Guys, we’re here. We have reached one of my all-time favorite plays. (And good thing, after my last post…) Henry IV, Part 1 I could write quite a lot about this play, but I will try just to highlight a few things. First, before we do anything else, let’s take a moment to honor the genius that is the character of…
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Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
allthingsink: whatdoesthistellyou: findingthebard: Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two…
Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
allthingsink: noshitshakespeare: findingthebard: Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two…
Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two Shakespeare plays per…
Richard II
What’s it about? We have our main character/hero/antihero, King Richard. He is endearing in some ways, but foolish and makes some powerful enemies. When he goes a bit too far, events start to turn against him. He ends up being forced to hand over his crown, but that is not even the culmination of the tragedy. What is it really about? Richard…
King John: Or why we should be grateful Shakespeare’s plays do not have many children in them
What’s it about? Disagreements over who is the rightful heir to the throne cause some awkward family moments (to put it mildly) and squabbling (to put it even more mildly). What is it really about? Well…let’s just say it’s about Prince King John, the Phony King of England. No, really. What’s it ACTUALLY about? Identity. Also learning to accept that even the best…
Looking forward to my King John post on Monday! This will begin our journey through Shakespeare’s Histories. Let me know if you have a favorite History!
Shakespeare: To Read or To Watch?
Shakespeare is studied by both scholars of literature as well as actors. So how exactly should we view his work? And is his work best experienced as a piece of literature or as a piece or theatre? It seems a lot of people have strong feelings about this one way or the other. I’m going to give a non-answer, which…
Where to start with Shakespeare
With 38 plays (or 39, depending on what plays you count exactly) and well over 100 poems, it can be difficult to know where a good starting place is to explore the Bard’s work. I have not yet completed all of his work, so my thoughts on this may change by the end of the year, but I thought it…
Why “how you quote Shakespeare without knowing it” articles drive me crazy
Here we are with post number 2 of Shakespeare week. With all the excitement about Shakespeare (which thrills me), I keep seeing articles and graphics with titles along the lines of “how you quote Shakespeare without even knowing it.” Now, it’s a great idea. And I remember having a discussion along those lines when I began studying Shakespeare in ninth grade.…