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Like all great romantics, Shakespeare realized love was a lot more likely to end with a bunch of dead Danish people than with a kiss.
— Dawson · Dawson's Creek
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker claims that Shakespeare, like all great romantics, understood that love was far likelier to end in a pile of dead Danes than in a kiss. The wry remark treats tragic endings as a realistic verdict on romance, mixing literary wit with cynicism.
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