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By *gent Coulson OP Man over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Shakespeare, yay or nay

Would his work loose anything if it was brought up to date

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By *atnip make me purrWoman over a year ago

Reading

Thou art more temperate and more lovely.

Prefer me a bit of Byron.

She walks in beauty as the night..

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By *gent Coulson OP Man over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

"Thou art more temperate and more lovely.

Prefer me a bit of Byron.

She walks in beauty as the night.."

Which heaven to gaudy day denies

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By *irtydevil666Man over a year ago

bristol

Load of old Bard.......

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By *ensuallover1000Man over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

‘Once more into the breach dear friends, once more!’ As I invariably utter if pressured to ‘perform’ again too soon….

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If you look around there are 'modern english' takes on Shakespeare plus a few films which use the plot of a play (and there's mangashakespeare).

If it introduces more people to Shakespeare that can only be a good thing.

Personnally after studying Shakespeare at school (did Macbeth twice for 'O' and 'A' level which was a bit of a slog) and then having a bit of a Shakebinge with NTLive productions I can say that I can now take him or leave him.

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By *naswingdressWoman over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

His influence on the English language and writing as an art form is undeniable.

Was that inevitable? No - it could have been someone else. And our language and literature might have been incredibly different.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman over a year ago

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"If you look around there are 'modern english' takes on Shakespeare plus a few films which use the plot of a play (and there's mangashakespeare).

If it introduces more people to Shakespeare that can only be a good thing.

Did you catch the midsummers night dream production?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I discovered yesterday that the phrase ‘the worlds your oyster’ comes from one of his plays or some shit.

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By *rHotNottsMan over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I like a couple the ones I studied at school but on the whole too much work for my little brain . Yes it works updated , Baz lurhmam did Romeo and Juliet and Tarantino did Macbeth

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Yes. Shakespeare fan here.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Shakespeare, yay or nay

Would his work loose anything if it was brought up to date"

I believe it has been and continues to be so regularly. Perhaps you could elaborate on “brought up to date.”

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

His work stands the test of time, in my opinion.

If he is remembered for nothing but the St. Crispins' Day speech in Henry V then remember that.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"If you look around there are 'modern english' takes on Shakespeare plus a few films which use the plot of a play (and there's mangashakespeare).

If it introduces more people to Shakespeare that can only be a good thing.

Did you catch the midsummers night dream production?"

No, I didn't. Did you?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Certainly the greatest dramatist in the English language, and not averse to some poetic filth either.

'Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry

Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie.'

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