Madman Tells Ophelia “Get Thee To A Nunnery”
Surf City, NC- Eccentric millionaire and local resident P. Zebulon Humbert was hospitalized following exposure to Hurricane Ophelia.
Mr. Humbert, 54 a Shakespeare enthusiast and co-founder of the Carolina Society of Shakespearean Scholars, braved the storm as it passed the North Carolina coast last week, according to authorities at the Outer Banks Regional Medical Center. Mr. Humbert reportedly left the safety of a shelter to approach the storm because it offered “A once in a lifetime opportunity” according to sources within the hospital.
According to a statement released by Mr. Humbert’s family, he ventured out into the elements and at the height of the storm shouted at the top of his lungs, “Get thee to a Nunnery”, quoting Hamlet’s rebuke of Ophelia in Act III, Scene II, of what many consider William Shakespeare’s greatest work.
“We are glad that he is now safe, and recovering,” the statement continued, “however, why he would put his life at risk for such a trivial reason is a mystery to us.”
Mr. Humbert has been in stable condition for the past several days, and is expected to be released from the hospital’s care within the next few days.
Following the events, involving Mr. Humbert the United States National Hurricane Center is considering removing the names of Shakespeare characters from the list annual list of names allotted for possible hurricanes, in order to avoid the possibility of copy-cats.
“Considering recent events in North Carolina, we might abandon the use of names that occur within the works of William Shakespeare. After all, the last thing we need is some fool going out in the middle of the category 4 Hurricane Romeo, so they can ask it, ’where for art thou Romeo?’. So adding names not featured in his plays, will be a foremost concern when creating the list of names for future hurricane seasons,”said Tobias Carson, a senior official with The United States National Hurricane Center, when reached for comment.
Since 1995 10 Hurricanes or Tropical Storms have occurred bearing the names of Shakespearian characters.
Mr. Humbert, 54 a Shakespeare enthusiast and co-founder of the Carolina Society of Shakespearean Scholars, braved the storm as it passed the North Carolina coast last week, according to authorities at the Outer Banks Regional Medical Center. Mr. Humbert reportedly left the safety of a shelter to approach the storm because it offered “A once in a lifetime opportunity” according to sources within the hospital.
According to a statement released by Mr. Humbert’s family, he ventured out into the elements and at the height of the storm shouted at the top of his lungs, “Get thee to a Nunnery”, quoting Hamlet’s rebuke of Ophelia in Act III, Scene II, of what many consider William Shakespeare’s greatest work.
“We are glad that he is now safe, and recovering,” the statement continued, “however, why he would put his life at risk for such a trivial reason is a mystery to us.”
Mr. Humbert has been in stable condition for the past several days, and is expected to be released from the hospital’s care within the next few days.
Following the events, involving Mr. Humbert the United States National Hurricane Center is considering removing the names of Shakespeare characters from the list annual list of names allotted for possible hurricanes, in order to avoid the possibility of copy-cats.
“Considering recent events in North Carolina, we might abandon the use of names that occur within the works of William Shakespeare. After all, the last thing we need is some fool going out in the middle of the category 4 Hurricane Romeo, so they can ask it, ’where for art thou Romeo?’. So adding names not featured in his plays, will be a foremost concern when creating the list of names for future hurricane seasons,”said Tobias Carson, a senior official with The United States National Hurricane Center, when reached for comment.
Since 1995 10 Hurricanes or Tropical Storms have occurred bearing the names of Shakespearian characters.
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