i love shakespeare and am having trouble picking which play to take on the plane w. me to read... which ones do you guys like best???
BTW ive already read twelfth night, romeo and juliet, and richard II
2007-07-24 06:32:13 · 8 answers · asked by shanabanana922 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I still love Romeo and Juliet.
2007-07-24 06:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're looking for a light read, I would definitely go for a comedy-- Much Ado About Nothing is absolutely fantastic. It has everything-- love, deception, trickery, scandal, and lots of humor.
As You Like It is another excellent comedy choice, especially for a cold read. It was easy to follow and filled with romance and comedy and disguises. If you liked Twelfth Night, you would enjoy it. The dialogue is fantastic-- an example of such:
JAQUES
God be wi' you: let's meet as little as we can.
ORLANDO
I do desire we may be better strangers.
JAQUES
I pray you, mar no more trees with writing
love-songs in their barks.
ORLANDO
I pray you, mar no more of my verses with reading
them ill-favouredly.
JAQUES
Rosalind is your love's name?
ORLANDO
Yes, just.
JAQUES
I do not like her name.
ORLANDO
There was no thought of pleasing you when she was
christened.
JAQUES
What stature is she of?
ORLANDO
Just as high as my heart.
Another comedy I really enjoy is Taming of the Shrew. The battle of wits between Petruchio and Katherine is lovely.
If you're reading for enjoyment, I probably wouldn't read one of the Bard's history plays-- it is best to do research and see the parallels between Shakespeare's day and the story he was writing.
Tragedies are nice too-- I would definitely recommend Hamlet and Macbeth-- the classics.
Hope that helps :)
2007-07-26 09:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamlet is my favorite, but I also love Othello and Macbeth. I'm not a fan of reading Shakespeare, however, but I do love to see it performed.
2007-07-24 06:43:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Macbeth, but that's more a dark stormy night, or dark stormy mood sort of thing.
Then a Midsummer Night's Dream.
2007-07-24 06:38:57 · answer #4 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hamlet is great but a nice one for summer would be a midsummer nights dream, its nice to read it in summer.Macbeth is good or king lear.
2007-07-24 06:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Othello.
2007-07-24 06:39:50 · answer #6 · answered by gtitravis 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i like The Tempest. i like it's shortness, and it's beautifully woven plot. i don't really understand why i like it. i just do out if every other shakespeare's play.
2007-07-24 06:39:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not take a book of his sonnets?
2007-07-24 07:49:48 · answer #8 · answered by txkathidy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋