Shakespeare
 

yr favorites?

obviously mine is Julius Caesar..

"Such men are dangerous.." act 1 scene 2

I posted this in the science thread so it's on my mind:

Macbeth:

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Origin of your name?

in a way I am sure..

directly:

Hamlet:

"I have of late -- but wherefore I know not -- lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilential congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! And yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust? man delights not me: no, nor woman neither."

... and especially as quoted at the end of withnail & i

Oh..

Ah! Fantastic!

oh yes :) watching that film makes me feel like im home. more than being at home does. does that make sense? does anyone else have films that make them feel like that?
a couple others do the same:
rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead (whilst on the topic of shakespeare, and hamlet of course)
disco pigs
fear & loathing

I was commenting on Hamlet rather than Withnail and I. And I think I understand what feeling you are talking about (though I have mixed feelings about Withnail and I...).

when i first saw it i thought what the fuck happened there?!! this is a film about absolutely nothing. and then i grew to love it... so mixed feelings too i suppose!

There are so many that I could barely decide but Othello has been my favorite since high school.

"Are you not moved, when all the sway of Earth shakes like a thing unfirm?"

The only Shakespeare I've ever enjoyed was King Lear, probably because I read it on my own accord without having a bunch of over-analysis shoved down my throat.

"Indeed, it is a strange, disposed time. But men may construe things after their fashion, clean from the purpose of the things themselves.."

Hamlet:

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how
abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rims at
it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know
not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your
gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment,
that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one
now, to mock your own grinning? quite chap-fallen?

"Those that at haste will make a mighty fire begin it with weak straws.
What trash is Rome!
What rubbish,
and what offal when it serves for the base matter
to illuminate so vile a thing as Caesar!"

For me it's got to be King Lear. I'm in a Shakespeare class right now and I love it.

The only Shakespeare I can honestly say I enjoyed was Merchant of Venice.

I'm with you on that one. haven't read hamlet though

I'm trying to remember what all I've read. Hamlet, R&J, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and a bunch of the Sonnets, I think.

I can beat that. I've read: Troilus and Cressida, Romeo and Juilet, Hamlet, Richard III, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Othello, The Tempest, Twelfth Night and I've seen television productions of Macbeth and King Lear. I've seen Romeo and Juilet performed at the Globe.

the only shakespeare i've truly loved (or, hell, even enjoyed) --

Macbeth:
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Did you guys know William Shakespeare was featured in a computer game?

Noooo?

The game in question is titled "Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search?...e%20C rusader

Any game with Shakespeare in has got to be great!!!!!!!!!!!

I own a copy of said game. It's been a long time since I played it last but I think Shakespeare requests that you rescue a "damsel" from the evil clutches of a lowlife money lender. The "damsel" is the inspiration behind a new play he's writing. I believe the game is very rare. :)

Hmmmm, intriguing.

I find it most difficult to choose between The Tempest and Timon of Athens. I tend to choose The Tempest, but that's probably because I am named after Sebastian in said play ("A pox upon your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog!"). If I were being totally objective then I might be forced to say that the superbly intense Timon of Athens is superior.

which do you prefer, the plays or the sonnets?

midsummer, by far is my favourite shakespeare wpork.

I guess I should like the merchant of venice, but meh.

the tempest is so, so boring. (imho)

perfect