What is your favourite Shakespeare work?

All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare (play)

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (play)

As You Like It by William Shakespeare (play)

The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare (play)

Cromwell by William Shakespeare (fiction)

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare (play)

The History of Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare (play)

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (play)

King Henry IV, The First Part by William Shakespeare (play)

King Henry IV, Second Part by William Shakespeare (play)

King Henry VI, First Part by William Shakespeare (play)

King Henry VI, Second Part by William Shakespeare (play)

King Henry VI, Third Part by William Shakespeare (play)

King John by William Shakespeare (play)

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second by William Shakespeare (play)

The Life and Death of King Richard III by William Shakespeare (play)

The Lamentable Tragedy of Locrine and Mucedorus by William Shakespeare (play)

The Life of Henry VIII by William Shakespeare (play)

The Life of King Henry V by William Shakespeare (play)

The Life of Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare (play)

Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare (play)

A Lover's Complaint by William Shakespeare (poetry)

Macbeth by William Shakespeare (play)

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare (play)

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (play)

The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (play)

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (play)

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (play)

Othello, Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare (play)

The Passionate Pilgrim by William Shakespeare (poetry)

Pericles Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare (play)

The Phoenix and the Turtle by William Shakespeare (poetry)

The Rape of Lucrece by William Shakespeare (poetry)

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (play)

Sir Thomas More by William Shakespeare (play)

Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music by William Shakespeare (poetry)

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (play)

The Tempest by William Shakespeare (play)

The Tragedy of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare (play)

The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare (play)

The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare (play)

Twelfth Night; or, What You Will by William Shakespeare (play)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare (play)

The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare (play)

Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare (poetry)

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare (play)

Othello first,

Then the sonnets but I can't remember what the ones I like are called so I'll lump them all together like a philistine.

I can't choose between Richard III and The Merchant of Venice.

Much Ado About Nothing is also a personal fave.

Oh Feck, I don't know.

impressive amount of eternal works he has.

anybody considered doing a sequal :hollywood: part 2 ?
garantueed cash in!

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Othello first,

Then the sonnets but I can't remember what the ones I like are called so I'll lump them all together like a philistine.

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Ask Cheese, he did all that poetry pish. Prior to moving on to media studies.

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Othello first,

Then the sonnets but I can't remember what the ones I like are called so I'll lump them all together like a philistine.

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Ask Cheese, he did all that poetry pish. Prior to moving on to media studies.

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For some reason I doubt he'd know either.

Plus he's asleep.

I could look it up but I have impaired functionality.

that one where that chick got her knockers out and started waving them around.

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that one where that chick got her knockers out and started waving them around.

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Shakespeare in love :unsure:

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that one where that chick got her knockers out and started waving them around.

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Shakespeare in love :unsure:

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cum swappers 2, didn't he write that? :unsure:

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Shakespeare in love :unsure:

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cum swappers 2, didn't he write that? :unsure:

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He might have done. What did they swap it for :unsure:

Don't like any of them.
Atleast none of the ones we've had to read at school:
romeo juliet, macbeth, hamlet, and this year will be king lear.

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cum swappers 2, didn't he write that? :unsure:

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He might have done. What did they swap it for :unsure:

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dunno, only saw the first three minutes :dabs:

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Don't like any of them.
Atleast none of the ones we've had to read at school:
romeo juliet, macbeth, hamlet, and this year will be king lear.

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The trick is to see them, not read them. Those were written as plays, not novels.

Think of a really good movie, then read the screenplay. It's not the same, they were intended as performance pieces.

Mel Gibson doing Hamlet is more true to the original intent than your Teacher reading it to you. Fact.

Hamlet is my favourite. The Mel Gibson film version is actually quite good, the fight scenes at the end are good fun. My favourite film version of Hamlet has to be Kenneth Branagh's version, though I'm too tired to remember why.

JPaul is right, you do need to see them performed to see how others have interpreted the play, even an audio recording can be helpful. As luck would have it most of the films of Hamlet are on emule (I know because I have 6 versions myself from there), there's even a pr0n version.

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Hamlet is my favourite. The Mel Gibson film version is actually quite good, the fight scenes at the end are good fun. My favourite film version of Hamlet has to be Kenneth Branagh's version.

JPaul is right, you do need to see them performed to see how others have interpreted the play, even an audio recording can be helpful. As luck would have it most of the films of Hamlet are on emule (I know because I have 6 versions myself from there), there's even a pr0n version.

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cum swappers 2, rite? :smilie4:

I've never taken the time.

I've heard Kenneth Branagh does these things rather well.

Could try some of those old farts, too, I suppose.

Olivier, Gielgud, McKellan, et. al.

One could start anywhere, eh? :)

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cum swappers 2, rite? :smilie4:

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I watched it briefly, the only reference they made to the actual Hamlet story was that they were dressed (briefly) in medieval clothes. I've studied Hamlet a few times in my academic career and can't say I recall any midgets being in it either.

I hate all of it. We have to read that stuff at school and the language and shit in it is so old that i can't understand any of it.

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I hate all of it. We have to read that stuff at school and the language and shit in it is so old that i can't understand any of it.

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Fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way before.

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I hate all of it. We have to read that stuff at school and the language and shit in it is so old that i can't understand any of it.

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Maybe try opening your mind a little. Lack of understanding is a problem in terms of appreciating the works, but if you don't understand something why don't you ask your teachers.

Is it a case of "its too hard so I don't like it". That's a bit defeatist don't you think

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I hate all of it. We have to read that stuff at school and the language and shit in it is so old that i can't understand any of it.

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Maybe try opening your mind a little. Lack of understanding is a problem in terms of appreciating the works, but if you don't understand something why don't you ask your teachers.

Is it a case of "its too hard so I don't like it". That's a bit defeatist don't you think

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That happened during cum swappers 2 as well :pinch:

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I've never taken the time.

I've heard Kenneth Branagh does these things rather well.

Could try some of those old farts, too, I suppose.

Olivier, Gielgud, McKellan, et. al.

One could start anywhere, eh? :)

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Kenneth Brannagh did a really good movie version of Much Ado About Nothing. 1993.

If you want somewhere to start, that's an excellent place.

Michael Keaton was very good in it. Fact.

Olivier, Richardson and Gielgud did the definitive Richard III, in my opinion. 1955.

I'm given to understand that Mel Gibson's Hamlet was worth watching, however I haven't seen it myself. Or with anyone else as it happens.

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I hate all of it. We have to read that stuff at school and the language and shit in it is so old that i can't understand any of it.

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For you... A Canadian translation: http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/m..._5-05_512k.asx

Peace bd

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I've never taken the time.

I've heard Kenneth Branagh does these things rather well.

Could try some of those old farts, too, I suppose.

Olivier, Gielgud, McKellan, et. al.

One could start anywhere, eh? :)

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Kenneth Brannagh did a really good movie version of Much Ado About Nothing. 1993.

If you want somewhere to start, that's an excellent place.

Michael Keaton was very good in it. Fact.

Olivier, Richardson and Gielgud did the definitive Richard III, in my opinion. 1955.

I'm given to understand that Mel Gibson's Hamlet was worth watching, however I haven't seen it myself. Or with anyone else as it happens.

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Thanks, JP.

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Originally Posted by JPaul

Kenneth Brannagh did a really good movie version of Much Ado About Nothing. 1993.

If you want somewhere to start, that's an excellent place.

Michael Keaton was very good in it. Fact.

Olivier, Richardson and Gielgud did the definitive Richard III, in my opinion. 1955.

I'm given to understand that Mel Gibson's Hamlet was worth watching, however I haven't seen it myself. Or with anyone else as it happens.

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Thanks, JP.

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I had no option, mate.

Gielgud was spinning in his grave at your spelling.

I think the Stratford lad is completely over-rated. People feel as if they have to like his work because it's received so much critical acclaim.

As a writer, he is actually quite poor.


That was my opinion when I was 15, the last time I picked up one of his plays, I like to think I was right but have no intention of reading a book of his to find out. Having said that, I quite liked The Merchant of Venice (in a 'well it's better than that gay midsummer night's dream cack' kind of way).

didn't shakespeare invent the word assassin?

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Gielgud was spinning in his grave at your spelling.

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Really.

Was he insane at all, at all.

I couldn't pick an absolute favourite. I like too many of them. A well performed Shakespeare play is a moving experience.

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I couldn't pick an absolute favourite. I like too many of them. A well performed Shakespeare play is a moving experience.

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Agreed.

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I couldn't pick an absolute favourite. I like too many of them. A well performed Shakespeare play is a moving experience.

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Agreed.

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Sounds like something to watch in the loo. :huh: