by John Dover Wilson, Arthur Quiller-Couch, William Shakespeare
I believe some-one who reads my reviews wanted me not to spoil this play - well I'm gonna, so stop reading now if you don't want to know any plot details!This is considered one of the "problem" play, as far as I can tell, because it doesn't really fit neatly into any of the standard genres of the pe...
All's Well that Ends Well is a startling play and Shakespeare at close to his most experimental. It is closely related to Measure for Measure, but I think it is a better and more complex play than that. It is another example, one of many, of Shakespeare undermining the conventions of comedy and wh...
Not much to say about this one. I'd forgotten how hard Shakespeare can be to read. I really liked the ending and it was nice to see the man as the one given away. Hard not to feel a little sorry for him but he acted like a spoiled brat. You're married, deal with it!
I found it bland.
Another jaded love story that comes after Shakespeare’s Troilius and Cressida. Helena has eyes for Bertram and Bertram has his eyes on war and glory and, in short order, an Italian girl. Helena pursues, Bertram evades, Helena conspires and Bertram is won. But it is a pyrrhic victory for Helena. ...
This is one of Shakespeare's more obscure plays and after reading it, I know why. There is really no character that is interesting. Helena is considered a worthy woman by other characters in the play, but is of low birth. In reality, she is an obsessive woman who will do anything to get the man of...
For me All’s Well That Ends Well is an ironic title. At its conclusion, events appear to have concluded successfully but you can’t help but wonder how long anyone’s happiness is going to last. This is especially true in the case of Helena and Bertram. How likely is it that after five acts of boorish...
Is it? I wouldn't know.--------------Note to Manny. My reviews just haven't done it for you lately. Gee, I've even removed my latest at your wish. Well, I've been up all night working out this one, so I hope it is to your taste. Etc etc, Yours.
The professor who was teaching the spring semester of Shakespeare was not very interesting in his lectures. I just sat and read my way though the rest of the book. Consequently, my reactions to the plays overall is kind of neutral, with productions seen or worked on making the big impressions.
Read this in an edition of ca. 1950 - Quiller-Couch/Dover Wilson. Source - University of Calgary. Quiller-Couch writes that this is an over-written version of an early effort, and I believe him: it's uneven in every sense, bumping along from blank verse to rhyming couplets. But early critics also cl...
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