A wise playwright by the name of William Shakespeare once wrote, «Brevity is the soul of wit.» Ironically, this is the most efficient way to describe clever comedy. You’ve got to be clever, you’ve got to be funny, and, most importantly, you’ve got to do it in a limited word count. What form of online humor is perfectly applicable to what I’ve just outlined? That’s right. Memes. While it still needs to be funny, memes fulfill this definition to a tee. Terse, funny, and quickly consumable. If we’re to take Shakespeare at his word, memes are, technically, witty by design.

While he may not even understand the web content that we’ve collected for you below, why don’t we celebrate the preeminent playwright with examples of his definition of witty comedy? Here are some of the best-articulated, to-the-point, overall funny memes we could gather for you! You may not have enjoyed Shakespeare in high school, but you’re bound to enjoy these memes!