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Shakespeare is freakin' awesome.
Inlander:
I think the best Shakespeare production I've ever seen was the Tempest about 11 years ago at the Belvoir St. Theatre in Sydney. Barry Otto (well-known veteran actor in Australia; some of you may be familiar with the film work of his daughter, Miranda Otto) as Prospero, Cate Blanchett, then just starting to make a name for herself, as Miranda, and - most memorably - the late Kevin Smith as Caliban. Smith was a very fine Aboriginal actor, and having Caliban played by an indigenous Australian added an incredibly powerful extra dimension to the character, who after all has basically had his homeland taken away from him in the play.
KOODustin:
--- Quote from: zutonna on 13 Nov 2006, 05:42 ---^ Maybe you just need to try harder if it's the language you're having problems with. Otherwise remember that his excellent storylines have not lost their potency and still have meaning in today's world after 400 years!
Yesterday I went to see The Winter's Tale at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon! (The theatre was absolutely gorgeous and the play was done 'in promenade' so members of the audience were able to walk among the actors!)
What's great is that you don't even need to read it beforehand to understand its intricacies.
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You're probably right about the language thing. But That's awesome that you went to the Swan! I've heard it's really a nice theater. I'm trying to remember the name of the theater I went to in Canada...I know it was MASSIVE. There wasn't a bad seat in the house.
supersheep:
Studying Shakespeare in secondary school is the perfect way to end up with a distaste for his plays... Reading more of his stuff is a plan for the future. The man basically invented a huge chunk of English, after all, and like zutonna said, his plays still have meaning - "Be it ever thy business to busy uncertain minds with foreign quarrels", anyone? (Apologies for bastardising the quote somewhat...)
Luke C:
He is pretty good but not the demi-God he is made out to be.
Narr:
--- Quote from: supersheep on 13 Nov 2006, 17:38 ---Studying Shakespeare in secondary school is the perfect way to end up with a distaste for his plays... Reading more of his stuff is a plan for the future. The man basically invented a huge chunk of English, after all, and like zutonna said, his plays still have meaning - "Be it ever thy business to busy uncertain minds with foreign quarrels", anyone? (Apologies for bastardising the quote somewhat...)
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I do plan to be an English major.
Maybe that's one reason I find him so interesting lately.
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