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"Anyone like this pointless guff" Have you studied it? Or just being a troll? | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff" Why are you always so negative  | |||
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"Anyone like this pointless guff Have you studied it? Or just being a troll?" In school yes , totally pointless + Latin , 2 or 3 people in the class pretended they liked it | |||
"Hope this thread just dies. "goodnight sweet thread, and may flights of angels sing thee to thy sleep"" What is your favorite ? | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff Why are you always so negative "No I'm not, I'm a happy person, must be you | |||
"Hope this thread just dies. "goodnight sweet thread, and may flights of angels sing thee to thy sleep" What is your favorite ? " Quote, thread, or play? | |||
"Hope this thread just dies. "goodnight sweet thread, and may flights of angels sing thee to thy sleep" What is your favorite ? Quote, thread, or play?" Yes get you google out Ok Why do you like it what inspires you about it ? | |||
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"Shakespeare was like totes incred. He came up with language and shit" He was an intelligent wordsmith and 400 years ago I'm sure he was fab | |||
"Hope this thread just dies. "goodnight sweet thread, and may flights of angels sing thee to thy sleep" What is your favorite ? The fact a man (or men) was able to inspire and effect a whole language, the ability to swing from high art to vulgar jokes. And there's something pleasing about sharing this incredible body of work with everyone that shares this language. Quote, thread, or play? Yes get you google out Ok Why do you like it what inspires you about it ?" | |||
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"Shakespeare was like totes incred. He came up with language and shit He was an intelligent wordsmith and 400 years ago I'm sure he was fab " I don't know if he's all that. The've never asked him to make any sequels.  | |||
"Ohh and I've done 100's of hours of Shakespeare at school " Is that why you don't like it? I agree there is a problem with how it's taught. | |||
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"Favourite play - Midsummer's Nights Dream (I played puck) Favourite quote - "he is but mad north by northwest, when the wind blows East he'll know a hawk from a handsaw" hamlet" Was this a public school ? Why that quote ? I'm happy others don't think it's shit, it's your choice | |||
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"Ohh and I've done 100's of hours of Shakespeare at school Is that why you don't like it? I agree there is a problem with how it's taught." Rammed into us (ooh err) until even the mention of if makes me want to throw something | |||
"Not one car chase or a bird taking her top off ! "Bit low on explosions too | |||
"Favourite play - Midsummer's Nights Dream (I played puck) Favourite quote - "he is but mad north by northwest, when the wind blows East he'll know a hawk from a handsaw" hamlet Was this a public school ? Why that quote ? I'm happy others don't think it's shit, it's your choice " A comp next to an estate. As for the quote, dunno, maybe the rhythm? It's a fun use of language to day a simple thing, and most likely it one of the very few that have stuck in my dyslexic brain. I can understand people not liking it, but "pointless" was a bit harsh. | |||
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"Ohh and I've done 100's of hours of Shakespeare at school Is that why you don't like it? I agree there is a problem with how it's taught. Rammed into us (ooh err) until even the mention of if makes me want to throw something " Yeah I always despair at that. | |||
"Not one car chase or a bird taking her top off !
Bit low on explosions too"Sword fights and murder, quite a bit of sauce too if you stick with it | |||
"I enjoy Shakespeare's work. It's like Eastenders,back in olden times. Or TOWIE. Or MIC. " With better settings of course. | |||
"I enjoy Shakespeare's work. It's like Eastenders,back in olden times. Or TOWIE. Or MIC. " Mark Francis acts like he's from Shakespeare lol | |||
"Shakespeare was like totes incred. He came up with language and shit He was an intelligent wordsmith and 400 years ago I'm sure he was fab " Oh for a moment I thought you said he was on "fab". Would make an interesting twist to Romeo and Juliet. | |||
"Not one car chase or a bird taking her top off !
Bit low on explosions too
Sword fights and murder, quite a bit of sauce too if you stick with it"Hmmmm, maybe . Howabout if they got Dnny Dyer to beef up the diologue " 'ere Juliet , you slaaaaaaaag ! You've mugged me off like a two bob , intcha ? ! " | |||
"Ohh and I've done 100's of hours of Shakespeare at school " I wasn't aware it was on the curriculum... There is currently a debate as to whether it should be taught in schools... | |||
"Not one car chase or a bird taking her top off !
Bit low on explosions too
Sword fights and murder, quite a bit of sauce too if you stick with it Hmmmm, maybe . Howabout if they got Dnny Dyer to beef up the diologue " 'ere Juliet , you slaaaaaaaag ! You've mugged me off like a two bob , intcha ? ! " "If Danny Dyer can make Eastenders bearable, he can do anything. | |||
"Shakespeare was like totes incred. He came up with language and shit He was an intelligent wordsmith and 400 years ago I'm sure he was fab Oh for a moment I thought you said he was on "fab". Would make an interesting twist to Romeo and Juliet." They were too young to be on here. | |||
"Not one car chase or a bird taking her top off !
Bit low on explosions too
Sword fights and murder, quite a bit of sauce too if you stick with it Hmmmm, maybe . Howabout if they got Dnny Dyer to beef up the diologue " 'ere Juliet , you slaaaaaaaag ! You've mugged me off like a two bob , intcha ? ! "
If Danny Dyer can make Eastenders bearable, he can do anything."there's nowt old danny couldn't do to bring the bard to the people " a horse , a horse , ahhhve just bunged a monkey on a horse at chepstow ! " | |||
"who needs sequels when the originals are still going after 400 years." 
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"Ohh and I've done 100's of hours of Shakespeare at school I wasn't aware it was on the curriculum... There is currently a debate as to whether it should be taught in schools..." Was in my school , I should never be, a bit like algebra (and I went on to do a maths degree) pointless | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff" He'll be gutted,with such a literary critique.   | |||
"Not one car chase or a bird taking her top off !
Bit low on explosions too
Sword fights and murder, quite a bit of sauce too if you stick with it Hmmmm, maybe . Howabout if they got Dnny Dyer to beef up the diologue " 'ere Juliet , you slaaaaaaaag ! You've mugged me off like a two bob , intcha ? ! "
If Danny Dyer can make Eastenders bearable, he can do anything. there's nowt old danny couldn't do to bring the bard to the people " a horse , a horse , ahhhve just bunged a monkey on a horse at chepstow ! " " | |||
"I enjoy Shakespeare's work. It's like Eastenders,back in olden times. Or TOWIE. Or MIC. Mark Francis acts like he's from Shakespeare lol" Oh he's a luvvie!! | |||
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"Anyone like this pointless guff" I like Shakespeare. It's Charles Dickens I can't bloody stand. Why take damned bloody THREE pages to say what could be said in one damned bloody PARAGRAPH? Time is ticking, Charlie boy.... Get a bloody move on and just SAY WHAT YOU MEAN!!!! REALLY!!! I used to twitch so much in anger in my English Lit classes. So much so, I thought I was going to spontaneously combust.... 
Did I say I hated Dickens?
I think I did.... | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff" Yes. | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff I like Shakespeare. It's Charles Dickens I can't bloody stand. Why take damned bloody THREE pages to say what could be said in one damned bloody PARAGRAPH? Time is ticking, Charlie boy.... Get a bloody move on and just SAY WHAT YOU MEAN!!!! REALLY!!! I used to twitch so much in anger in my English Lit classes. So much so, I thought I was going to spontaneously combust....
Did I say I hated Dickens?
I think I did.... "That's because his writing was serialised and he got paid by the word. | |||
"Not one car chase or a bird taking her top off !
Bit low on explosions too
Sword fights and murder, quite a bit of sauce too if you stick with it Hmmmm, maybe . Howabout if they got Dnny Dyer to beef up the diologue " 'ere Juliet , you slaaaaaaaag ! You've mugged me off like a two bob , intcha ? ! "
If Danny Dyer can make Eastenders bearable, he can do anything."No one can make Westbenders bearable  | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff I like Shakespeare. It's Charles Dickens I can't bloody stand. Why take damned bloody THREE pages to say what could be said in one damned bloody PARAGRAPH? Time is ticking, Charlie boy.... Get a bloody move on and just SAY WHAT YOU MEAN!!!! REALLY!!! I used to twitch so much in anger in my English Lit classes. So much so, I thought I was going to spontaneously combust....
Did I say I hated Dickens?
I think I did.... "Yes! Yes! Me too! Bloody irritating. I never understood Shakespeare, so didn't like it as a result. But now I love it. I try to go to see a decent production as often at possible; that's what gives it meaning for me. | |||
"I enjoy Shakespeare's work. It's like Eastenders,back in olden times. Or TOWIE. Or MIC. " That's why I like King Lear so much. It deals with the issue of how to deal with an ageing parent, their assets, how it is bestowed onto the children and the consequences of those actions, which is still very relevant today. | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff" To some it is pointless and nonsense. To others he is England's finest writer. To some The Sun is pointless guff. To most sane people it makes excellent toilet paper. | |||
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"On my bucket list to read a whole Shakespeare play and get it. Dropped A level English Lit as one of the books was Richard the Third. It made no sense to me at all. Went to see it at the Old Vic...left as clueless as I arrived. I remember a Blackadder sketch where Edmund meets Shakespeare and whacks him on behalf of future generations of school children who have to study his work.
"Try a comedy or Midsummer Nights Dream x | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff I like Shakespeare. It's Charles Dickens I can't bloody stand. Why take damned bloody THREE pages to say what could be said in one damned bloody PARAGRAPH? Time is ticking, Charlie boy.... Get a bloody move on and just SAY WHAT YOU MEAN!!!! REALLY!!! I used to twitch so much in anger in my English Lit classes. So much so, I thought I was going to spontaneously combust....
Did I say I hated Dickens?
I think I did....
Yes! Yes! Me too! Bloody irritating.
I never understood Shakespeare, so didn't like it as a result. But now I love it. I try to go to see a decent production as often at possible; that's what gives it meaning for me. "If you've got an afternoon or an evening free in London then go to the Globe Theatre. Do NOT take the posh seats. Take the yard tickets. They use the crowd in front as part of the stage and you get involved in the production. Sometimes they even use the crowd as a prop in market/fair scenes! Magic! There's been quite a few Shakespeare plays I have NEVER read before seeing it performed there and I've picked up what's going on in less than 7 minutes. And even if you don't like the play, or its crap weather, then you can sod off to the pub. You've only lost a fiver for the ticket. Cheapest afternoon/evening out in London you can get. | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff I like Shakespeare. It's Charles Dickens I can't bloody stand. Why take damned bloody THREE pages to say what could be said in one damned bloody PARAGRAPH? Time is ticking, Charlie boy.... Get a bloody move on and just SAY WHAT YOU MEAN!!!! REALLY!!! I used to twitch so much in anger in my English Lit classes. So much so, I thought I was going to spontaneously combust....
Did I say I hated Dickens?
I think I did....
That's because his writing was serialised and he got paid by the word."I know, I know.... But I was still one tortured kid! It was painful, I tell ya. Painful.... Lol | |||
"who needs sequels when the originals are still going after 400 years." Spot on. Also, according to Shakespeare online, he contributed over 1700 words to the English language. I'm not 100% sure I even know 1700 words. Well done Mr Shakespeare! If you were still, about i'd definitely let you have a go on my Mrs. | |||
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"I don't know if he's all that. The've never asked him to make any sequels. "He did sequels
Julius Caesar part 2: Anthony and Cleopatra
Loves Labours Lost part 2: Loves Labours Won
Henry IV Part 2
Henry VI Parts 2 and 3
Some of his plays were a bit meh (Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Measure for Measure), but overall the Bard did pretty good. | |||
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"Anyone like this pointless guff Why are you always so negative
No I'm not, I'm a happy person, must be you "I'm inclined to agree with you being very negative in forums | |||
"Anyone like this pointless guff Why are you always so negative
No I'm not, I'm a happy person, must be you
I'm inclined to agree with you being very negative in forums"That's two of you have made a personal comment ABOUT the poster. The O.P. asked about Shakespeare and not liking him doesn't make them negative. | |||
"I don't know if he's all that. The've never asked him to make any sequels.
He did sequels
Julius Caesar part 2: Anthony and Cleopatra
Loves Labours Lost part 2: Loves Labours Won
Henry IV Part 2
Henry VI Parts 2 and 3
Some of his plays were a bit meh (Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Measure for Measure), but overall the Bard did pretty good."Taketh back thy vile words! Twelfth Night is the best of Shakespeare | |||
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"I don't know if he's all that. The've never asked him to make any sequels.
He did sequels
Julius Caesar part 2: Anthony and Cleopatra
Loves Labours Lost part 2: Loves Labours Won
Henry IV Part 2
Henry VI Parts 2 and 3
Some of his plays were a bit meh (Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Measure for Measure), but overall the Bard did pretty good.
Taketh back thy vile words! Twelfth Night is the best of Shakespeare "OTHELLO! Always Othello! | |||
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"Anyone like this pointless guff" Load of shite | |||
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"Anyone like this pointless guff Why are you always so negative
No I'm not, I'm a happy person, must be you
I'm inclined to agree with you being very negative in forums
That's two of you have made a personal comment ABOUT the poster.
The O.P. asked about Shakespeare and not liking him doesn't make them negative." | |||
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"I prefer cava to champagne "Me too | |||
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"I think the school system does Shakespeare an injustice. It should emphasise the historical and linguistic significance of his writing rather than trying to force his plays on those that simply will never enjoy them." Depends on the school/choice of study we were taught the linguistic significance of it. We also looked at that while studying Chaucer (whom I prefer) but I chose to take English literature not just English | |||
"I think the school system does Shakespeare an injustice. It should emphasise the historical and linguistic significance of his writing rather than trying to force his plays on those that simply will never enjoy them. Depends on the school/choice of study we were taught the linguistic significance of it. We also looked at that while studying Chaucer (whom I prefer) but I chose to take English literature not just English" Agree wholeheartedly. I've always loved books, reading them and discussing them, even throughout my time at Secondary. We were made to study him from,what, the age of about 12 and he always, broadly speaking, didn't really turn me on(apart from when the teacher guided us to talk about context and stuff which removed the ball ache of wading through the text) until at least A level, and then at university and beyond. He is amazing, but unless you have someone gifted at unpicking him for you then students/readers are really missing out big time. | |||
