Conundrum: Ars Magna

Via the Shakespeare Geek, we find an “amazing anagram” (which I have to say I never bothered to check):

To be or not to be: that is the question, whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

Becomes:

In one of the Bard’s best-thought-of tragedies, our insistent hero, Hamlet, queries on two fronts about how life turns rotten.

That anagram has inspired this week’s Conundrum!

What well-known Shakespearean phrases can be anagramed from the following?

  1. Tall Worthless Adage
  2. Icky Backwashes Uncrowned Lord
  3. Haberdasher Elf Slots Low Motto
  4. Embrace Incoherent Hoot
  5. Many Mourned Scorn Snifter

By the way, ShakespeareTeacher.com anagrams out to Search Peacemaker Ethos. I think that’s appropriate.

UPDATE: Anagram 2 solved by Annalisa. See comments for all answers.

3 Responses to “Conundrum: Ars Magna”

  1. Annalisa Says:

    I don’t know what genius figured this anagram out, but I checked it and it IS accurate!

    #2 is from King Lear: “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!”

  2. Bill Says:

    Correct on #2!

    And thanks for checking out the anagram. It is quite an accomplishment for whoever did it.

  3. Bill Says:

    Answers:

    1. “All the world’s a stage”
    2. “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks”
    3. “Lord, what fools these mortals be”
    4. “Once more, into the breach”
    5. “Friends, Romans, Countrymen”

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