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Finished the section of plays by Aeschylus (The House of Atreus: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Furies, and Prometheus Bound). Now up to Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles.

Finished the chapter on Macbeth. Next up, Hamlet.

Finished Julius Caesar, which was terrific and put me in the mood to re-watch the film with James Mason and Marlon Brando. Next up is Macbeth.

Read the chapter on Julius Caesar. Next up is the chapter on Macbeth.

Up to the third book of Paradise Lost.

Finished Timon of Athens. It's really starting to grow on me as a play.

Finished Macbeth so that I could go see the Ralph Fiennes/Indira Varma production with it fresh in mind. Now I only have The Tempest to read and that will have to wait for June.

I've finished Edward II by Christopher Marlowe and Hamlet and King Lear by William Shakespeare. I'll be reading Macbeth soon before seeing the in-cinema broadcast of the production with Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma.

Read the chapters on Romeo and Juliet and Timon of Athens. Next is Julius Caesar.

Finished Romeo and Juliet and next up is Timon of Athens.

Up to Book XXI.

Up to Book III.

Up to section 3, "Poems Written during the Civil War and the Protectorate: 1642 - 1658"

Up to Book II

Finished the introduction and the novella The Metamorphosis.

Up to Chapter V: The First Campaigns (111 - 109 B. C.)

Up to chapter 4.

Finished Titus Andronicus. Next up is the beloved early tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.

Finished Troilus and Cressida.

Read the chapter on Titus Andronicus. Next up: Romeo and Juliet.

Finished Coriolanus, and what a brilliant play it is. It's now more than ever one of my firm favorites. Next up is his early tragedy, Titus Andronicus, co-authored with George Peele.

Read the chapter on Coriolanus. Next up is Titus Andronicus.

Finished Troilus and Cressida. Next up is Coriolanus.

Finished the chapter on Troilus and Cressida. Next up is the essay about Coriolanus.

Finished the introduction and the sonnets, and now up to the narrative poems.

Up to Book Four.

Finished Henry VIII. Next up is Troilus and Cressida.

Finished the section on "Oxford", and now up to the fourth (and final, with the exception of the epilogue) section, "Shakespeare".

September 1, 2023 – page 603
64.84% "Read Henry VIII, so now I'm finished with the Folio histories as well as the comedies! Next up in the Folio is Troilus and Cressida, but before that I'm going to read Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday et al., edited by Vittorio Gabrieli and Giorgio Melchiori."

August 29, 2023 – page 575
61.83% "Finished Richard III. Now Henry VIII is the only remaining Folio history, though I'll also be reading Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday et al. on the side."