Shakespeare on the Subject of Skydiving

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Shakespeare on spotting:

A fine spot, in good faith. Coriolanus,I,iii,41

Damned Spot. Macbeth,V,i,35

Shakespeare on Formation Skydiving:

They fell together all, as by consent; they dropt. The Tempest,II,i,203

Shakespeare on cut aways:

Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death. Measure for Measure,II,i,6

Shakespeare on modern square parachutes:

This most excellent canopy. Hamlet,II,ii,311

Shakespeare on old, military surplus parachutes:

A canopy most fatal. Julius Caesar,V,i,88

Shakespeare on low altitude deployments:

Delays have dangerous ends. Henry IV,Part 1,III,ii,33

Shakespeare on  turf surfing:

"Yea", quoth he, "dost thou fall upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit." Romeo and Juliet,I,iii,41

Shakespeare on the last jump of the day:

"'Tis time, I think, to trudge, pack and be gone. Comedy of Errors.III,ii,158

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