*** CACHE IS NOT AT
THE LISTED COORDINATES ***
BACKGROUND:
Since his death in 1616, William Shakespeare’s plays have been
almost continually performed, in both non-English-speaking nations
and those where English is the native tongue; they are quoted more
than the works of any other single author. The plays have been
subject to ongoing examination and evaluation by critics attempting
to explain their perennial appeal, which does not appear to derive
from any set of profound or explicitly formulated ideas. Indeed,
Shakespeare has sometimes been criticized for not consistently
holding to any particular philosophy, religion, or ideology; for
example, the subplot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream includes a
burlesque of the kind of tragic love that he idealizes in Romeo
and Juliet.
The strength of Shakespeare’s plays lies in the absorbing
stories they tell, in their wealth of complex characters, and in
the eloquent speech — vivid, forceful, and at the same time lyric —
that the playwright puts on his characters’ lips. It has often been
noted that Shakespeare’s characters are neither wholly good nor
wholly evil, and that it is their flawed, inconsistent nature that
makes them memorable. Hamlet fascinates audiences with his
ambivalence about revenge and the uncertainty over how much of his
madness is feigned and how much genuine. Falstaff would not be
beloved if, in addition to being genial, openhearted, and witty, he
were not also boisterous, cowardly, and, ultimately, poignant.
Finally, the plays are distinguished by an unparalleled use of
language. Shakespeare posessed a tremendous vocabulary and a
corresponding sensitivity to nuance, as well as a singular aptitude
for coining neologisms and witty puns.
THE CACHE:
Retain the degrees and minutes of the listed coordinates. To
divine the proper decimal-minutes portions, you must first
determine six variables (A through F) by associating the following
passages with the correct Shakespearean play:
- "Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron
bubble."
If from Othello, then A = 6
If from King Henry the Fifth, then A = 5
If from Macbeth, then A = 8
If from As You Like It, then A = 7
- "This above all: to thine own self be true."
If from Hamlet, then B = 6
If from Measure For Measure, then B = 8
If from Taming of the Shrew, then B = 7
If from Macbeth, then B = 9
- "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows
himself to be a fool."
If from Romeo and Juliet, then C = 3
If from As You Like It, then C = 1
If from Timon of Athens, then C = 8
If from King Richard III, then C = 7
- "Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall."
If from Julius Caesar, then D = 3
If from King Lear, then D = 4
If from Othello, then D = 6
If from Measure For Measure, then D = 5
- "We are such stuff as dreams are made on, rounded with a
little sleep."
If from The Tempest, then E = 3
If from The Winter's Tale, then E = 0
If from King Henry the Sixth, then E = 4
If from The Merry Wives of Windsor, then E = 6
- "Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war."
If from The Merchant of Venice, then F = 4
If from Julius Caesar, then F = 0
If from Othello, then F = 8
If from Twelfth Night, then F = 6
Now that you have the correct answers, simply plug them into the
formula below to determine the location of the cache. You'll be
looking for a magnetic keyholder; bring your own pen to sign the
log. Break a leg!
N35° 06.ABC
W 89° 54.DEF
