Le allegre comari di Windsor

Okay, I finished it. After all these years, the only Shakespeare play I could never get interested in is finally completed. I read every word of it, and I am sure I'll never read it again. It's not that bad, really--if you like bedroom farces punched up with dialect humor, second-rate puns and third- Leggi tutto

This is Sir John Falstaff’s play; it was a chance for Shakespeare to pad out one of his most popular characters and give him another comic moment. And he failed completely. So when Shakespeare wrote this he focused on this one character, and as a result the rest of the play suffered. The cast were a Leggi tutto

"...I would have sworn his disposition would have gone to the truth of his words; but they do no more adhere and keep place together than the Hundredth Psalm to the tune of 'Greensleeves.'"... "I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ere one chaste man." (Mistress Ford and Mistress Page compare no Leggi tutto

YouTube kanalımda Shakespeare'in hayatı, mutlaka okunması gereken kitapları ve kronolojik okuma sırası hakkında bilgi edinebilirsiniz: https://youtu.be/rGxh2RVjmNU 42 tane kitabı yayımlanmış bir yazarı kronolojik okumak... Zor iş. Peki neden Shakespeare 'in kronolojik olarak okunması gerektiğini öneri Leggi tutto

Great audio version of one of Shakespeare's more playful plays.

This is my new favorite Shakespeare play and I have zero regrets. Everyone is kind of hating on this play because they feel like Shakespeare mistreated one of his “best” creations (yes, I’m talking about Falstaff here) but I literally couldn’t care less. I only read the Henry ’s after reading The Mer Leggi tutto

From Litsy: Glad I have now read this, but it‘s not a favorite Shakespeare on the page. Seems this one is dependent on the performance and if the actors can pull it off, it‘s probably great fun and Fallstaff strikes again, or is brought down again. But hacking through the text is a mixed experience. Leggi tutto

“A man may be too confident.” "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is generally loathed by scholars, and loved by audiences. The reason is not hard to detect. It is a non-serious (at least on the surface) and very funny play. Shakespeare wrote low comedy farce. GASP! First off, the 3 star rating means as comp Leggi tutto

Попадала съм на твърдения, че Шекспировите творби поизчерпват възможните литературни сюжети и са венец на художественото писане; че в общи линии не си заслужава да четеш нищо друго след Шекспир; че ако не си чел Шекспир, си нищ духом и е спорно какво изобщо си чел… Не ще стигам чак дотам да заявя, ч Leggi tutto