A: Oh, God, I can't live without him! I'll die!
B: Die from love?
A: People have.
B: Aah! You've been reading too many books. Listen!
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Shakespeare lied.
When Juliet died,
Romeo didn't take poison just because he'd lost his bride.
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What did he do?
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He got over it.
He went back to Junior High, and he got over it.
And so will you.
You'll get over it.
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So Romeo got himself a life,
But then, there's Othello, he murdered his wife!
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But Shakespeare lied.
Othello may have cried,
But he never strangled Desdemona 'cause he thought she lied.
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What did he do?
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He got over it.
She found the handkerchief, and he got over it.
And so will you.
You'll get over it.
Just bear in mind that Shakespeare lied.
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Okay, how about Cleopatra?
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You recall that asp
In Cleopatra's grasp,
Well, she didn't yell "O, Antony" and gasp her final gasp.
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You're putting me on!
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No!
None the worse from it
She even made a stunning snakeskin purse from it.
And as for you ---
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I know!
I'll get over it.
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You'll get over it,
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Okay, take Hamlet, he's a better test,
'Cause there was a guy who was really depressed.
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But Shakespeare lied.
When all those people died,
Hamlet didn't just mope around and think of suicide.
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What did he do?
Don't tell me ---
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He got over it.
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Right!
He got himself some Prozac and got over it.
And so will you.
You'll get over it.
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I'll get over it.
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Love isn't fatal, as a rule,
Forget all that stuff you learned in school,
And bear in mind, whatever you decide
| That Shake ---
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A:
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So he made a mistake,
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| Speare ---
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And I'm happy to hear he
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Lied!
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