read Shakespeare

Listening to twelfth night while doing the dishes and cooking works a treat! It didn’t take me long to get though the whole play, and I think I’m going to listen to it a few times over. The next step is to pick up an annotated version from my library to get a grasp on some of the finer points.

The next on my list is Othello, which i read before a few years back, and know fairly well.

at an outdoor stage in Oakbrook, IL.

www youtube com slash watch?v=BtMI_c61OTc

or is it over here:

www sparknotes com/shakespeare/lear

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

Merchant of Venice,
Midsummernight’s Dream,
Julius Caesar,
Hamlet,

and started, but did not finish, that Scottish play.

And I got some help from S4D.

and I discovered that I was ready.

I read the New Cambridge Edition.

cover to cover

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”

Troilus and Cressida

from [i]Coriolanus[/i].
It is fun to do with a few friends, over wine, with cheese and grapes. Like being part of stage production but very relaxed.

I’m taking Shakespeare at my college and am really excited. Not surprisingly, I’ve come to a halt in my anticipation since Shakespeare is so convoluted a writer. I’m reading A Midsummer Nights Dream right now and hope I will be able to understand it for class tomorrow.

I’m sure if I read through it, my professor will help guide me through difficulties. She’s an amazingly wise and aged woman who is spry and a fabulous teacher. I can not wait until class starts tomorrow!