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Monday, 30 March 2026
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill -
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Friday, 27 March 2026
Quote
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” - Paulo Coelho -
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Macbeth

Title: Macbeth
Author: William Shakespeare
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Age Category: Young Adult/Adult
One of Shakespeare's most well-known tragedies, Macbeth is an interesting play depicting a ruthless Scottish Thane and the risks he's willing to take to become king.
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Sonnet 42 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 42
by William Shakespeare
That thou hast her, it is not all my grief,
And yet it may be said I loved her dearly;
That she hath thee, is of my wailing chief,
A loss in love that touches me more nearly.
Loving offenders, thus I will excuse ye:
Thou dost love her, because thou knowst I love her;
And for my sake even so doth she abuse me,
Suffering my friend for my sake to approve her.
If I lose thee, my loss is my love's gain,
And losing her, my friend hath found that loss;
Both find each other, and I lose both twain,
And both for my sake lay on me this cross:
But here's the joy; my friend and I are one;
Sweet flattery! then she loves but me alone.
And yet it may be said I loved her dearly;
That she hath thee, is of my wailing chief,
A loss in love that touches me more nearly.
Loving offenders, thus I will excuse ye:
Thou dost love her, because thou knowst I love her;
And for my sake even so doth she abuse me,
Suffering my friend for my sake to approve her.
If I lose thee, my loss is my love's gain,
And losing her, my friend hath found that loss;
Both find each other, and I lose both twain,
And both for my sake lay on me this cross:
But here's the joy; my friend and I are one;
Sweet flattery! then she loves but me alone.
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