[thefalcon]

I am a pretty big Shakespeare fan-I got hooked after seeing Hamlet in sixth grade. I liked it because typicaly, in books and movies, my faavorite character dies. However, in Hamlet, everyone died EXCEPT for my favorite character. And the thing with the skull kills me to this day. (no pun intended.)

Speaking of which, has anyone seen/heard of/destroyed in anger the Shakespeare spoof called The Reduced Shakespeare company? I thought it was Hilarious-they do all of shakespeare's plays in 90 minutes-and they do Hamlet three times! (the first time in two minutes, the second time in about 10 seconds, and the third time backwards.) It is really funny, and the disclaimer on the back of the box is absolutely the best:
" Not for anyone with a weak heart or an English major."
It's bloody brilliant.(unless you are a Shakespeare purist, of course.)

[whitesilkbreeze]

To my great relief, we are starting The Tempest and I actually understand the language. In fact, I'm even enjoying it! I'm not sure what transformation occurred in the last year, but I can definitely study English at university level without huge fear now. (I was dreading the idea of studying Shakespeare. :p)

[sheldonleibole]

Giarc: It's OK. Even dim bulbs shed a little light.
Thus far no on has attacked Shakespeare or his works. It seems that everyone, except for you, has been very forthwright in saying that it is merely their opinion. They ask for your help in understanding/pointing out some of the nuances that make the Bard such a great writer/poet/dramatist.

Instead of help, these poor, poor, helpless, not to mention ignorant/just plain stupid, souls of the literary world (as you so clearly label them), you merely slap down a spiteful retort such as the above. Does it help them? No. Does it add to the conversation? No. Does it do anything aside from show your immature nature? I think not.

Please Penumbra (great name, do you feel that you are living in someone else's partial shadow? Is that why you are so jaded?) be very careful, the horse you ride is so tall you may just die if you should fall. :eek:

[Beleg]

^

pwned, I'd say.



Only five years too late. :p

[Nimea]

sheldonleibole, your above post constitutes a personal attack on another member which is against our rules as you can see in our Forum Guidelines (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/announcement.php?f=24&a=10):

When a member, however, is verbally abusive to other members and staff and refuses to respect other members, such behavior cannot be tolerated. This has nothing to do with the views that a member may hold, nor is it meant to stifle spirited debate and disagreement.

You are therefore given your first strike.

I really hope this is enough of a warning. It was considered to only remove your post or just give you a warning without a strike because you are a member of this site only for such a short time. Then again, attacking another member (who as far as I know hasn't been on here for a while) in such a manner about a one-line post that is actually 5 years old isn't really the way to go with your second post on this forum.

The next time you stumble upon something that really annoys you either answer with more care - or if you find the post in question really offensive then feel free to report the post to us moderators.

Also, about this strike, feel free to contact me or any other moderator if you wish to further discuss it. Any more posts about it here will be removed.


To all the others: sorry about this digression from the discussion.

[sic's mom]

Like most everyone here I was introduced to Shakespeare in high school. I had a teacher that was totally into it and instead of reading it he had us listen to recordings of the plays and follow along. Even to listen to them is so much better than just reading them. The voice actors are able to make you feel the lines so it makes it so much easier to understand. I have never been really lucky enough to see any of the plays performed on stage but I have watched many of the movies and enjoyed them. "Taming of the Shrew" has got to be my favorite comedy. And there is a version with Liz Taylor and Richard Burton that in my opinion is very good. "Hamlet" is still my fav tragedy. How anyone could read that or see it and not feel the pain he is going through is beyond me. In a few years my kids will be having to read his works and I will sit them down and have them watch them. Hopefully it will help them understand them better.

[Blacknarcissa]

This year we're reading Romeo and Juliet but i sense.. my teachers are not reading it with us because they want us to understand the emotions and power of litriture but because they want us to read things other than Jaqueline Wilson. I've always loved Shakespeare... My fellow classmates find it fasinating that i've read Romeo and Juliet at home.. on my own..

me - Yes i read it when i was 12.
kids - REALLY?
me - yes.. its a really cool book
kids - coool.....?


i've always liked Shakespeare.
My name is juliette.

:p