Even before this play has begun, we are told, by Chorus, of the two "star crossed lovers", who take their life! Therefore, Chorus is already preparing you for death!
Chorus tell us of the warring faction between Montague and Capulet, by stating the, "ancient grudge", (which is never explained), and broodingly … Read more
In several Shakespeare plays, characters like Benvolio are ever present. If anything, they embody the earnest, trying to be helpful "hanger on", that often gets in the way of the plot. However, if they were NOT there, then the plays would not move as sweetly as they do, for Benvolio, et al, makes up … Read more
He has his eyes closed?
Well, it was a leap year, so....
War and Peace / The Odesey by Homer.
Well, they could go to the cockpit, where roosters with iron claws affixed to their talons, ripped each other to pieces, or, go along to the bear pit, where the bear, after having its teeth and claws extracted, would be thrown into the pit, where three mastiffs would tear it to bits, or, if you … Read more
Stephen King is my all time favourite!
I really like the author Haruki Murakami a lot as well as Marion Zimmer Bradley!
The play highlights the warring factions in England at the time of the Cousin's War, what history now calls, The Wars of the Roses.
Both Montague and Capulet can be seen to represent either the House of York, or of Lancaster,, Henry V1 or Richard 111. Romeo and Juliet as the confused English … Read more
Shakespeare never visited Venice! If he had, then the canals and the gondolas would most certainly have been mentioned in the two plays he writes about the city. The Merchant of Venice, and Othello the Moor of Venice. However, only briefly, in one line, are gondolas mentioned.
The street fight mentioned, occured in 1587, when Shakespeare was, it is presumed, holding the horses of the gentry who had come to see the play. William Knell was the newly married juvenile lead of the Queen's Men, and he got into a fight with John Towne, a hired man, that is, not … Read more
During his time at school, he would have mainly been taught Latin. Other subjects, such as Greek, were to come later. In the senior years, he, and his contemporaries, were forbidden to speak English, and had to converse in Latin. A 'smidgen' of this occurs in King John, were Constance says "Grief fills the … Read more
DJ Self tells an amazing Jay Z story More info at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgUeEQYMxB4
Shakespeare did not win any awards. He didn’t, mostly because there were not any writing awards in his day. Shakespeare is still winning awards now for his work, but it is mostly his plays because people are still presenting them now. Some people are winning awards for what he wrote, even if everyone knows that … Read more
The night before Christmas
My copy of "T'was the Night Before Christmas" that my grandma sent me several years ago
