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Shakespeare is always a playwright I enjoy, but I always try to read each play shortly before going to see it. That way, I get the best of both worlds. I can linger over the text so I can fully appreciate and understand it, then see the play so that I can hear the lyricism.
Sadly, since I much prefer seeing a live performance than seeing a film version, this means I end up reading and seeing the same dozen or so of his most popular plays over and over again. One of these days I'll break down and ...more
Sadly, since I much prefer seeing a live performance than seeing a film version, this means I end up reading and seeing the same dozen or so of his most popular plays over and over again. One of these days I'll break down and ...more
What a fun play! I watched a movie version before I began to read and I don't think I could have made sense of all the characters, and the play-within-the-play, or the humor... if I hadn't seen the movie first. I'm pretty sure that just reading it alone would have been very confusing, so the movie really helped prepare me for a read-through.
My thoughts: I don't tend to watch or read comedies, and am not a fan of Romantic Comedies (which this play is), but I really loved the play! It's very funny ...more
My thoughts: I don't tend to watch or read comedies, and am not a fan of Romantic Comedies (which this play is), but I really loved the play! It's very funny ...more
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Faeries
Mischief
Confusion
Love Square
Faerie King
Faerie Queen
Donkeys
Revenge
Whimsical
Love Potions
Weddings
Reconciliation
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Oh, Shakespeare! How I wish I could talk like they did in that time!
This is a wonderful, light-hearted, and whimsical play. I would highly recommend watching Shakespeare's plays before you read them. Not only is it easier to understand, but you get a sense of setting, emotion, etc. To fully appreciate Shakespeare, I feel you must actually watch his plays.
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Faeries
Mischief
Confusion
Love Square
Faerie King
Faerie Queen
Donkeys
Revenge
Whimsical
Love Potions
Weddings
Reconciliation
And the list goes on...
Oh, Shakespeare! How I wish I could talk like they did in that time!
This is a wonderful, light-hearted, and whimsical play. I would highly recommend watching Shakespeare's plays before you read them. Not only is it easier to understand, but you get a sense of setting, emotion, etc. To fully appreciate Shakespeare, I feel you must actually watch his plays.
O ...more
Ever since I had read The Iron Fey series, Puck has become one of my most revered characters. That series shaped Puck and all other faeries for me. This made me want to pick up Shakespeare and read MND.
And I'm glad to say it did not disappoint.
Shakespeare prose is obviously hard to read and understand so I used an Edited version by Collins Classics - which had aiding text and definitions alongside each paragraph - as well as No Fear Shakespeare by SparkNotes : http://nfs.sparknotes.com/msnd/
I a ...more
And I'm glad to say it did not disappoint.
Shakespeare prose is obviously hard to read and understand so I used an Edited version by Collins Classics - which had aiding text and definitions alongside each paragraph - as well as No Fear Shakespeare by SparkNotes : http://nfs.sparknotes.com/msnd/
I a ...more
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