Sir Shakespear's Hamlet

[random]

I am a fan of Sir Shakespear and his writings.
Is there any others?

My personal favorite play is Mcbeth.
but, i am watching the movie of Hamlet at the moment.
I have seen it a thousand times, and love it more everytime.

[Yvonne Belisle]

He was a writer who deserves his imortality!!! I love his work.

[eaglewolf]

I am sure this does not apply, but "Shakespeare In Love" is one of my all time favorite movies...

:p

~ew

[Dagda Moon~Lily]

I really like the Twelth Night! :D ...and of course, Romeo and Juliet! ;)

[loopy]

My favorite is "A Midsummer Night's Dream." I was extremely annoyed at "Taming of the Shrew"--- I didn't realize that at the end they were actually going to "tame" her. I figured she'd tell 'em off or something. :D Still a good read, though.

[Merrie]

I'm with loopy, i adore Midsummer night's dream. I've almost completely memorized helena's part...but really i'm only MILDLY obsessive. :)

[Merrie]

To be or not to be, that is the question.
Wether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them.


Sorry. Had to. MILDLY obsessive, really...

[Mairwen]

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? :o

[MammaStar]

I'm with loopy too, I really love Midsummer's. I like McBeth and Otello too.

[Eveningthief]

Bravo.....Sir Shakespear is my absolute favorite. I would have to say the Twelfth Night and Midsummer's Nights Dream are my two favorites. Although, I just saw Shakespear in Love the other night and loved every bit of it. If only there were a man like him in today's world..........

*daydreaming*

[Eveningthief]

Originally posted by Mairwen
But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? :o

"It is the east , and Juliet is the sun."
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it, cast it off.
It is my lady, O, it is my love!

[Lucidia]

i got to play hamlet in high school.. it was great.

i love shakespeare.. .but it's even better when your playing with gender reversal... although i'd love to play lady macbeth...

[gunner]

"and crispin crispian shall ne'er go by from this day to the ending of the world,
but we, in it, shall be remembered
we few, we happy few, we band of brothers,
for he that fights today with me shall be my brother,
be he ne'er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition.
and gentlemen in england, now abed, shall hold their manhoods cheap
and think themselves accursed they were not here
wilst any speaks
who fought with us upon saint crispin's day"

"then shall the old man strip his sleeve, and show his scars,
and say, 'these wounds had i on saint crispin's day'"

(if i've misquoted this i'm sorry but i can't find my shakespeare)

[Silver Venus]

I love Shakey tooo!! I read allot of the plays at school and try to get out to see the films and shows when I can ~ He is truly mystical with his writtings isnt he!

And said to be a pagan too ~ I read or heard somehwere?

Is that the new Hamlet you are watching Random? Id love to hear whats it like ~ Its just come out over here and I cant wait to see it :)

[Eveningthief]

Originally posted by gunner
"and crispin crispian shall ne'er go by from this day to the ending of the world,
but we, in it, shall be remembered
we few, we happy few, we band of brothers,
for he that fights today with me shall be my brother,
be he ne'er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition.
and gentlemen in england, now abed, shall hold their manhoods cheap
and think themselves accursed they were not here
wilst any speaks
who fought with us upon saint crispin's day"

"then shall the old man strip his sleeve, and show his scars,
and say, 'these wounds had i on saint crispin's day'"

(if i've misquoted this i'm sorry but i can't find my shakespeare)

*stands up and applauds* Bravo !!!!!!! :D

[Ozymandias]

I have long been a Shakespeare Fan but am annoyed how badly he twisted macbeth. Still the English nobility would have had his head if he had told it truthfully.

[loopy]

What do you mean, twisted Macbeth? :confused:

[Rævyn Cigány]

Originally posted by eaglewolf
I am sure this does not apply, but "Shakespeare In Love" is one of my all time favorite movies...

:p

~ew

I agree wholeheartedly, EW! And as far as my favourite Shakespeare...it's definitely Romeo and Juliet...I have seen the 1968 movie about 100 times!

BB
Rae )0(

[Xois]

my fav at the moment is Hamlet!

Macbeth is also good...but Hamlet is my real fav.

I don't care for R&J because it is an early play and has some problems...but Tempest and Hamlet seem to me to be his best!

Cheers
Xois

[Celtic_Angel]

Do NOT get me started on Shakespeare or I'll never be quiet again!!!! :p I'm an actress and Shakespeare is my favorite! He is indeed immortal and will forever remain so! *sigh* I love his work...... Anyways I see that his plays have been well represented so I'll quote my fav sonnet and hope that I can remember it all. :p

Sonnet LXI (61?)

Is it thy will thy image should keep open
My heavy eyelids to the weary night?
Dost thou desire my slumbers should be
broken,
While shadows like to thee, do mock my
sight?
Is it thy spirit that thou send'st from thee
So far from home, into my deeds to pry;
To find out shames and idle hours in me,
The scope and tenor of thy jealousy?
O no! Thy love, though much, is not so
great;
It is my love that keep mine eye awake;
Mine own true love that doth my rest defeat,
To play the watchman ever for thy sake:
For thee watch I, whilst thou dost wake
elsewhere,
From me far off, with others all too near.

[random]

I have yet to read Tempest, But I have heard it is really awesome. I will read it as soon as I have time, though.

The movie I was watching was with Mel Gibson and Glen Close. I don't know if that is a new one, but it is really good.

[Mairwen]

I have Macbeth on my group's reading list.

[Cursed One]

Act 5: Scene 5

"Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player,
That struts and frets hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

In my opinion, no one has ever said it better and I highly doubt anyone one ever will.

[Silver Venus]

Hmm I know that Shakespear wrote allot of tragedies but he wrote many a funny comedy bard too!!!

Ive just found a deck of Shakespear tarot cards, purply by coincidence while I was seraching for another deck on aeclectri tarot!!!!
And at this very moment Im going to rush of and try and buy some!!!
So excited ~ now I can combine my two passions!!
You cans ee them on http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/shakespeare/index.html

and theres a review....

"Shakespearian Tarot

Based on Shakespeare's many and varied plays, this deck shows Romeo and Juliet as the Lovers, Hamlet as the Hanged Man and Lear the Hermit. Each card has a quote from a Shakespeare play which matches the image."

:D

[Celtic_Angel]

With Random's permission, I have just opened a thread in the Poetry forum for everybody's favorite quotes from Shakespeare. :D I hope to see some of these quotes there! :)

[Ozymandias]

For all who want to know:

Macbeth is backwards.

1- Macbeth and Malcolm were much younger than in the story.

2- Macbeth only killed Malcolm because Malcolm killed Macbeths' father first

3- Macbeth was the greatest king Scottland ever had andthe country prospered under his reign

4-Canmore(Malcolms son) returned from exile in England and stole the crown by killing Macbeth

5- the Lady Macbeth was no terrible coniving woman, in fact she was beautiful, intelligant(even compaesd to scholars), and loving