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Also? PHRASINGOk so I’m balls deep in Richard II, and this is fabulous. It’s really exciting!
Awesome update!!!
Also? PHRASING
Ok so I just got a few classes for Spring quarter, and one is a “Studies in Shakespeare” class.
My professor is requesting the class get the “Folger Shakespeare Library editions” of a handful of plays.
He said, “I want to clarify that these are the editions I strongly recommend—they are cheap (like $5–$10), easy to find both new and used, and laid out in way that makes reading Shakespeare about as easy as possible, in my opinion. But you are welcome to use other editions of these plays (including from a complete edition of Shakespeare) if you already own them or find a better deal.”
What is the difference between the Folger editions and the regular editions? Has anyone read them and can determine that they do make it easier to understand them?
Because I’m at the point that I feel like I need a “Shakespeare for Dummies” book to help me understand how to read the plays before I actually start to read the plays.
Oh I would argue Will taps into eternal human issues just as relevant today as his time.As far as I am concerned Shakespeare is in a foreign language and can be ignored. Besides the teaching profession, no one ever go a job, promotion or a raise because they knew Shakespeare.
I would suggest that for the issues of today you may want to check out a book called "Catch 22" or "Slaughterhouse 5"
As far as I am concerned Shakespeare is in a foreign language and can be ignored. Besides the teaching profession, no one ever go a job, promotion or a raise because they knew Shakespeare.
I would suggest that for the issues of today you may want to check out a book called "Catch 22" or "Slaughterhouse 5"
As far as I am concerned Shakespeare is in a foreign language and can be ignored.
SO good. His speech in front of Harfleur makes me want to storm the fields of France.
Or at least my front lawn when those damn kids ride their bikes on it.
This is one of my favorites.
Today we'll cover the 1995 Ian McKellen adaptation of Shakespeare's RICHARD III. This film stays true to the text while adding a 90's touch of screen violence and flair. The all star cast includes Robert Downey, Jr. from his troubled bad-boy days. Totalitarianism and fascist fashion make the movie both 40's-esque and relevant to Post-Coof/ Post Big 9 Event society.That actually looks quite good - an updated version. Is it canon? Spoken as the play was originally written? Or is the dialogue updated, too?
Today we'll cover the 1995 Ian McKellen adaptation of Shakespeare's RICHARD III. This film stays true to the text while adding a 90's touch of screen violence and flair. The all star cast includes Robert Downey, Jr. from his troubled bad-boy days. Totalitarianism and fascist fashion make the movie both 40's-esque and relevant to Post-Coof/ Post Big 9 Event society.
That looks fantastic.I just bought this off Vudu. My prof said it’s the best out there, and the actors carry across the other plays, so you get all the same people and it’s less hard to follow.
Two seasons. Season 1, which I just bought, has 4 episodes, but each episode is like 2 hours long, so 4 full length movies. Season 2 is only 3 episodes long, but the same length of time with the episodes.
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That looks fantastic.
It is a simplified translation, essentially, into modern English instead of the prose of that eraOk so I just got a few classes for Spring quarter, and one is a “Studies in Shakespeare” class.
My professor is requesting the class get the “Folger Shakespeare Library editions” of a handful of plays.
He said, “I want to clarify that these are the editions I strongly recommend—they are cheap (like $5–$10), easy to find both new and used, and laid out in way that makes reading Shakespeare about as easy as possible, in my opinion. But you are welcome to use other editions of these plays (including from a complete edition of Shakespeare) if you already own them or find a better deal.”
What is the difference between the Folger editions and the regular editions? Has anyone read them and can determine that they do make it easier to understand them?
Because I’m at the point that I feel like I need a “Shakespeare for Dummies” book to help me understand how to read the plays before I actually start to read the plays.
You don't think that Shakespeare covers the issues of today? Love. Betrayal. Intrigue. Politics. Power. Sanity. Mortality. Free Will.As far as I am concerned Shakespeare is in a foreign language and can be ignored. Besides the teaching profession, no one ever go a job, promotion or a raise because they knew Shakespeare.
I would suggest that for the issues of today you may want to check out a book called "Catch 22" or "Slaughterhouse 5"
No response @Fearandloathing ??You don't think that Shakespeare covers the issues of today? Love. Betrayal. Intrigue. Politics. Power. Sanity. Mortality. Free Will.
I remember that and some of the lessons learned by characters and it has been over 30 years since high school Honors English.
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