itself to vice, being misapplied.”

Quotes from Romeo and Juliet.

Polonius

Polonius

You are Polonius from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. You are a workaholic father with a habit of hovering. Twisting together your loyalties to your career and family causes problems. You are the father full of good advice offered genuinely yet perhaps misplaced. Is the advice always for the best intentions of your sons or daughters, or is it to make sure that your life is easier and they get into less trouble? “Youth to itself rebels.” You know children just get into trouble- that’s what children do! Trust your kids and they will be fine. Remember, your best advice is “To thine own self be true.” Let your children be true to themselves and they will, in turn, be true to you to.

Quotes from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

Claudius

Claudius

You are King Claudius from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. You are a stepfather, either figuratively or literally. You are “A little more than kin and yet less than kind.” On the surface, you appear to have a connection with your children, but there is a simmering discontent lurking beneath. Almost all the world agrees that you are a good man and a good leader; perhaps there is a ghost from the past you need to reconcile with? Make peace and amend your ways; this is your best bet for happiness.

Quotes from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

King Lear

King Lear

You are King Lear, from (of course) King Lear. You are an Apologetic Tyrant. You don’t like taking criticism, nor do you like dissent. Publicly, you want everyone to get along and bath in appreciation. You’ve worked so hard for success! After all, “Nothing will come from nothing.”
To give your children their fair inheritance, you may have to admit that you aren’t always right. Your children all show their love in different ways; maybe you could recognize that, regardless of how you like to hear it, the truth your children speak is the best gift. We should all, “Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.”

Quotes from King Lear.

Prospero

Prospero

You are Prospero from The Tempest. You are a growing father and liberating yourself and your children. A few years ago, you felt constrained by responsibility and may have said, ” My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up”. Things have changed for the better!
You have been slowly casting off your mantle of power and now you see children "are such stuff as dreams are made on”. You realize individuals, like Ariel, like love, should not be controlled by someone else. And that is true magic- watching your children grow into something beyond anything you imagined.

Quotes from The Tempest.

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