If you know your Elizabethan slang and poetical metaphors, you also know that Shakespeare was actually a pretty hilarious–and dirty–guy. But what happens when you cross Shakespeare with the modern age?
Perfection, of course. For your convenience, we’ve rounded up some of the most hilarious puns, jokes, and Shakespeare fails out there. Check the list out now:
1. These cute couplets
Can someone put this in a Valentine’s card?

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2. Shakespeare-meets-modern-television
I’d watch the heck out of this.

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3. The “Aw, sh*t!” Phenomenon
Priceless.

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4. R&J Twitter fails
Oh, Romeo.

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5. The first mom joke!
Aaron for the win.

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6. Sequel updates
Because Hollywood totally would.

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7. Shakespearean serendipity
Will was just that wise.

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8. This champion of a human being
Life goals.

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9. Sassy Juliet
Oh no she didn’t!

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10. Romeo and Bob
#Ishipit

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11. Fun fact
You learn something new every day.

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12. Fast Food Shakespeare
I feel like McDonalds would actually be really interested in using this as a marketing scheme.

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13. “Bruh”
Totally, bruh.

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14. This mistake
Oops!

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15. This truth bomb
But actually, though.

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16. Will’s dating advice
Gonna change your Saturday night plans?

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17. Sober reminders
Kim’s not the best role model out there, but Shakespeare’s heroines??

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18. This hilarious/appalling realization
Say goodbye to semi-colons.

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