# Spectators' thread for Shakespeare Mafia (no active players, please)

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**Created:** [July 12, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectators-thread-for-shakespeare-mafia-no-active-players-please/1020790 "2025-07-12T15:21:50Z")\
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> [@Shakespeare Mafia -- Act III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-iii/1021358/61):
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> Screw up your courage to the sticking place!

I wonder if that was an intentional bastardization of the real quote or an accident.

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