I'm a sucker for the tragedies, could take or leave the comedies, and am intrigued by the problem plays.
As for the apocrypha...
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I'm a sucker for the tragedies, could take or leave the comedies, and am intrigued by the problem plays.
As for the apocrypha...
I love the 'tragedies' the very best; however, several of the 'histories' are a close second; my favorites being the Henry IV and V plays and Richard III.
I'd easily plump for tragedy - I love his comedies, but they just don't have the same emotive ability with me. I like the histories too.
Actually I love them all, but I have to admit the trajedies transcend.
Virgil, so it is with your spelling, transcends reality! :lol: tragedy is spelled with a g and not a j...:nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Indeed :)
The tragedies, definitely. Macbeth the most.
I'm going to have to side with the majority as well, the tragedies.
Although, I like Hamlet more than Macbeth.
I love Shakespeare's so called problem plays or the plays which defy their genre of which I like to include Romeo & Juliet for starting out just like a comedy but changing direction half way through. I also have a healthy appreciation for some of the apocrypha and an uncommon interest in the histories.
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Yes, R and J does start out a bit like a comedy. Hamlet may be a tragedy but it has a lot of comedy in (most tragedies just have comic relief).
I like Measure for Measure :)
I really like his later Romance plays - The Tempest, The Winter's Tale. They have a mellowness and serenity which I enjoy very much. :as-sleep:
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Originally Posted by Janine
My feelings exactly, minus the admiration for Richard III. ;)
Asside from RIII, to your quick response I say - that was a no-brainer! I knew, soon as I saw you, Modi, had posted in here, that you would say 'tragedies!' or vote thus. :lol: Seems they are greatly leading in the vote!Quote:
Originally Posted by Modigliani
Those tragedies are so majestic it's hard not to vote for them, but I do find a quality in his comedies that's utterly delightful and perhaps equally profound but in a very different way to his tragedies. Those late Romances are irresistible too, and I have a lot of respect for the greatness of the problem plays. The Histories are hit and miss for me, really. I just wouldn't to be without his great tragedies and comedies. I'll vote for the tragedies, but if I was in a different mood I could easily take a few of his best comedies over anything else.
I see no-one has voted for the dreaded apocrypha