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Shakespeare is freakin' awesome.

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The Hammered:
Speaking of class in Shakespeare, that's one of the things that annoys me most. Winter's Tale had quite a bit of that. I don't blame him for that, given that he did live four hundred years ago and that he had to please his noble patrons much of the time, but it still gets on my nerves.

Slick:
I've seen some professional Shakespeare at the Stratford festival in Ontario, but I'm not a massive fan.
I reckon most of his fame is because of what he invented. He invented a lot. People, artists, and groups are very much remembered for what they meant at the time in addition to what they actually did.
I enjoy his plays, I enjoy his writing, but it's a bit boring and predictable to my tastes. Plus the love themes are kind of irritating if I see/read more than one in too short a time interval. True Love! True Love! True Love! Fuck Off!

Incidentally, the favorite 'Shakespeare' play I've encountered is one I acted in in highschool, no less. We did 'the fifteen minute hamlet', which is basically the whole play done by 5 actors compressed into thirteen minutes plus a two minute encore at the end. HILARIOUS. I played most of the older men and shakespeare (he does an opening monologue consisting of couplets stolen from the other monologues). Basically, there was a mad rush of people going on and off stage changing outfits. The best moment was in the encore when I walked on while changing into my outfit, walked off taking it off again, then Hamlet screwed up his cues and ran onto stage, realised his error and ran right back off in a panic.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is also supposed to be hilarious (by the same person?), which takes hamlet from the perspective of two of the minor characters. My director was super keen that I get involved in it, but we ran out of time in the year then I went to university.

Luke C:
Talking of Shakespeare I went to see The Tempest last night in Newcastle (The UK one btw), starring Patrick Stewart as Prospero. 'Twas good but quite odd. And we were sat in the Gods. Literally two rows from the back on the fourth tier, which made some parts kinda hard to see but alas it was worth the trip. 

Firefly:
I loooooves me my Shakespeare :D
I've seen quite a few shows, several in England done in outside in gardens (just gorgeous). Really, there's nothing better than watching Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream poking around the many audience members with picnics snatching swigs of wine.
I was also going to go see A Winter's Tale in London at the freaking Globe but due to extenuating circumstances we got fucked over and had to leave early. AUGH! So bitter :x

A couple years ago my sister took a course on Shakespeare entitled SHAKESPEARE IS SMUT! Oooh, I am just waiting for that course to pop up again. But until then I'll take some medival lit, ooh and Chaucer too :-)

Random thought of the Day:
Who would win in a fight, Chaucer or Shakespeare?

KharBevNor:
Neither. They'd exchange extremely colourful insults for about half an hour, then, suitably impressed by each others poetic flair, they'd go off to some inn and get absolutely hammered. Then Chaucer would tell loads of really dirty stories until he got kicked out.

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