Jeffrey’s Reviews > William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories and Tragedies > Status Update

Ended with Macbeth, murderous, tortured , ill married, lady macbeth is awful. Now to read the play (s). And re read each GC section as I do

King Lear - very depressing , not high on my list to read

Tragedy - Othello, i will not like this section

Hamlet - the causes of tragedy
Eg Wheel of Fortune - La Fortuna as popularized by Boethius
Character flaw - often more than one

Troilus and Cressida

Taming of the shrew
Kate undergoes dramatic transformation.
Producers try to soften the sexist conclusion of subservience

12th night - “The movement from self-absorption to generosity and reciprocal interaction with others is a basic measure of character in Shakespeare, especially for lovers.”