tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post769343124434046667..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: What Are Shakespeare's Hidden Gems?Duane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-67638861415785002202012-07-09T01:10:05.935-04:002012-07-09T01:10:05.935-04:00I've seen the phrase "hidden gems" u...I've seen the phrase "hidden gems" used more about interesting unnoticed bits within works as opposed to the works themselves.<br /><br />My favorite list of hidden gems is one that is compiled by Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch blog of viewer comments on random things that happen on episodes of Dancing with the Stars (which are often things like "the way the light was Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197440997007714735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-91544731014353924332012-06-24T21:23:47.123-04:002012-06-24T21:23:47.123-04:00I support Coriolanus, Measure for Measure and Anto...I support Coriolanus, Measure for Measure and Antony and Cleopatra too. And I personally would add Troilus and Cressida, for I found its absurdist depiction of wars and ancient heroes interesting and memorable. A very ambitious investigation of human nature. Technically it may be a bit messy, but the true jewel is there.TARDELLINOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04149046929013301573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-22456008404695167062012-06-21T22:54:54.462-04:002012-06-21T22:54:54.462-04:00Cymbeline: It is as if Shakespeare backed up the t...Cymbeline: It is as if Shakespeare backed up the truck and dumped every one of is tropes, gimmicks, themes, and character types into one play and said "Let's give this a shot, shall we?" <br /><br />You've got a bright, charming young woman disguised as a man, a creepier-than-creepy Iago figure (who reforms!), another character who sounds like Iago but changes, a forbidden Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-54289627820582843272012-06-21T22:37:28.893-04:002012-06-21T22:37:28.893-04:00Measure for Measure absolutely. Definitely a play ...Measure for Measure absolutely. Definitely a play whose time has come. The same could be said for Troilus and Cressida. One feels these plays struggled for recognition for a long time when people (starting with the Victorians) wanted their Shakespeare neat and linear and morally unambiguous. Nowadays, with popular culture exemplified by shows like The Wire and Game of Thrones, we're ready to Alexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051767198534522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-59006501033678761922012-06-21T19:40:20.340-04:002012-06-21T19:40:20.340-04:00I loved Antony and Cleopatra! Well, actually I hav...I loved Antony and Cleopatra! Well, actually I have a funny story about that... Near the beginning of the play (I read it) I thought that Cleopatra was the biggest jerk and I held on the Antony only because he was awesome in Julius Caesar. But then when people started dying and things started to get serious I fell in love with it. That was the first one that came to mind but there are a lot I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-20656294042849550652012-06-21T19:18:50.226-04:002012-06-21T19:18:50.226-04:00Also the poem "Loss of Good Name."
http...Also the poem "Loss of Good Name."<br /><br />http://bardfilm.blogspot.com/2011/04/newly-discovered-shakespeare-poem.html<br /><br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863005904313974654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-16635078105115371842012-06-21T19:15:44.092-04:002012-06-21T19:15:44.092-04:00I'm a heavy supporter of Measure for Measure. ...I'm a heavy supporter of <i>Measure for Measure</i>. It's been getting more and more of its due recently, but it's still relatively frequently overlooked.<br /><br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863005904313974654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-52181072917796571612012-06-21T16:59:07.968-04:002012-06-21T16:59:07.968-04:00To just look at it as gory is to completely remove...To just look at it as gory is to completely remove the poignancy of it, though. Yes, it's gory, but it's also beautiful, and powerful, and haunting. The ache of the characters is what really moves me; and I'm sure a good production would do the same. The collection gasp of the audience at Lavinia's first post-rape appearance forces you to be moved haha. I think it's worth a Christinahttp://www.twitter.com/minisquiggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-81678221234503172982012-06-21T15:36:49.888-04:002012-06-21T15:36:49.888-04:00Well, if that's what you're worried about,...Well, if that's what you're worried about, we could always call it <i>The True Tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke, and the death of good King Henrie the Sixt, with the Whole Contention betweene the two Houses Lancaster and Yorke</i>. ;P But yeah, it totally works as a stand-alone. It doesn't rely on what came before more than any other history play, and Shakespeare tells you what of Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835635673777468306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-72188431882829377452012-06-21T15:04:41.996-04:002012-06-21T15:04:41.996-04:00Can 3H6 be handled standalone? You see "Part...Can 3H6 be handled standalone? You see "Part 3" and think "Don't I have to see the first two first?"<br /><br />I don't know about Titus. Like Coriolanus before this week, I can't say anything more about it than "Yes I read through it a couple of decades ago." I've never seen a production, film or stage. I might end up feeling the same way. I Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-2296363563850873582012-06-21T14:36:59.926-04:002012-06-21T14:36:59.926-04:00When I first read Coriolanus I loved it, maybe eve...When I first read Coriolanus I loved it, maybe even more than Julius Caesar. My favorite is Twelfth Night, but I'm sure that (like As You Like It) is already a gem!<br /><br />I think the biggest "hidden gem" for me is Titus Andronicus. The play is amazing, has some incredible lines ("I tell my sorrows to the stones"; "Rome is a wilderness of tigers, and tigers must Christinahttp://www.twitter.com/minisquiggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-42508393346978137272012-06-21T14:36:12.288-04:002012-06-21T14:36:12.288-04:003 Henry VI. Origin story of Richard, phenomenal po...<i>3 Henry VI</i>. Origin story of Richard, phenomenal powerhouse of a woman in Margaret, poetical musings on kingship from Henry, lots of battles. All of the Henry VIs are under-rated (as are all of the early plays, really; I also champion <i>Two Gents</i> and, to a lesser extent, <i>Comedy</i>), but Pt 3 really brings it.Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835635673777468306noreply@blogger.com