We are moving right along today to Henry IV, Part 2. First things first: this play contains one of my favorite soliloquies ever. Period. It comes from Henry IV when he talks about sleep. This is not Shakespeare’s most meaningful or important soliloquy, but I am very partial to it because I find the language absolutely stunning and gorgeous. (I’ve…
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Comedy of Errors and the Art of Progression
Short post today. 🙂 Comedy of Errors has a lot going for it, but as I was reading it, it read to me almost like “Shakespeare as a teenager.” So I looked it up, and sure enough. It is one of his earliest plays. (Some lists I looked at show it as the very first one he wrote; others show it at some…
Henry IV, Part 1: A Moment to Fangirl
Guys, we’re here. We have reached one of my all-time favorite plays. (And good thing, after my last post…) Henry IV, Part 1 I could write quite a lot about this play, but I will try just to highlight a few things. First, before we do anything else, let’s take a moment to honor the genius that is the character of…
Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
allthingsink: whatdoesthistellyou: findingthebard: Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two…
Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
allthingsink: noshitshakespeare: findingthebard: Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two…
Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two Shakespeare plays per…
Richard II
What’s it about? We have our main character/hero/antihero, King Richard. He is endearing in some ways, but foolish and makes some powerful enemies. When he goes a bit too far, events start to turn against him. He ends up being forced to hand over his crown, but that is not even the culmination of the tragedy. What is it really about? Richard…
Looking forward to my King John post on Monday! This begins our journey through Shakespeare’s Histories. Let me know what History play is your favorite!
Twelfth Night: The power of family relationships
Short post today! I don’t have as much to say about this play, so I’ll keep it brief. Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s least funny comedies, in my opinion, but I don’t mean that in a negative way. There are parts of it that I absolutely adore, but there are things that really, really bother me. Several of the characters…
King John: Or why we should be grateful Shakespeare’s plays do not have many children in them
What’s it about? Disagreements over who is the rightful heir to the throne cause some awkward family moments (to put it mildly) and squabbling (to put it even more mildly). What is it really about? Well…let’s just say it’s about Prince King John, the Phony King of England. No, really. What’s it ACTUALLY about? Identity. Also learning to accept that even the best…