Must say, this is not one of my Shakespeare favorites. It’s heavily political, discussing relationships between the people and those in charge, coming to terms with personal vs. public ideologies. Unfortunately, Caius Martius has a difficult time learning how to compromise, which leads to his inevit...
Rereading this for one of my Shakespeare groups here at GR.***************Definitely not one of the Bard's best efforts. It has its moments - Talbot's and his son's scene before they both die in battle or the back and forth in the garden between York and Somerset - but there's not much here (certain...
The Life and Death of King John is a very good play. It's similar to my recently reviewed Richard II in that there are no outright heroes or villains; it is instead a play about fallible men attempting to control events that are beyond their capacity.The central character is King John. Not unintelli...
Listening to Richard II, I've swung between awarding 2, 3 or 4 stars to it. Initially, the play didn't impress, and the soliloquies seemed overwrought and overlong. However, the persevering soul will find some amazing, four-star-worthy passages, the most famous perhaps being Gaunt's paean to England...
In anticipation of the release of a new filmed version of Coriolanus, I reread the play in Dec 2011.It remains a difficult play to enjoy, and I'm going to retain my 2-star rating - it's OK compared to other Shakespeare plays.The protagonist is an arrogant, spoiled, immature patrician whose disgust f...
I read this way back in junior high; it was my first stab at Shakespeare. I don't think I completely understood what was going on, but I do recall Joan of Arc going crazy, pretending she was with child, and ultimately getting owned by the British. Funny what sticks with you.Apparently Henry VI, Part...
As everyone knows, Othello isn't racist. The Merchant of Venice isn't antisemitic. And, I understand, The Taming of the Shrew should be read ironically, and not as straightforward instructions on how to get a bitch to show some respect.So I imagine that it's quite feasible to consider Henry VI, Part...
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