Romeo and Juliet
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What is your favorite Shakespeare play?
Hamlet hands down. But each has its own magic, even Titus Andronicus. All of them are worth reading again and again.
No question, Othello, hands down, but I haven't read them all.
Brooke, whatever you choose, VIEW the play(s) first. They were written to be seen by the masses, not read by solitary scholars. Once you see a play, it makes the reading more enjoyable (in my humble opinion). And there is nothing quite like hearing Shakespeare's language come alive. Sir Laurence Olivier really was the pioneer in modern filming of Will's play, with his heir apparent, Kenneth Branagh, brilliantly taking up that charge. There are many excellent filmed versions. Enjoy the show!
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If you liked Romeo and Juliet, you might like the romance and mistaken indentity things that go on in Twelfth Night.
If you liked Romeo and Juliet, you might like the romance and mistaken indentity things that go on in Twelfth Night.
I generally shy away from Shakespeare and would never read him by choice, but my being an English major forces me to encounter him from time-to-time.
Of the twelve or so plays of his I've read, I like a Midsummer's Night Dream the best.
But I'm also "ok" with The Tempest, Othello, Twelfth Night, and the Merchant of Venice.
Of the twelve or so plays of his I've read, I like a Midsummer's Night Dream the best.
But I'm also "ok" with The Tempest, Othello, Twelfth Night, and the Merchant of Venice.
Last summer I saw The Merchant of Venice in an outdoor theater. I fell in love with it.
Hamlet without a doubt, its sooooo metaphysical, emotional, mental, questioning ..just perfect !
I love Hamlet but would have to call The Tempest my favorite.
I taught Shakespeare for many years, and to be honest, this question is as difficult as "what is your favorite song?" The reason is simple: there are too many qualifiers. The plays were meant to be plays, but if you turn them into readings, King Lear is the most complex and engaging. Twelfth Night is a really fun play as is A Midsummer's Night's Dream. But since I taught it easily over one-hundred times, I think Macbeth is pure genius. It is perhaps the shortest, and it completely screws up Scotland's history, but it is so clever--too bad that many high school students have such a negative memory of Macbeth--but that is not Shakespeare's fault; it is the teacher's fault for not making the play come alive--then again, that is the problem behind most bad memories students have of the bard's plays.
Julius Caesar! Haha, I guess I'm alone on this one. Suspense, political intrigue, war, murder, friendship, love... I just found this one fascinating, and less far-fetched than some of his other work.
I like the comedies best, it's really fun when you read them out loud with someone, and it doesn't hurt to add dramatic gestures or an English accent. A bit overdone perhaps, but it started my interest in reading Shakespeare.
I remember really enjoying Richard III in High School. He's a bad guy, but he's a great bad guy. A few classic quatable lines, but a great villian and a 'fun' story in that respect. I always felt that he got a bad rap by history.
I love Midsummer, and Twelfth Night. (if you've seen She's the Man you'll probably be very interested in Twelfth)
I haven't really read a lot of Shakespeare but my favorite would have to be A Midsummer Night's Dream. I found it really enjoyable and intriguing. It's a play that I would love to see preformed (though sadly I may never get to).
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, The merchant of Venice and The Comedy of errors..... Shakespeare is the man who could never be described
I love Othello, but Romeo and Juliet was the one that got me hooked. I love that one for the poetry and words, not the romance.
I like Much Ado about Nothing the best, but am partial to Merchant of Venice (the first Shakespeare I studied at school.) and Twelft Night.
The Tempest here too, closely followed by Hamlet, and Coriolanus (for sheer darkness)
The Tempest way out in the lead - lucky for me we did that for A level. Followed by Lear and Hamlet.
Midsummer is hilarious (Has anyone else seen the play, "Shakespeare in Hollywood"? Golden!). Hamlet and King Lear are beautiful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Merchant of Venice, Othello, Coriolanus, Macbeth, and King Lear are my favorite plays. I really liked Much Ado About Nothing, and Measure for Measure as well.
I've seen A Midsummer Night's Dream, Measure for Measure, Coriolanus, and King Lear performed live. Coriolanus and King Lear I saw in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's hometown, Ian McKellar was King Lear, it was the most amazing performance I have ever seen.
If you ever get a chance to see any Shakespeare performed live, go, it's amazing! Midsummer is def my favorite, but as an English major in college, I got the most use out of Merchant of Venice, meaning I wrote more papers about this play than any other material.
I've seen A Midsummer Night's Dream, Measure for Measure, Coriolanus, and King Lear performed live. Coriolanus and King Lear I saw in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's hometown, Ian McKellar was King Lear, it was the most amazing performance I have ever seen.
If you ever get a chance to see any Shakespeare performed live, go, it's amazing! Midsummer is def my favorite, but as an English major in college, I got the most use out of Merchant of Venice, meaning I wrote more papers about this play than any other material.
Hamlet, Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer's, No particular order & would add others. Hard to choose. Can't beat the Bard.
The Tempest was the one that sold me on Shakepeare. I was moved to tears as i read that one.
Much Ado About Nothing is my all time favorite, love Midsummer and Winter's Tale as well.
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