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First published January 1, 1902
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William Shakespeare
18.2k books48.4k followersWilliam Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner ("sharer") of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men after the ascension of King James VI and I of Scotland to the English throne. At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive; this has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, his sexuality, his religious beliefs, and even certain fringe theories as to whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights.
Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. However, in 1623, John Heminge and Henry Condell, two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare's, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works that includes 36 of his plays. Its Preface was a prescient poem by Ben Jonson, a former rival of Shakespeare, that hailed Shakespeare with the now famous epithet: "not of an age, but for all time".
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner ("sharer") of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men after the ascension of King James VI and I of Scotland to the English throne. At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive; this has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, his sexuality, his religious beliefs, and even certain fringe theories as to whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights.
Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. However, in 1623, John Heminge and Henry Condell, two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare's, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works that includes 36 of his plays. Its Preface was a prescient poem by Ben Jonson, a former rival of Shakespeare, that hailed Shakespeare with the now famous epithet: "not of an age, but for all time".
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October 2, 2021
Удивительно, насколько Шекспир актуален до сих пор
Не в декорациях, а в идеях, не в костюмах, в в самой человеческой сущности. Шекспир даже в трагедии умудряется высмеять это с ног до головы.
Компаньонка, которая говорит Дездемоне, - ну средь бела дня я точно не изменю, а вот где-нибудь в темени, шож нет то.
Ромео, который в начале трагедии вздыхает по одной девушке, а потом резко влюбляется в Джульетту и терпит шуточки друзей по этому поводу.
Лир, сумасбродный король, терпит насмешки из-за королевской глухости
А потом - реки крови, месть, шпаги и смерти.
Удивительно, но советую всем прочитать, хотя бы чтобы понять, что это не скучно и очень злободневно.
Не в декорациях, а в идеях, не в костюмах, в в самой человеческой сущности. Шекспир даже в трагедии умудряется высмеять это с ног до головы.
Компаньонка, которая говорит Дездемоне, - ну средь бела дня я точно не изменю, а вот где-нибудь в темени, шож нет то.
Ромео, который в начале трагедии вздыхает по одной девушке, а потом резко влюбляется в Джульетту и терпит шуточки друзей по этому поводу.
Лир, сумасбродный король, терпит насмешки из-за королевской глухости
А потом - реки крови, месть, шпаги и смерти.
Удивительно, но советую всем прочитать, хотя бы чтобы понять, что это не скучно и очень злободневно.
December 25, 2020
В который раз читаю, и каждый раз - как в первый.
September 23, 2025
Richard III by William Shakespeare
There are multiple adaptations of Richard III – one of the latest has Ian McKellen portraying the infamous king as a Nazi dictator, although the swastika is changed into a different symbol, with the intention perhaps to make the symbol more general, standing in for any tyranny.
In the world we have today, Richard III would make many listeners, viewers or readers of the play think of the Orange Donald, who, although not as villainous as the Duke of Gloucester – at least not openly – but given that he leads the most powerful nation on earth, his nefarious ways would have much more impact.
“Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.”
These are some of the greatest lines ever written and rendered by Laurence Olivier, in the Old Vic Theater production, they become glorious- they are probably available on the BBC site.
It is a sign of progress – perhaps – but also an indication that the world is changing in some bizarre direction to see that works of Shakespeare are – if not yet banned – marked by some politically correct activists for different causes.
Richard III is one of the ultimate negative heroes, a Super Villain, for he declares his intentions openly, early on: I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures of these days.
Perhaps one of the most extraordinary scenes is the one in which the Duke of Gloucester seduces the widow of the man he had killed, although she rejects and spits on him to begin with.
Some would see this as the measure of the infamy of this evil, vicious, perverted man, while others could condemn the ease with which the woman transforms from a grieving, suffering human being to a companion for a murderer.
Richard, Duke of Gloucester insists that his love for Lady Anne Neville alone, widow of Edward of Westminster, is the reason why he acted as he did and therefore he should be not just forgiven, but promoted to her bedchamber.
No matter what we feel about the hero – who is one of the most loathsome, despicable, abominable, abhorrent (and the list can go on) characters in literature – the act of conquering Anne Neville is also one of the most shocking one can read about.
There is of course the image of Henry VIII – together with some other exemplary dark knights, agent of evil – who has killed not only a few of his many wives, but so many of his opponents, those who resisted his change of religion.
To get the ultimate power, ascend on the throne of England, the repugnant, vile Duke of Gloucester is prepare to do anything, kill his relatives, the children who might later threaten and challenge his legitimacy…
“Conscience is but a word that cowards use,
Devised at first to keep the strong in awe.”
If we think about history in contemporary terms, we could think about fake news and the values that people fight for today- for instance the aforementioned of the free, democratic world is a sad modern version of Richard III:
The Donald loves tyrants like Kim of North Korea, Xi and Putin – examples come from other places: Duterte or Abdel Fatah al-Sisi – expresses admiration for their intelligence and their hold on power, for he would like to be elected for life in the United States.
The values have been distorted, as Richard III dismissed conscience, truth, insisting on what we call now “fake news”, with people divided into two camps- those who support Trump are willing to accept him if he shoots someone on the street, while the rest have already had enough to wish him gone for good.
“And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ;
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.”
The above lines are about Richard III, but they could well describe Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Eduardo Duterte, Maduro, Erdogan, Kim Jong Un and so many others.
Recently, the remains of the former, vile king Richard III have been found in a parking lot, somewhere in Great Britain
There are multiple adaptations of Richard III – one of the latest has Ian McKellen portraying the infamous king as a Nazi dictator, although the swastika is changed into a different symbol, with the intention perhaps to make the symbol more general, standing in for any tyranny.
In the world we have today, Richard III would make many listeners, viewers or readers of the play think of the Orange Donald, who, although not as villainous as the Duke of Gloucester – at least not openly – but given that he leads the most powerful nation on earth, his nefarious ways would have much more impact.
“Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.”
These are some of the greatest lines ever written and rendered by Laurence Olivier, in the Old Vic Theater production, they become glorious- they are probably available on the BBC site.
It is a sign of progress – perhaps – but also an indication that the world is changing in some bizarre direction to see that works of Shakespeare are – if not yet banned – marked by some politically correct activists for different causes.
Richard III is one of the ultimate negative heroes, a Super Villain, for he declares his intentions openly, early on: I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures of these days.
Perhaps one of the most extraordinary scenes is the one in which the Duke of Gloucester seduces the widow of the man he had killed, although she rejects and spits on him to begin with.
Some would see this as the measure of the infamy of this evil, vicious, perverted man, while others could condemn the ease with which the woman transforms from a grieving, suffering human being to a companion for a murderer.
Richard, Duke of Gloucester insists that his love for Lady Anne Neville alone, widow of Edward of Westminster, is the reason why he acted as he did and therefore he should be not just forgiven, but promoted to her bedchamber.
No matter what we feel about the hero – who is one of the most loathsome, despicable, abominable, abhorrent (and the list can go on) characters in literature – the act of conquering Anne Neville is also one of the most shocking one can read about.
There is of course the image of Henry VIII – together with some other exemplary dark knights, agent of evil – who has killed not only a few of his many wives, but so many of his opponents, those who resisted his change of religion.
To get the ultimate power, ascend on the throne of England, the repugnant, vile Duke of Gloucester is prepare to do anything, kill his relatives, the children who might later threaten and challenge his legitimacy…
“Conscience is but a word that cowards use,
Devised at first to keep the strong in awe.”
If we think about history in contemporary terms, we could think about fake news and the values that people fight for today- for instance the aforementioned of the free, democratic world is a sad modern version of Richard III:
The Donald loves tyrants like Kim of North Korea, Xi and Putin – examples come from other places: Duterte or Abdel Fatah al-Sisi – expresses admiration for their intelligence and their hold on power, for he would like to be elected for life in the United States.
The values have been distorted, as Richard III dismissed conscience, truth, insisting on what we call now “fake news”, with people divided into two camps- those who support Trump are willing to accept him if he shoots someone on the street, while the rest have already had enough to wish him gone for good.
“And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ;
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.”
The above lines are about Richard III, but they could well describe Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Eduardo Duterte, Maduro, Erdogan, Kim Jong Un and so many others.
Recently, the remains of the former, vile king Richard III have been found in a parking lot, somewhere in Great Britain
June 12, 2022
I haven't read Shakespeare since college. After so many years, I have an entirely different perception of the language and the stories. Such historic classics, how can they be anything but a 5?
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April 2, 2008(Romeo and Juliet review)
"For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is about two star crossed lovers. Romeo Montague is the only heir to the Montague family. Juliet Capulet is only child of Lord and Lady Capulet. At the beginning of the play Juliet is almost 14 but she still behaves like a child.Romeo believes he is in love with Rosaline and he is depressed that she does not love him back.His friends coax him to crash a Capulet party but the only reason he goes is Rosaline's name was on the guest list. Meanwhile Juliet's father is arranging a marriage between her and County Paris.Juliet had never before given much thought on the subject of marriage tells her mother that she will try to see if she can love him.At the party Romeo sees Juliet and instantly falls in love with her. Rosaline, of course, slips from Romeo’s mind at first sight of Juliet. They end up kissing without knowing that they are enemies. Later on Juliet's nurse tells Romeo who Juliet was. Infatuated with Juliet, Romeo goes to her window and proclaims his love to her. Later on Friar Lawrence marries them in secret in hopes that they may bring peace to Verona. After their wedding Tybalt , Juliet's cousin, challenges Romeo to a duel. He refuses to fight his bride's cousin and Mercutio fights Tybalt instead. Romeo steps in between them to attempt to stop the fight and Mercutio is stabbed while Romeo is holding him back.Angered by his friends death he kills Tybalt. Because he killed Tybalt he is banished to Mantua. Juliet finds out about all of this that night and instead of crying for Tybalt's death she cries for Romeo's banishment. Her parents think she is grieving for her cousin's death so they plan to have her wed to County Paris in two weeks. To keep her marriage with Romeo pure she hatches a plan with Friar Lawrence to get out of her wedding with Paris.( I am not going to write any more on the summary because this is turning into an essay)
Romeo and Juliet is a really deep story/play with multiple themes. One is the inevitability of fate. Even though the couple tried to have the fairytale ending fate conspires against them. For example the tragic timing of Romeo’s suicide and Juliet’s awakening.If Friar Lawrence’s plan had worked they would have been living happily in Mantua instead of dead in each others arms.The timing of the whole scheme was off by minutes.A major symbol in the story was the poison Juliet took. All though it was only imitating death it brought around Romeo' -and subsequently Juliet's- suicide.As this example shows, human beings tend to cause death even without intending to.
William Shakespeare wrote this to show that people and their actions are not inherently good or evil.
"For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is about two star crossed lovers. Romeo Montague is the only heir to the Montague family. Juliet Capulet is only child of Lord and Lady Capulet. At the beginning of the play Juliet is almost 14 but she still behaves like a child.Romeo believes he is in love with Rosaline and he is depressed that she does not love him back.His friends coax him to crash a Capulet party but the only reason he goes is Rosaline's name was on the guest list. Meanwhile Juliet's father is arranging a marriage between her and County Paris.Juliet had never before given much thought on the subject of marriage tells her mother that she will try to see if she can love him.At the party Romeo sees Juliet and instantly falls in love with her. Rosaline, of course, slips from Romeo’s mind at first sight of Juliet. They end up kissing without knowing that they are enemies. Later on Juliet's nurse tells Romeo who Juliet was. Infatuated with Juliet, Romeo goes to her window and proclaims his love to her. Later on Friar Lawrence marries them in secret in hopes that they may bring peace to Verona. After their wedding Tybalt , Juliet's cousin, challenges Romeo to a duel. He refuses to fight his bride's cousin and Mercutio fights Tybalt instead. Romeo steps in between them to attempt to stop the fight and Mercutio is stabbed while Romeo is holding him back.Angered by his friends death he kills Tybalt. Because he killed Tybalt he is banished to Mantua. Juliet finds out about all of this that night and instead of crying for Tybalt's death she cries for Romeo's banishment. Her parents think she is grieving for her cousin's death so they plan to have her wed to County Paris in two weeks. To keep her marriage with Romeo pure she hatches a plan with Friar Lawrence to get out of her wedding with Paris.( I am not going to write any more on the summary because this is turning into an essay)
Romeo and Juliet is a really deep story/play with multiple themes. One is the inevitability of fate. Even though the couple tried to have the fairytale ending fate conspires against them. For example the tragic timing of Romeo’s suicide and Juliet’s awakening.If Friar Lawrence’s plan had worked they would have been living happily in Mantua instead of dead in each others arms.The timing of the whole scheme was off by minutes.A major symbol in the story was the poison Juliet took. All though it was only imitating death it brought around Romeo' -and subsequently Juliet's- suicide.As this example shows, human beings tend to cause death even without intending to.
William Shakespeare wrote this to show that people and their actions are not inherently good or evil.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 22, 2021
【書評】李爾王：君君臣臣父父子子不需要一碗水端平#上等人文明學 #私生子kuso
https://man-ju.org/2021/03/22/king_lear/
《李爾王》只知道故事大概就沒什興趣，因此第一次讀全本。
感謝上帝，被故事大概給欺騙了，少了劇透的苦悶。（本文有關鍵情節的嚴重劇透。）
這出戲並不是中國文化“父賢子孝”的廿四孝說教，如果有，那麼下等人的自我投射不會給百人哈姆雷特多什麼好運。不過，君君臣臣父父子子的道理是在的，雖然是封建意義上的，不是中央集權下家奴所信奉的那套官話。
李爾王分家產，這條主線與上海最好看的電視綜藝節目真人秀《老娘舅》是沒有什麼跨越千年的生分與文化衝突的。分房子，孩子太多，“我是一碗水端平的”自我狡辯根本沒人採信，當然是父母偏心決定了孩子之間的隔閡與猜忌，最後養老沒有深仇大恨也有怨言苦果好吃。長子與庶子之間有生分，孩子言行舉止則無論嫡庶，都越來越像私生子，敢情是無師自通。
下等人有老娘舅這種調解員，本身已經是撕破臉皮無可挽回，因此寡廉鮮恥才敢公開爭辯自己出於純粹的不知好歹。調解員就差指名道姓審判誰“缺德”更多一點。老娘舅換在二十多年前，民間說法是比較喜歡講濟公的。
上等人的家醜外揚，真的令人難過。
封建的“忠誠”意識如此自然而樸實，讓約伯與約翰們追隨老王、恩主、親生父親而義無反顧。肯特被李爾王拋棄也不願意背棄李爾王，如果只是隱士忍辱負重而沈默也就算了，盡然還變裝跟在老王身邊服侍；葛洛斯特也不肯背棄失勢的李爾王，結果被挖走兩隻眼珠子，沒想到他的僕人命也不要了上去為主人決鬥，這一幕戲的安排委實令我震驚。《紅樓夢》的焦大護主也不過如此，就已經是中國封建的天花板了。同樣被塞一嘴馬糞而失心瘋的嫡長子愛德伽，在與私生子的家產競爭中，成為第二條悲劇的主線。這條副線讓葛洛斯特心碎而死，與老王李爾為了考狄利亞心碎而死成為交相輝映的好人無好報、懺悔無救贖的主題昇華。
本來反派愛德蒙出賣親兄弟與親爹，還要與李爾王兩個不孝女兒重婚誓約就很衝擊了，無法無天。照道理來說，愛德伽的體面決鬥，與最後的一番寬恕的話簡直是嫡長子對私生子、上等人對下等人、正派對反派的德行輾壓與正義制裁，應該最為觀眾爽快的結局了。不過在我看來，真正傷人（=復仇爽快）的話全部出自奧本尼，高納里爾被綠帽子的丈夫。
起初，他說的話當局者迷，旁觀者清。是慢慢滲透進劍拔弩張空氣裡的一股薄荷味道。
他對高納里爾說：
“一個人要是看清了自己的根本，難免做出一些越限逾分的事來；枝葉脫離了樹幹，跟著也要萎謝，到後來只好讓人當作枯柴而付之一炬。智慧和仁義在惡人眼中看來都是惡的；下流的人只喜歡下流的事。”
讀者要後來才知道他妻子出軌重婚的事情，馬後炮回過來想，奧本尼對妻子好言相勸，也是盡了丈夫的本分。
戰後奧本尼對愛德蒙講：
“伯爵，說一句不怕你見怪的話，你不過是一個隨征的將領，我並沒有把你當作一個同等地位的人”。
《李爾王》全局的主旨就是這句話。僭越者到底是僭越者，老王到底是老王，老爹到底是老爹，主人到底是主人，對上等人忠誠，下等人也成全自己。
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【書評】上等人文明學：讀莎士比亞《約翰王》#私生子kuso
https://man-ju.org/2021/01/23/bastard...
【隨筆】下等人文明学：讀莎士比亞有感#漢語kuso
https://man-ju.org/2021/01/05/kanjikuso/
【隨筆】下等人文明学 ：讀莎士比亞《愛的徒勞》#恋爱kuso
https://man-ju.org/2021/01/05/renaikuso/
https://man-ju.org/2021/03/22/king_lear/
《李爾王》只知道故事大概就沒什興趣，因此第一次讀全本。
感謝上帝，被故事大概給欺騙了，少了劇透的苦悶。（本文有關鍵情節的嚴重劇透。）
這出戲並不是中國文化“父賢子孝”的廿四孝說教，如果有，那麼下等人的自我投射不會給百人哈姆雷特多什麼好運。不過，君君臣臣父父子子的道理是在的，雖然是封建意義上的，不是中央集權下家奴所信奉的那套官話。
李爾王分家產，這條主線與上海最好看的電視綜藝節目真人秀《老娘舅》是沒有什麼跨越千年的生分與文化衝突的。分房子，孩子太多，“我是一碗水端平的”自我狡辯根本沒人採信，當然是父母偏心決定了孩子之間的隔閡與猜忌，最後養老沒有深仇大恨也有怨言苦果好吃。長子與庶子之間有生分，孩子言行舉止則無論嫡庶，都越來越像私生子，敢情是無師自通。
下等人有老娘舅這種調解員，本身已經是撕破臉皮無可挽回，因此寡廉鮮恥才敢公開爭辯自己出於純粹的不知好歹。調解員就差指名道姓審判誰“缺德”更多一點。老娘舅換在二十多年前，民間說法是比較喜歡講濟公的。
上等人的家醜外揚，真的令人難過。
封建的“忠誠”意識如此自然而樸實，讓約伯與約翰們追隨老王、恩主、親生父親而義無反顧。肯特被李爾王拋棄也不願意背棄李爾王，如果只是隱士忍辱負重而沈默也就算了，盡然還變裝跟在老王身邊服侍；葛洛斯特也不肯背棄失勢的李爾王，結果被挖走兩隻眼珠子，沒想到他的僕人命也不要了上去為主人決鬥，這一幕戲的安排委實令我震驚。《紅樓夢》的焦大護主也不過如此，就已經是中國封建的天花板了。同樣被塞一嘴馬糞而失心瘋的嫡長子愛德伽，在與私生子的家產競爭中，成為第二條悲劇的主線。這條副線讓葛洛斯特心碎而死，與老王李爾為了考狄利亞心碎而死成為交相輝映的好人無好報、懺悔無救贖的主題昇華。
本來反派愛德蒙出賣親兄弟與親爹，還要與李爾王兩個不孝女兒重婚誓約就很衝擊了，無法無天。照道理來說，愛德伽的體面決鬥，與最後的一番寬恕的話簡直是嫡長子對私生子、上等人對下等人、正派對反派的德行輾壓與正義制裁，應該最為觀眾爽快的結局了。不過在我看來，真正傷人（=復仇爽快）的話全部出自奧本尼，高納里爾被綠帽子的丈夫。
起初，他說的話當局者迷，旁觀者清。是慢慢滲透進劍拔弩張空氣裡的一股薄荷味道。
他對高納里爾說：
“一個人要是看清了自己的根本，難免做出一些越限逾分的事來；枝葉脫離了樹幹，跟著也要萎謝，到後來只好讓人當作枯柴而付之一炬。智慧和仁義在惡人眼中看來都是惡的；下流的人只喜歡下流的事。”
讀者要後來才知道他妻子出軌重婚的事情，馬後炮回過來想，奧本尼對妻子好言相勸，也是盡了丈夫的本分。
戰後奧本尼對愛德蒙講：
“伯爵，說一句不怕你見怪的話，你不過是一個隨征的將領，我並沒有把你當作一個同等地位的人”。
《李爾王》全局的主旨就是這句話。僭越者到底是僭越者，老王到底是老王，老爹到底是老爹，主人到底是主人，對上等人忠誠，下等人也成全自己。
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August 29, 2007
there's one red thin-line I recently acknowledge of Shakespeare "character murdered" from his books: he always uses poisonous herbs as a toxic ingredient, and I think it's cool. jes clean death, complimented with luxurious time to contemplate what's "what" and who's "who".
honestly I haven't finished reading these whole 5 tragedies. I miss MacBeth and Othello.
honestly I haven't finished reading these whole 5 tragedies. I miss MacBeth and Othello.
April 29, 2008
SHAKESPEARE RULES ALL!!!!! He is the brilliant masterminded genius of literary prose back in his era. He may be a bit hard to understand if you have never taken a class on hiw works, but, after years and years of having to study Shakespeare, I understand his works quite well, and they are beautiful. Happy reading!
July 16, 2008
I am always currently reading these. I have finished them I don't know how many times, and seen them I don't know how many times. I am never done with them. There is always more to read. Always more to find. So, yeah, if you haven't heard, Shakespeare: good writer.
September 25, 2008
The book King Lear was a good book. Everything turned out bad at the end but it wasnt what i expected, it was better. People who likes to read stories with morals in it should. The moral in this story was "what ever you do to some one comes back to you"
October 6, 2008
Hamlet is an all-time favorite- I could go on for days about this play, R&J is classic, Macbeth is incredibly dark... all great stuff
February 3, 2009
Makes no sense to review these five tragedies, so did I mention I prefer Shakespeare than Cervantes? Not need to choose, true, and a play is not the same thing as a novel, but even so...
April 15, 2010
AWESOME. Great classics
December 15, 2021
Не все переводы Бориса Пастернака мне одинаково нравятся, можно даже сказать, что многие не нравятся. Но перевод «Макбета» очень глубоко тронул, как и «Отелло».
September 30, 2012
very nice story
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