troubles
Original: troubles on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man with glasses (gesturing to a woman with reddish-brown hair): SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? SHOULD HAMLET BATTLE TO FIX HIS WORLD OR GIVE UP?
Panel 2:
Woman: OBVIOUSLY GIVE UP. SHAKESPEARE SAYS SO RIGHT IN THE "TO BE OR NOT TO BE" SOLILOQUY. "OR TO TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST A SEA OF TROUBLES..."
Panel 3:
Woman: THINK ABOUT IT. EITHER HISTORY'S GREATEST PLAYWRIGHT IS USING A BAD MIXED METAPHOR IN HIS MOST FAMOUS SPEECH OR HE'S COMPARING THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE IN THIS LIFE TO TRYING TO BEAT THE OCEAN WITH A CLUB.
Panel 4:
Man: YOU'RE APPROACHING THIS TOO LOGICALLY.
Woman: SO WAS HORATIO AND GUESS WHO'S ALIVE AT THE END.
Votey:
Text in a hand-drawn box: THERE SHOULD BE A PLAY CALLED "HORATIO" WHERE HE JUST FACES PROBLEMS DIRECTLY AND MAKES GOOD CHOICES AND EVERYTHING WORKS OUT.
Man with glasses (gesturing to a woman with reddish-brown hair): SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? SHOULD HAMLET BATTLE TO FIX HIS WORLD OR GIVE UP?
Panel 2:
Woman: OBVIOUSLY GIVE UP. SHAKESPEARE SAYS SO RIGHT IN THE "TO BE OR NOT TO BE" SOLILOQUY. "OR TO TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST A SEA OF TROUBLES..."
Panel 3:
Woman: THINK ABOUT IT. EITHER HISTORY'S GREATEST PLAYWRIGHT IS USING A BAD MIXED METAPHOR IN HIS MOST FAMOUS SPEECH OR HE'S COMPARING THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE IN THIS LIFE TO TRYING TO BEAT THE OCEAN WITH A CLUB.
Panel 4:
Man: YOU'RE APPROACHING THIS TOO LOGICALLY.
Woman: SO WAS HORATIO AND GUESS WHO'S ALIVE AT THE END.
Votey:
Text in a hand-drawn box: THERE SHOULD BE A PLAY CALLED "HORATIO" WHERE HE JUST FACES PROBLEMS DIRECTLY AND MAKES GOOD CHOICES AND EVERYTHING WORKS OUT.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. A man with glasses and graying hair talks with a woman who has reddish-brown hair and glasses. Panel 1: he gestures and asks, "So, what do you think? Should Hamlet battle to fix his world or give up?" Panel 2: she answers, "Obviously give up. Shakespeare says so right in the 'To be or not to be' soliloquy. 'Or to take up arms against a sea of troubles...'" Panel 3: she continues, "Think about it. Either history's greatest playwright is using a bad mixed metaphor in his most famous speech or he's comparing the struggle for justice in this life to trying to beat the ocean with a club." Panel 4: the man says, "You're approaching this too logically," and she replies, "So was Horatio and guess who's alive at the end." Votey (aftercomic): a hand-drawn box reading, "There should be a play called 'Horatio' where he just faces problems directly and makes good choices and everything works out."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.