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dr wu23
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Posted: February 08 2016 at 12:32 | |
Shakespeare seems to be a thing of the past for many educational systems these days....my kids who are in their early 30's know little about any of the plays other than one or two like Julius Ceaser and Romeo and Juliet..that were required reading in English senior year.
I have not seen nor read all 36 plays and only know about half of them. I have only seen or read 6 of the ten above. Some one should redo them all for a cable channel but keep them in the original style and period as of course intended. Now anyone want to get into the old argument/controversy about who Shakespeare was and did he really write all those plays alone..? |
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emigre80
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Posted: February 08 2016 at 12:52 | |
No.
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sublime220
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Posted: February 08 2016 at 13:42 | |
I believe that old controversy actually. Shakespeare wrote one or two highly acclaimed stories, but most were just random guys/gals that wanted to get their stories recognized. I won't go into why because I hate arguments.
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There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
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dr wu23
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Posted: February 08 2016 at 13:51 | |
I'm basically on the same page in that I think there are some good reasons why 'Shakespeare' (the person whom the plays are accredited to) may not have written them all (or even any) ,but arguing with others about it who haven't read the various ideas is not often fruitful. Like politics and religion it often brings out animosity from the hard core on both sides. Edited by dr wu23 - February 08 2016 at 13:52 |
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emigre80
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Posted: February 08 2016 at 14:25 | |
I just don't think it matters, as no one is being cheated of royalties in any case. Who cares who wrote the plays, as long as we get to enjoy them?
At one point, I really immersed myself in Shakespeare's drama, and (if I could be bothered) I would argue for a single author, as there is too much communality of style across the various plays for multiple authors to be involved. Some of the minor ones, perhaps, but then again it may just be that we have early and unpolished versions of those. But it doesn't seem worth the effort to make a big deal about it.
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dr wu23
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Posted: February 08 2016 at 15:56 | |
I agree with you in that they are still great pieces of literature no matter who wrote them. But it is a big deal to scholars, historians, writers, etc....who specialize in various eras and writing in general. For me some mysteries and enigmas in general are simply fun to discuss and speculate about.
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emigre80
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Posted: February 08 2016 at 16:02 | |
That particular mystery doesn't interest me much. Now if you want to get started on whether Richard III killed his nephews or not, I'm in.
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dr wu23
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Posted: February 09 2016 at 09:44 | |
I don't know anything about Richard lll and his nephews...but knowing how royalty always seems to fight among themselves for control of a throne... it doesn't surprise me if that happened.
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Logan
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Posted: February 09 2016 at 14:01 | |
I think that Richard III question was answered in the first episode of Black Adder. ;)
Nice to see the film Titus mentioned in this thread, love it. My favourite Shakey plays are probably Othello and King Lear. |
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HemispheresOfXanadu
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Posted: February 09 2016 at 16:19 | |
Macbeth. I loved reading as disguised Malcolm in highschool. Purrrr... the cat is grey.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: February 09 2016 at 19:37 | |
He either killed them personally, or, more likely, had them killed. They found their skeletons in 1674 during some remodeling in the Tower. Once they were imprisoned in the Tower, they died there. Much like Richard II never escaped incarceration by the usurper Henry IV. If you grab the ultimate prize in a coup, you never leave anyone alive who might come back to take it from you.
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 13 2016 at 03:37 | |
There is humour in all Shakespeare plays, even in "Macbeth" (which is the shortest but has the most characters dying in it, even more than "Hamlet"). |
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Piffol_Four_Times
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Posted: February 24 2016 at 07:18 | |
King Lear by a long way.
But to pick one from the list - Macbeth
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Prog Snob
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Posted: February 24 2016 at 07:28 | |
There are so many great ones, and it could change at any given time, but the old-fashioned romantic in me chose Romeo and Juliet. Placing second would probably be Macbeth.
Who was it supposedly, Sir Francis Drake? Edited by Prog Snob - February 24 2016 at 07:29 |
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Piffol_Four_Times
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Posted: February 24 2016 at 08:21 | |
That only applies to actors, who have acted or might possibly act in it.....innit? ;)
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emigre80
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Posted: February 24 2016 at 08:32 | |
There are many theories and many suggestions have been put forward as to who the "true" author is. A google search will probably help out.
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emigre80
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Posted: February 24 2016 at 08:32 | |
are you sure you want to risk it?
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