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02-25-2007, 09:01 AM
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Shakespeare...
Here is a call out to all of you fans of the Bard....
What are top five favorite Shakespeare play? And why? I'll start... Hamlet--murder, ghosts, insanity Macbeth--muder, ghosts, greed King Lear--power, grateful child, ungrateful children Antony & Cleopatra--pagentry, war, lust The Tempest--shipwreck, possessive father, magic What sayeth thou??? PS--My "least" favorite (Henry IV because of that widely misunderstood line about killing all the lawyers.)
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02-25-2007, 01:34 PM
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Are we talking best to see performed or best to read? I loved Macbeth and Twelfth Night. Macbeth is a fantastic production to stage and gives itself to the dramatic in every respect. Twelfth Night is funny and accessable in a way that makes even the uninitiated love it. Its just a really good time.
My favourites to read were Lear and Measure for Measure. When I saw Lear performed I enjoyed it but Measure for Measure left me disappointed. Perhaps it was the director's interpretation, but I just didn't enjoy it at all.
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02-26-2007, 02:16 AM
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But when you realize that the stuff he wrote wayyyyyyyyyy back then is still applicable today, then one must admit to his genious, even though one may not stand him. Just look how many adaptions of his works there are (both recent and not so recent). West Side Story -- Romeo and Juliet Throne of Blood -- Macbeth Just to pick two examples....
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02-26-2007, 03:53 AM
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02-26-2007, 02:20 AM
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Another reason why I like King Lear -- I have three daughters. I told my youngest that she reminded me of Cordelia and she was OK with it, until she read the play and realized that Cordelia dies at the end (along with Lear). 
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02-26-2007, 02:19 AM
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Loreena McKennitt, sort of a new age singer and harp player, and an outstanding one, IMO, has a song on her CD "The Visit," with lyrics taken from Shakespeare's play "The Tragedy of Cymbeline, King of Britain." It's quite a song. I was so impressed, I put it on the program for my Dad's funeral in '00 with my family's approval. One older lady said it brought her to tears. Here 'tis: Cymbeline (the song title as well) Fear no more the heat o' th' sun Nor the furious winters' rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages. Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. The sceptre, learning, physic, must All follow this and come to dust. Fear no more the frown o' th' great; Thou art past the tyrant's stroke. Care no more to clothe and eat; To thee the reed is as the oak. The sceptre, learning, physic, must All follow this and come to dust. All lovers young, all lovers must Consign to thee and come to dust.
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