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Hamlet was one of my favorite things that Shakespeare wrote. does anyone else have any favorites?

I've never read Julius Caesar. I've read MacBeth, Romeo and Juliey, A Midsummer Night's Dream, king Lear, Othello, and Hamlet which is the first I ever read of Shakespeare. I've alse read a few sonnets by him. I've seen Othello performed at school and it was well done. I've seen an old video version of Romeo and Juliet and or Taming of the Shrew. I saw Hamlet from PBS when it was on a while back. I also saw Ten Things I Hate About You based on Taming of the Shrew.

Even though King Lear is said to be the best of the four tragedies, my favorite Shakespeare play is Othello. Even though you kind of have to buy the whole package for the play to work, I love it because of the villain Iago. Even though the end is unsatisfactory to me, he is such a fascinating character.

My favorites also include King Lear, Hamlet, As You Like It (I saw a GREAT production at Oxford University) and Antony and Cleopatra.

Hamlet is among my favorites too. Others I like include Othello, MacBeth, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Comedy of Errors.

Favorite Tragedy/Drama - Hamlet
Favorite Comedy - The Comedy of Errors

hamlet and romeo and juliet

to be honest, the only one I can remember anything about is Romeo and Juliet. I like it a lot, and I also like the movie version that Baz Luhrmann did a few years back.

Zane wrote:Julius Caesar is not bad either.

oh yah i forgot about that one. i loved that one.

I saw Twelfth Night this summer and enjoyed it greatly.

Much ado about nothing is good

Hamlet is my favorite by far. I've taken a liking to King Lear. Also up there is Romeo and Juliet. I've also wanted to see Richard III on stage for some time, but haven't gotten the chance. Have seen Twelfth Night and Two Gentlemen of Verona by professional troupes, good but not the best plays out there.

I did see an outstanding production of The Merchant of Venice with Hal Holbrook as Shylock. Although a somewhat controversial play in this politically correct age, Holbrook played the role in such a way that defused any accusations of anti-Semitism on Shakespeare's part. It's too bad it hasn't always been played that way.

I haven't seen much Shakespeare performed, but I do like A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet.

Hamlet is great.

Hamlet , Macbeth, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Romeo and Juliet were the ones ive enjoyed out of the ones ive gone through or seen. Shakespeare is great. As You Like It was pretty good. I found a monologue to do from there. The monologue was for an audition. Man was it confusing lol

I'm actually in a Shakespeare class right now in college. Surprised also am I that it took this long to get a Shakespeare thread up. I have a little bit of background with Shakespeare. I've read: Julius Ceaser, MacBeth, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, and Much Ado About Nothing, that one about a hundred times. I was in the play in high school, so there's the explanation.

Some scholar was saying that Shakespeare has developed the human psyche. Or, that Shakespeare has taught us to be human, through his presentation and development of deep, internal, psychologically charged characters. Being a Christian, I know this to be untrue, but it still is interesting to think about...

My alltime favorite has to be Twelvth Night, but Julius Caeser and Taming of the Shrew are pretty up there too. I think the reason that Shakespere has stuck around for so long is the fact that the way people act doesn't change, even though customs might.

Shakespeare did do a wonderful job capturing human nature in writing.

GAH@Hamlet. I'd never encountered a story that could put me to sleep exactly every two pages before this. I literally would fall asleep.

I liked Macbeth, Othello (I think I was the only girl in my class who did...the others prefered Wuthering Heights. Bleck.), Julius Caesar, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew and a couple others. My mum got me a book of his comedies. ^_^

Please, to the person who said they saw 10 Things, please please please read The Taming of the Shrew!!!! 10 Things is very loosely based on it, and really does it no justice. Besides, Taming is a fun story. Unless you end up disliking it for the reason someone I know does....she missed the point completely...

I think Romeo and Juliet was my least favourite of Shakespeare's plays. Of course, it was basically a remake of older material with a little anglicisation (Cappelletti->Capulet and such).

though i'm not into shakespeare much, I would say Hamlet is one of the few i like.
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Hamlet and King Lear are definately my two favourites. I've only seen 'Taming of the Shrew', 'Midsummer's Night Dream' and 'Macbeth' actually performed on stage though (rather than on film).

Out of curiosity, has any one seen 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'? If not, you really should, it's hilarious. As the name implies it involves the same two minor characters from Hamlet, and dips in and out of the play. It's kind of like 'Waiting for Godot' on happy pills.

I have read the beginning part of R&G are Dead. When I did, I was in the middle of AP testing so I didn't have time to get into it. I found that game they were playing odd, but ironic.

I saw 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead' years ago of PBS. I don't really remember it, but it was really good.

I havent read Hamlet. :/ but so far out of all ive read Id say a Midsummer Nights Dream is my favorite.

sheherazade wrote:Hi,

Hamlet was one of my favorite things that Shakespeare wrote. does anyone else have any favorites?

I've never read Julius Caesar. I've read MacBeth, Romeo and Juliey, A Midsummer Night's Dream, king Lear, Othello, and Hamlet which is the first I ever read of Shakespeare. I've alse read a few sonnets by him. I've seen Othello performed at school and it was well done. I've seen an old video version of Romeo and Juliet and or Taming of the Shrew. I saw Hamlet from PBS when it was on a while back. I also saw Ten Things I Hate About You based on Taming of the Shrew.

I am a Hamlet fan as well. Anyone like Les Miserables? Get the musical! It is the best! Also... EPONINE ROCKS!

Shakespeare's Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream are my favorite. Romeo and Juliet didn't get much appreciation from me. It just completely annoyed me. Yes, the lesson learned is good, but it was pain to read it, and then watch two versions of the movie [in class].

starfire wrote:I am a Hamlet fan as well. Anyone like Les Miserables? Get the musical! It is the best! Also... EPONINE ROCKS!

Les Miserables was good. I don't think I've seen the musical, but I did see one movie rendition of it when I was about 8, and again only a few months ago.

My favorites are Hamlet and Macbeth. Othello is decent and so is The Tempest. I've also read Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet, both of which are good.

What I really want to read, however, is A Midsummer Night's Dream. ^__^

Hamlet is definitely my favourite. I also quite like Macbeth, Richard III, Much Ado about Nothing, Julius Caesar, and A Winter's Tale. I'm ashamed to say I haven't read/seen the play of A Midsummer's Night Dream yet, though I've been wanting to for years, and I also especially want to read/see King Lear.
I'm pretty much sick of Romeo and Juliet, though.

EvilSporkofDoom wrote:Hamlet is definitely my favourite. I also quite like Macbeth, Richard III, Much Ado about Nothing, Julius Caesar, and A Winter's Tale. I'm ashamed to say I haven't read/seen the play of A Midsummer's Night Dream yet, though I've been wanting to for years, and I also especially want to read/see King Lear.
I'm pretty much sick of Romeo and Juliet, though.

King Lear! I wanted to read that and and A Winter's Tale.

I like the name Florizel. ^___^

Wow, people are still posting here.

AsterlonKnight wrote:Please, to the person who said they saw 10 Things, please please please read The Taming of the Shrew!!!! 10 Things is very loosely based on it, and really does it no justice. Besides, Taming is a fun story. Unless you end up disliking it for the reason someone I know does....she missed the point completely...

I saw Ten Things I Hate About You. I also saw an older video of Taming of the Shrew, so I know the basic story even if I didn't read it yet. Yes, it is a great story.

*Notes Les Mis mentions, goes off to make thread*

sheherazade wrote:Wow, people are still posting here.


I saw Ten Things I Hate About You. I also saw an older video of Taming of the Shrew, so I know the basic story even if I didn't read it yet. Yes, it is a great story.

*Notes Les Mis mentions, goes off to make thread*

yes! Make a Les miserables thread! I like the book and musical, but not the movie...