tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post7841921583003977074..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: What’s Your Favorite Mistake(*)?Duane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-91039091857757417882010-02-04T20:05:07.300-05:002010-02-04T20:05:07.300-05:00audiences wouldn't have recognized most of his...audiences wouldn't have recognized most of his anachronisms. But have you noticed how a large portion of 20th-century mystery movies have become dated because of cell phones? Many movies had plots that would have fallen apart if the main characters simply had cell phones. How many of Shakespeare's plots depend on confusion that would vanish if the characters had access to cell phones?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613913663906712169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-32035779549521928362010-02-04T20:03:09.002-05:002010-02-04T20:03:09.002-05:00Probably most of Shakespeare's audiences would...Probably most of Shakespeare's audiences wouldn't have recognized most of his anachronisms. But have you noticed how a large portion of 20th-century mystery movies have become dated because of cell phones? Many movies had plots that would have fallen apart if the main characters simply had cell phones. How many of Shakespeare's plots depend on confusion that would vanish if the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613913663906712169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-11431603580003640292010-02-04T00:29:37.472-05:002010-02-04T00:29:37.472-05:00I'm amazed that the "clock" thing mo...I'm amazed that the "clock" thing most of the time has gone unnoticed by someone watching the play. Those who make the most fuss seem not to notice or care that with the adjustments by the academics, if the "poetic" lines are played as emended, Cassius really has no time to hear how many times it has rung.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-40936951375856068062010-02-03T10:20:12.762-05:002010-02-03T10:20:12.762-05:00...ok, you've got me there Andrew. Did they n......ok, you've got me there Andrew. Did they not have hats in Coriolanus' time?Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-48671636491682332152010-02-02T19:32:42.150-05:002010-02-02T19:32:42.150-05:00Or perhaps Corialanus waving his hat in the Forum....Or perhaps Corialanus waving his hat in the Forum.Andrew Huntleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737273967139128069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-90363096475750800032010-02-02T16:36:38.065-05:002010-02-02T16:36:38.065-05:00My favorite anachronism is in Henry VI, Part 3, wh...My favorite anachronism is in <i>Henry VI, Part 3</i>, when Richard (still Duke of Gloucester) says he will "set the murderous Machiavel to school."<br /><br />Richard is crowned King in 1483, and this scene obviously takes place earlier than that. Richard dies in 1485.<br /><br />Machiavelli's <i>The Prince</i> is written in 1513 and published in 1532. The term "Machiavel&Billhttp://shakespeareteacher.com/noreply@blogger.com