If Shakespeare were alive today
" What light thru yonder Window breaks? Dammit all tis another update"
" What light thru yonder Window breaks? Dammit all tis another update"
I find his plays compelling and have no problem with their language. (But I am old and from a region of the rural southern US where archaic English words were still in use when I was a boy.) I also listened to 'Great Courses' lectures that explained his writing style, play construction, etc.
The general view is he is in the 'top 4' of all time (with 3 Greeks) and with a large gap between those 4 and the rest. For me, some Greek tragedies I get and some, like the Bacchae, I just dont have a clue about even though I have tried.
The general view is he is in the 'top 4' of all time (with 3 Greeks) and with a large gap between those 4 and the rest. For me, some Greek tragedies I get and some, like the Bacchae, I just dont have a clue about even though I have tried.
I suppose there are two ways to view Shakespeare's plays.
One be his stories, the other his monologues.
As for his stories, not all would I consider great.
But by the heavens, I do so admire his use of language.
Deep in my soul I hear his meaning.
In a time when no TV were. He could by words alone, describe those very feelings, that we do so sacred hold in our hearts.
The pain from a wound, be I the receiver or the sender, cuts deeply, although the weapon was only a soft pen.
Now if I should curse at a man for doing me wrong, his words can describe my rage, and portray my fury like a cannon ball.
Yet at the same time, if I were to confess love, oh sweet love, there too he have described my feelings, far better and truer than I ever could.
And be I a madman, then who but Shakespeare and Poe could place my thoughts into words?
Shakespeare's greatness laid not in the story of his plays.
It is his ability to make us feel the emotions of the characters, as they endure different scenarios in life.
One be his stories, the other his monologues.
As for his stories, not all would I consider great.
But by the heavens, I do so admire his use of language.
Deep in my soul I hear his meaning.
In a time when no TV were. He could by words alone, describe those very feelings, that we do so sacred hold in our hearts.
The pain from a wound, be I the receiver or the sender, cuts deeply, although the weapon was only a soft pen.
Now if I should curse at a man for doing me wrong, his words can describe my rage, and portray my fury like a cannon ball.
Yet at the same time, if I were to confess love, oh sweet love, there too he have described my feelings, far better and truer than I ever could.
And be I a madman, then who but Shakespeare and Poe could place my thoughts into words?
Shakespeare's greatness laid not in the story of his plays.
It is his ability to make us feel the emotions of the characters, as they endure different scenarios in life.
@Dukedog regarding #1
It fair criticism, if people say they can't get into Shakespeare. Especially when experienced in the written form.
His stories and thereby also his poetry, was always intended for the theater.
But there are some very good movies made of his plays.
Curious, if you ment that you couldn't get into his
play writing as a book reader, or his plays, experienced in the form of theater play or movie?
It fair criticism, if people say they can't get into Shakespeare. Especially when experienced in the written form.
His stories and thereby also his poetry, was always intended for the theater.
But there are some very good movies made of his plays.
Curious, if you ment that you couldn't get into his
play writing as a book reader, or his plays, experienced in the form of theater play or movie?
Romeo, wherefore fart thou, Romeo? Couldn't'st thou WAIT two minutes to aerate thine stench of butt determined o'er yon bean field or something?
The school curriculum included Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Translated into Russian, of course.
Have you seen the movie Renaissance Man? If not, try to watch it, maybe it will open you Shakespeare from a new side.
This film failed at the box office, and later they tried to launch it under a different name - By the Book, and again without success.
And I liked it.
Have you seen the movie Renaissance Man? If not, try to watch it, maybe it will open you Shakespeare from a new side.
This film failed at the box office, and later they tried to launch it under a different name - By the Book, and again without success.
And I liked it.
Shakespeare has influenced a million other things in subtle ways. And a few things not so subtly.
Consider the TV series Deadwood, where cowboys speak Shakespearean English, with the addition of frequent cussing. I’ve never seen anything else like it. Highly recommended.
Consider the TV series Deadwood, where cowboys speak Shakespearean English, with the addition of frequent cussing. I’ve never seen anything else like it. Highly recommended.
A nutshell responsible for hours of studying literature!
curse you
(No Offense)
curse you
(No Offense)
@NaturalBornTraveller
A book reader,I have never seen one of his plays performed other that an on screen version of Macbeth.That wasn't bad at all.I also liked Richard Burtons reading of Richard III, the Winter of our discontent.
A book reader,I have never seen one of his plays performed other that an on screen version of Macbeth.That wasn't bad at all.I also liked Richard Burtons reading of Richard III, the Winter of our discontent.
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