Unless you’ve done it before with great success, Girlawhirl does not suggest lingerie as a Valentine’s Day gift. If it doesn’t fit perfectly – and believe me she’ll know as soon as she picks it up out of the box – she’ll be in the midst of a body image crisis all night (a la: how could he have thought that was my size?). If it’s not her style she’ll be thinking “he wants me to wear that!?” and be completely distracted through dinner, so distracted that she might not even enjoy the chocolate soufflé that you so thoughtfully pre-ordered.

The Story
Hamlet is arguably one of the most famous plays in the English language. Likely written in early 1600s, the tragedy is a milestone in Shakespeare’s dramatic development. According to most critics, the playwright achieved artistic maturity in this work through his brilliant depiction of the hero’s struggle with two opposing forces: moral integrity and the need to avenge his father’s murder. Shakespeare’s focus on this conflict was a revolutionary departure from contemporary revenge tragedies, which tended to graphically dramatize violent acts on stage in that it emphasized the hero’s dilemma rather than the depiction of bloody deeds.