Shakespeare - crap or great?

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Eric Mc said:

MorrisCRX said:

Eric Mc said:

"Romeo and Juliet" tripe?

my opinion and it's valid.

Out of all of his works, that is the one that we where force fed and it is the one I can't stand.

Of course you are entitled to your opinion - but I am pretty sure you will find it is a minority opinion.

Any play about inter-gang warfare is pretty relevant and interesting in any era. Perhaps you weren't taught to appreciate the finer points of Shakespeare. Did you study any other of his plays?
We studied Romeo and Juliet and later Hamlet - and I loved them both, particularly Hamlet.

But, as I said, Shakepeare wrote dramas and poetry, not books, so probably not a relevant discussion in this thread.

What are your thoughts on the Bard? Were you too young to appreciate the finer points at school, or is it a load of irrelevant mumblings even now?

My view? Unless you saw his plays on a stage, it meant nothing. Once seen how it was supposed to be shown, it transformed the words into something pretty spectacular.

Trace

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sammyboy said:

The lady doth protest too much

To be fair to Eric, he was quoting someone else!

Trace

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plasticpig said:

Great. My introduction to Shakespeare was Macbeth. Probably rhe best play to introduce a twelve year old kid to the Bard. Murders, witches, ghosts, battles, treason and a high body count. Its also quite short which is a plus. It's still my favorite play.

http://www.derbytheatre.co.uk/performance/macbeth