07-16-2006, 08:09 AM | #141 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream has got to be my favorite Shakespeare play.
I've recently watched the BBC production of it. Perfect! |
07-18-2006, 03:02 AM | #142 |
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I haven't read or seen that yet. It's one of those things on my "to read" list, which means I might get to it before I die.
I hated Shakespeare all throughout high school, but now that I graduated (I should say now that I just graduated, so I don't sound older than I am ) I realize it was really only because of the speech. Too hard to read... didn't feel like enjoying it. Apparently though, I got used to it by the time I read Macbeth junior year, and then I read Hamlet. Hamlet rocks. Even just in its own right, regardless of its author's fame, and ignoring the challenge involved in writing entirely in iambic pentameter, it's a brilliant piece of work. I never expected that from Shakespeare, but no one does when they're in high school.
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07-18-2006, 09:47 AM | #143 |
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He never wrote the plays to be read. He expected us to see them. He did write and publish some sonnets, though, that were meant to be read.
I say this because if the language is daunting to read, then how much more will it be in an early play that rhymes every line. I took Shakespeare in college and the first play was Midsummer. After about one page of it I gave up trying to read it and got a recording from the library. After listening once, I read it along with the recording and aced the quiz. Ta dah! I've loved ol' Willy ever since. |
10-03-2006, 05:34 PM | #144 |
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I'm studying Shakespeare at college, now. Second class, in fact, is in 45 minutes. Our first is The Merchant of Venice. (I've been wondering about a good video/audio companion to go with my reading. If anyone has any suggestions, that'd be great.) Because seeing it is always so much better than reading it.
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10-03-2006, 08:00 PM | #145 |
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Try a theatre.
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10-03-2006, 09:06 PM | #146 |
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Well I would, of course. But it isn't actually running anywhere nearby, and as I'm rather transportation-less... you see my point, I'm sure.
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10-03-2006, 09:14 PM | #147 |
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I understand. I'm on a campus six miles from a town, with no car. And the six-mile away town is a pretty poor one in my estimation. We've got a nice 25-minuter, though.
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10-08-2006, 05:21 PM | #148 |
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The Pacino Merchant is supposed to be good, although I personally have not seen it. That's a recent version, so it'll be out on DVD (probably VHS too if you have a VCR but nothing on which to play DVDs).
The BBC versions of the plays are good, usually, although sometimes a bit stilted - I don't really recommend their Othello for instance - but they're usually fairly easy to find, and they will give a better sense of the text than a simple readthrough can ever do.
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Speaking of the Merchant of Venice, what does anyone think of the anti-semitic portrayal of Shylock? Or indeed, is there an anti-semitic tinge at all?
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11-27-2006, 06:38 PM | #150 |
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So we've heard that Ole Shakey was:
1) Non-Existent 2) Gay 3) An Atheist But what do you guys think of the theory that he was a closet Catholic?
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I've heard it; seems plausible, but I wouldn't put any great faith in it. Possibly also gay.
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I doubt anyone believes all of those theories.
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11-29-2006, 06:33 PM | #154 |
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Well you see what I'm saying though:
#1: Wow Shakespeare was so awesome! Professor: Hate to break it to you, but that guy didn't even exist and if he did, he didn't write those plays. #1: Well, whoever he is seems to hit the nail on the head. Professor: Most atheists do. And by the way, he was also gay.
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Yes, that and some not so nice "descriptions" of the queen's anti-catholicism (reading it into Macbeth I think)
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Also, members of his family were known to be Catholic, and he attended a school with strong Catholic connections.
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That's what I've heard....I read a lot about it in First Things, a catholic magazine (the newest of which I bought today). I've always wondered about his name. What a cool name!
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First Things isn't actually Catholic, but an ecumenical journal. It just seems Catholic 'cause we've got all the good writers.
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