Sombrely up in Stratford upon Avon, performing my last job for God knows how long, aiming to cheer myself up and cease my worrying with an offer!

I have eight Shakespeare cards to give away. One person will also get a tote bag from Shakespeare's birthplace and a really grown up set of badges displaying some of the Bard's best insults.

1. Hamlet
2. A Midsummer Night's Dream
3. Romeo and Juliet
4. The Tempest 1 ('Be not afeard, the Isle is full of noises')
5. The Tempest 2 ('Full fathom five thy father lies')
6. Othello
7. The Merchant of Venice
8. Macbeth

To be in the running;

1. Please actually like Shakespeare for starters.

2. I don't mind about flairs, but please have made a thank you post in the last month

3. Comment saying:

a, Which country you are from (yes, you can enter if you're also a resident of this not so green nor pleasant land)

b, A Shakespeare related story from your life - learning Shakespeare, performing, watching, misunderstanding, whatever. Meaningful, enlightening, funny, stupid, does it have Shakespeare in it? It counts.

c, Which card you prefer. The story is the clincher - you might not get the card of your choice but it's good for me to bear in mind!

BONUS: If you are also cursed with a clearly Shakespearian name and can (privately) verify that to me, you automatically get a card! Sorry, but 'Richard' and 'Katherine' don't count - I'm talking about the Cordelias and Shylocks among you. 'Nearly' names don't count - the adolescent teasing of a 'Julie' is very different to someone that shares their name with a married, fourteen year old suicide.

I know there's at least one other of you.

Closes when I get off work. Probably 0600AM (GMT) 😭 Please do not just PM me your address. I'll ask you for it if I pick you!