tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Shakespeare GeekDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger7504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-80077446752444287552017-01-24T14:49:19.189-05:002017-01-24T14:49:19.189-05:00HahaHahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-59947101193548139382017-01-19T10:20:08.568-05:002017-01-19T10:20:08.568-05:00I'm not quite sure what Seeso is, but Facebook...I'm not quite sure what Seeso is, but Facebook really wanted me to watch this video. XD It's apparently a debate of "cake vs. pie" and the pie guy uses Titus Andronicus as evidence:<br />https://www.facebook.com/seesotv/videos/1832892223620482/sonnetanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-53334157305573821902017-01-14T12:40:31.834-05:002017-01-14T12:40:31.834-05:00My feelings on this unless you have ever been in a...My feelings on this unless you have ever been in a situation like this to judge it is wrong in the first place though yes I agree it is wrong though but I have been in the situation myself many of times and it for me at least was no different than what was happening at home from all of my family practically except for one of them my cousin/brother from my abusive adoptive family members before I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-21229566663230923332017-01-10T18:17:23.747-05:002017-01-10T18:17:23.747-05:00Yes, I interpreted oral sex as well. (That's w...Yes, I interpreted oral sex as well. (That's what SHOULD happen if a man can't perform!! If only it were true.)<br />Shakespeare man, he always got it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-43684329486193985732017-01-04T11:05:38.059-05:002017-01-04T11:05:38.059-05:00I believe the picture on your shirt is from "...I believe the picture on your shirt is from "The Compleat Works (Abridged)" <br /><br />I think the "lizard" is a Tyrannosaurus Rex, as in:<br /><br />Alas that love, so gentle in his view,<br />Should be so rough and *tyrannous* in proof.<br /><br />It wasn't a joke in the script when I did it several years ago, but I think a version of the script with footnotes makes JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-24776750658745248102017-01-02T01:07:13.371-05:002017-01-02T01:07:13.371-05:00Burton's Hamlet was directed and cast so that ...Burton's Hamlet was directed and cast so that Richard Burton would shine. Jean Shepherd( Writer of 'A Christmas Story' and also had a radio show in NYC) saw it and said that he was not that good. That the cast around him were week compare with him. But be that as it may it is a live play quit different then a TV show or movie. In the theater you have to worry about projecting your Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002440413983097872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-39016644818808785812016-12-24T07:07:34.089-05:002016-12-24T07:07:34.089-05:00It's on Amazon Prime now!It's on Amazon Prime now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-71398951133571679542016-12-18T12:36:32.702-05:002016-12-18T12:36:32.702-05:00"Night fever..." made me laugh out loud...."Night fever..." made me laugh out loud. I also cracked up when the King's ghost disappeared from the 3 fellas in the first scene, and they overdubbed "Let us do brunch!". Unfortunately, that's all in the first five minutes. The line "Honey, where's the ear poison?" was also funny, but laughs were a bit thin later in the show. On the other hand, I found Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095726546385984412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-58747504769705910742016-12-06T00:34:17.973-05:002016-12-06T00:34:17.973-05:00You are all quite articulate and thoughtful in you...You are all quite articulate and thoughtful in your comments. I do take a very strong opinion in the opposite direction from Mr.Shakespeare Yours Truly S.Clause<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619317892939892867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-88016981922354740572016-12-04T14:30:42.133-05:002016-12-04T14:30:42.133-05:00How about a Coven of Witches?
How about a Coven of Witches?<br />Collective Nouns Listhttp://www.collectivenounslist.com/people/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-39597721090052829242016-11-29T14:21:20.221-05:002016-11-29T14:21:20.221-05:00I didn't say 3rd graders were smarter than *an...I didn't say 3rd graders were smarter than *anyone*. But I did say quite a few other things. A lot of them are acknowledged facts. Perhaps you should formulate an argument to refute them. Then we might have a discussion about something other than your hate and my perceived condescension. JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-56636811328142255532016-11-28T14:22:13.777-05:002016-11-28T14:22:13.777-05:00You use condescension very strongly which leads me...You use condescension very strongly which leads me to believe that you have been taught the words of language but not the proper usage. Instead of belittling ones opinion by referring to third graders as smarter you should try using the words you have been taught to construct a argument that could give great insight into the discussion at hand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566210648337442128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-25732182734867885692016-11-28T14:14:51.132-05:002016-11-28T14:14:51.132-05:00I hate the fact that people think he was so brilli...I hate the fact that people think he was so brilliant when the fact of the matter is that if he never existed some other guy would have taken his place and given much of the same to the world. I do not believe he is brilliant I just think he was the first to do what he had done. He created very broad plots so that every time someone creates a story the inadvertently copy him. Someone who has Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566210648337442128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-14680360366741521492016-11-22T08:35:17.682-05:002016-11-22T08:35:17.682-05:00Haven't seen this version, so I'm not sure...Haven't seen this version, so I'm not sure what you're saying. But I'm curious as to why this:<br /><br />" How come we could see the ghost in the first two occurrences, but not this one?"<br /><br />would be a question on any high school exam.<br /><br />In both Folio 1 and Quarto 2, the conflation of which has given us every "modern" version, there is an JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-88177691790784039582016-11-18T02:20:55.151-05:002016-11-18T02:20:55.151-05:00I want to say about my version. First, the ghost a...I want to say about my version. First, the ghost appeared before the guards, then before Horatio and Hamlet. I think in these cases guard Francisco was a made-up the ghost.<br />In the scene with his mother it was a hallucination of Hamlet. <br />Lev.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-21278931887324326192016-11-17T14:13:12.580-05:002016-11-17T14:13:12.580-05:00Interesting material!
The stage direction does ca...Interesting material!<br /><br />The stage direction does call for the gravedigger to "Throw up a skull" . . . which always makes me start to gag just a little bit . . . and then to "throw up another" before we get to Yorick. Branagh's <i>Hamlet</i> brilliantly dealt with that with a flashback that crossfades over the skull—which has distinctively bad teeth—to Yorick in kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863005904313974654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-68594520390322643022016-11-17T13:32:37.764-05:002016-11-17T13:32:37.764-05:00I thought the gravedigger was hysterical, and that...I thought the gravedigger was hysterical, and that accent of his definitely made this role better. But sometimes I saw little disconnects that ended up more jarring than anything else. For instance he takes two skulls out of the grave and tosses them, which is good for a laugh. Then he picks up a third and says "This is Yorick's, it's been here 23 years." How exactly does heDuane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-8792676148918473982016-11-17T13:17:49.855-05:002016-11-17T13:17:49.855-05:00Good thoughts.
First, a quick point to clarify. ...Good thoughts.<br /><br />First, a quick point to clarify. I thought the Ghost was channeling Olivier as a whole—not Olivier's Ghost (whose voice was, in fact, played by Olivier). He had some of the same mannerisms from an earlier age of playing Shakespeare, which I think is intriguing.<br /><br />Next, a few other points that struck me as intriguing:<br /><br />—The Gravedigger (who kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863005904313974654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-37728892676663434682016-10-28T10:49:43.123-04:002016-10-28T10:49:43.123-04:00I believe that it is a direct reference to oral se...I believe that it is a direct reference to oral sex considering the male anatomy may not function under the influence of alcohol... just a guess but that's how I interpreted it :D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-60320369900350794352016-10-26T22:30:33.947-04:002016-10-26T22:30:33.947-04:00Simple oversight on my part, you guys are resurrec...Simple oversight on my part, you guys are resurrecting a post from 8 years ago. I think at this point you've got my email address directly anyway, don't you? So feel free to ping me directly if you have something in the queue that I've missed.<br />Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-45593895753732934472016-10-26T03:41:17.893-04:002016-10-26T03:41:17.893-04:00My Grandmothers maiden name was Shakespeare. Could...My Grandmothers maiden name was Shakespeare. Could she have been a descendant?? As this is what we were always told as children. L Paramorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453218261753900095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-24255203491838686872016-10-26T03:40:21.684-04:002016-10-26T03:40:21.684-04:00My Grandmothers maiden name was Shakespeare. Could...My Grandmothers maiden name was Shakespeare. Could she have been a descendant?? As this is what we were always told as children. L Paramorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453218261753900095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-5354116492136970282016-10-25T14:34:47.757-04:002016-10-25T14:34:47.757-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-46597750580620244902016-10-24T21:02:10.304-04:002016-10-24T21:02:10.304-04:00I have actually been studying the double authorshi...I have actually been studying the double authorship theories. I think Gary Taylor gives too much credit to some unsophisticated statistical analyses and not enough credit to some of the problems with textual transmission in Shakespeare's day (from author to scribe to compositor). There is just not enough information, in my opinion, to be able to characterize any particular playwright's catkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956714730670005625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-59947355354570612542016-10-21T08:52:06.166-04:002016-10-21T08:52:06.166-04:00--Re: the comment by "A sh"
"It...--Re: the comment by "A sh"<br /><br />"It's bigots like that who really get on my tit."<br /><br />"... in general terms I find his work appeals to people who like to feel clever - the middle classes mainly."<br /><br />" I was skimming through Will's work at about the age of 10 - Macbeth, and various other ones from there. I didn't find anything JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.com