In high school I studied Julius Caesar, Macbeth and Hamlet.
In college, I performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
But it’s only lately that I’ve had a hankering to read Romeo & Juliet …
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In high school I studied Julius Caesar, Macbeth and Hamlet. In college, I performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. But it’s only lately that I’ve had a hankering to read…
So… we just scragged the Prince of Cats. Cool.
Coincidence: In John’s game I’m playing a guy named Tybalt who is loosely based on Leguizano’s portrayal.
Who’d you play in MSD?
1. Dogs got the Cat. Cool.
2. Bottom, the Weaver. Chief blowhard amongst Rude Mechanicals.
You have never read Romeo and Juliet?
*shocked*
Way back when, when I was forced to take Bible Lit in High School That was one of the three books/plays I read in class (I had signed up to take Shakespear Lit and by gum I was going to read Shakespear).
The other two were MSD and Taming of the Shrew.
Hmmmm……you would make a very good Bottom, the Weaver.
And here I thought you meant something like Breaking the Ice!
Yes, it’s fairly astonishing that I never read (or seen an actual production of) R&J (though, to be fair, most folks have never read Julius Caesar). I knew the basic story and characters and all, but had never actually had to study it.
I managed to avoid Moby-Dick, too. Don’t hate me.
True, I have never read Julius Caeser, nor have I seen a production of it. I think it might one of the few that I have not read or seen a production for. I will have to put it on my list of things to do when CU’s Shakespear Fest puts on a production one midsummers night. ;P
Moby Dick I did as my very first Book on Tape. It was not one of those books that was required reading in school (and yet those GD S.E. Hinton books were…grrr), So on a long road trip I borrowed the BoT from the Library and listened to it. It was a joy to listen to and made the trip fun and educational all at the same time.
MT — ’twas a sight bloodier than I suspect “Breaking the Ice” would be (though that looks like quite the interesting game, too).
BD — “Julius Caesar” is a great play about politics and personal responsibility. It’s not very popular, I fear (and the latter half bogs down a bit), but it’s definitely worth reading. Of course, I love Roman history …
I suppose if you live in a city with the “Old Globe Theatre” which has hosted a Shakespear Festival for many years, you get to assuming that everyone has seen the Bard’s most popular works. R&J is good, but the scenes of Romeo complaining about his lovelife to Friar Lawerence can be a bit much.
Also, reading Shakespear’s plays is a poor substitute for seeing them performed.
Oh, absolutely. I’d love to see more Shakespeare (on stage preferably, though there are a number of film adaptations I’ve either seen or want to).
Never seen any on stage. But then I hardly ever see anything on stage. Own a few Shakespeare DVDs.
Romeo + Juliet is surprisingly good — and I’m a Zeffirelli fan. Reminds me, I haven’t watched the Z version in a long time.
I actually have Doyce’s VHS copy of R+J — reminds me I really wanted to watch it. 🙂
Never watched the Z version — though I remember the music.