Unfortunately the Scottish Play is such a popular play that it is force fed to us in highschool, and as such those of us who have to go through the torture of having to not only, understand Shakespearian English, but to also interpret what is going on, will walk away from it in disgust. Granted, The...
Othello to me was a tragedy. A man who wants to believe the best of his wife, but due to the whispering of others believes the worst in him. And even in death she does her very best to protect him still.Macbeth was a play about one man's mission to become King. And his wife that stood by his side to...
Before reading the play my instinct was to say that the three witches symbolize the three fates. The number is the same and the three witches finish each other's sentences in the way that the fates are usually portrayed as doing. The fact that what the witches predict comes true, and comes true only...
I am taking two classes on Macbeth. One class was finished last Tuesday evening. We read this play out loud, taking five weeks to read five acts. Each student spoke different parts in each scene and then we discussed it. This is a wonderful way to read the play. It helps to understand the language a...
As a freshman in high school, I took Brit Lit this year. We read A Tale of Two Cities and Lord of the Flies over the summer, and I absolutely could not stand (or understand) ATTC, and LOTF was not much better. We started off the year with Beowulf, which was decent but a little to predictable for my ...
I started reading this because I was watching the first episode of the second season of Slings and Arrows and I thought knowing the story would improve my viewing experience. I am not sure if it was because I was reading Shakespeare, but I really enjoyed it. If Macbeth hadn't met the witches would...
A wonderful play of contrasts, both personal and national, about a war fought on two fronts - the field and the mind.Featured in my Top 5 Shakespearean Tragedies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX6rxhK4s2o
All of the works I have read by Shakespeare, Macbeth is definitely one of my favourites! So much tragedy, secrets, death, and a brilliant fight for power! This is a re-read for me, and it wasn't disappointing.
There's a tangible futility in reviewing Shakespeare's plays, particularly his great tragedies. Is there anything that hasn't yet been said? And even a unique thought, what can that add to the infinite edifice of Shakespeare's four-centuries of fame and praise? Thankfully, that isn't the point of re...
4/3 - 4/10 : Re-reading as part of a Shakespeare April Read-A-Long event with friend and fellow blogger Thoughts Of An Endless Dreamer. Feature to be posted on blog 4/11/13. (Not a review as I have a hard time actually reviewing Shakespeare work, and it's a re-read anyway.)
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