Airedine
I love Shakespeare. I really do. So much of it is just so brilliant. Twelfth night is my favourite. Whoopsi-friensbians. And in A Midsummer Night's Dream, that it changes from no particular rhyming scheme, to
Airedine
rhyming couplets while the fairies are around, is awesome.
Airedine
I could pretty much nerd out forever about his stuff.
Airedine
I do, however, feel that Romeo & Juliette is the Twilight of its age, content-wise.
Airedine
And people need to stop using it as the paragon of romantic gestures.
Monroe Jigsaw
i tweeted patrick stewart lines from The Tempest when he tweeted he got married 
Charisma
love his works 
SasyScarborough
we read Merchant of Venice in High School it was great
Monroe Jigsaw
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Airedine
: have you guys seen the RSC shakespear videos online?
Monroe Jigsaw
it's a who's who of British actors all doing shakespeare
SasyScarborough
Monroe Jigsaw
: that sounds great, and no I haven't
sharks
oh it's really great, i second that recommendation!
Monroe Jigsaw
Tomorrow, and tomorrow -- Ian McKellen analyzes Macb...
over Sir Ian's shoulder in the background on the right is none other than Patrick Stewart and David Suchet
Monroe Jigsaw
and there's a channel that has a whole lecture series about it too goes and looks for it
Monroe Jigsaw
here it is! 
Playing Shakespeare (1982): 1. The Two Traditions
part one
Airedine
Awesome!!
Monroe Jigsaw
Sonnet 138 -- Trevor Nunn coaches David Suchet for m...
Shakespeare Shylock David Suchet
Junbuggy
For me Sonnet 116 will forever be the greatest words he wrote. That and Puck's speech at the end
Monroe Jigsaw
David Tennant Reads Shakespeare Sonnets
had to xD
Airedine
I love sonnet 18. There is something irresistibly beautiful and romantic to me about immortality through art.
Monroe Jigsaw
i like 138...and whatever one is the my mistress' eyes is nothing like the sun one
Augurer
Whoah Whoah whoah. Although I will /never/ undermine Sir Ian.. I wanna throw out a theory for ya. *Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is Lady Macbeth's suicide note.*
Augurer
themasterofverona.typepad.com/the_master_of_verona/macbeths-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-speech.html
Augurer
Also, having played Lady Capulet before - I think Juliet gets a bad rep. She's a badass if played properly. It's also a rip on a famous folk tale. Multiple ones, actually.
Augurer
Notably Leyla & Majinun from Arabic folklore.
Augurer
ANNND I MAY HAVE OUT GEEKED YOU ALL. Next I'll start getting into Patrick Tucker's theories on Unrehearsed productions and how they were done back in the day.
Augurer
PS it's possible to scan Lady Macbeth's lines as anapestic tetrameter - heroic verse. Dun dun duuun.
AZEAmilia
I fully approve of this plurk.
Hedgie Till
Hamlet is my favorite.
Airedine
It's still not badass to fall in love with someone at 14 and gak yourself within a week.
Airedine
imho
Monroe Jigsaw
Lol
Augurer
lol no, still not badass, but it's not the first time that story was told is all I'm sayin.
AZEAmilia
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Airedine
Sure, but most stories aren't really.