read Shakespeare

Read so far:

- The Merchant of Venice
- Romeo & Juliet
- King Lear
- The Tempest
- Macbeth
- Titus Andronicus
- Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Julius Caesar
- Henry IV Part 1

To read:
- Merry Wives of Windsor
- Troilus & Cressida
- Henry IV Part 2
- Henry V
- Twelfth Night
- Timon of Athens
- Measure for Measure

Just finished reading it the other day. I’m still kind of speechless. And I thought Macbeth was bloody!

I’ve just bought a limited edition of the complete works of Shakespeare, plays, sonnets and his other poetry at a bargain price. It even has illustrations! It’ll take me quite a while to get through the entire collection (there’s about 1600 pages in total, I think), but now at least I have all his works to read.

The first play that’s listed is the Tempest. I’m not sure if these are shown in chronological order, but it has been one of Shakespeare’s comedies I’ve been meaning to read. Won’t be the same as watching in stagae, I know, but I’ll keep an eye out for any theatric productions in the near future.

“If I could write the beauty of your eyes,
And in fresh numbers number all your graces,
The age to come would say, ‘This poet lies,
Such heavenly touches ne’er toucht earthly faces.’”

I’m gonna try and read Macbeth after I’ve finished reading his Sonnets. My sister says it’s good, and she was made to study it in school. I guess that means it’s better than normal, seeing as she doesn’t hate it to death.