Personally I like Julius Caesar a whole lot.
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Personally I like Julius Caesar a whole lot.
To be honest, the only one of his plays I've read was "A Midsummer Night's Dream" although I have seen the movie "Romio and Juliet", I'm not going to read it on my own accord, as I know I will be doing it in school in future years.
Your's Sincerely,
GlennKnows
My favourite play and character is Richard III. I think he is the most genuine, satanic, adorable, cunning villian that has ever been concieved! I mean the guy kills his family and starts a civil war simply because he can't flirt and is bored of peace! How much more evil can you get?!
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A Midsummer's Night Dream is my fave, but I also love Merchant of Venice.
Twelfth Night was really good too. I guess I don't really have a favorite, I like so many of them!
I love Twelfth Night. It was taught to me by an excellent teacher and I believe that it is now one of the most well-written pieces I have ever read.
It's a toss-up between The Tempest and Hamlet.
It's a toss-up for me and it is between
Julius Caesar, Romeo & Juliet, Othello, and MacBeth
It's hard to single one play out, they are all great, but the one that touched me more than anything else is Macbeth.
Definitely Othello. Iago makes it all worthwhile. :)
-Although King Lear had it's moments. For anyone who enjoyed King Lear, also check out :
A thousand Acres by Jane Smiley.
Call me weird, but Henry V. His speech just before the battle of Agincourt, well, I don't really know what to say. Just, wow.
Definently Titus Andronicus. Sure, it's bloody, and gruesome, and down right disgusting at times, but it shows so much more depth of feeling in the characters than most of the plays in my opinion, especially when set in a royal-take-over setting. It's a twinge of Ceasar, a pinch of Macbeth, and the treachery of Hamlet all rolled into one.
Otherwise Midsummer Night's Dream runs a close second only because it's so gosh darn funny! :D
Ooh, that's a couple of good points there... Titus IS very good. Ever seen the movie, with Anthony Hopkins? Excellent interpretation, in my opinion. And who doesn't love Bottom? One of my best friends played him recently, it's all I can do to keep myself from laughing openly whenever someone even mentions Midsummer. -)
Yeah, I have seen the movie, and Julie Taymor did an excellent job a bringing him to life, using the symbolism literally was great. Anthony Hopkins is the only actor who could ever play Titus.
I personally like Shakespeare's tragedies the best...And my favourite one is without a doubt Hamlet, followed shortly by Othello...
i would prefer shakespeare's comedies especialy "much ado about nothing"&"twlve night",and "a midnight's dream" as well.
"A doubtful choice"
Cymbeline, Macbeth, or the Richard III (but only until he wins the crown, from then on the play suffers a lack of quality).
dearie
Hmmm ... very simple question that is hard to answer.
How can I say what my favourite play is if I haven't yet read all of them? And of those I read, it is difficult to choose "the best".
I like them all, but to pay due respect to one of the plays that is typically and unjustifiably ignored, I'll opt for "King John".
Much Ado About Nothing is my favorite comedy. Othello is my favorite tragedy. And for the histories--have to go with Richard III.
I'd have to go with Hamlet... because my (7th or 8th grade? Can't remember...) Literature teacher made it fun for us.
My favourite (not that I've read many) is Hamlet, because I liked the characters so much, especially Hamlet himself with whom I can relate with, Horatio, such a loyal and unsung friend and companion, and Laertes, a noble young man. The language and the soliloquies as well, with their power and beauty, send me into a world where only words makes sense, acting as pleasing and honest mirrors to life. Besides all, I really liked the story, as it is relevant now as it ever was. It's so easy to present as a modern play, in terms of theatre design and costume.
Definitely the Tempest. Although I haven't read all of the histories, yet.
I generally don't enjoy Shakespeare, but I must admit I loved Twelth Night. Allthough I have read only a small percentage of his plays, Twelth Night made the largest impression on me.
(This may be because it is the only one of Shakespeare's plays that I was able to see live.)
I intend, if I have time, to read all of Shakespeare's over the summer, so if anyone could suggest a relatively "easy" read to ease (yes, i am aware of the redundancy) me in I would be most appreciative.
So far I have read: Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, and Twelth Night (never read but saw).
If I would have to pick one, it would be Hamlet.
However, I saw a British presentation once called The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, and it was the funniest thing I have ever seen,(at least in English class). It went quickly through all of the plays, and was hilarious.
apstudent,
Was that a BBC "Hamlet" with Derek Jacobi? In my opinion, he played that role brilliantly.
My favourite Shakespeare play (if i had to choose that is..) would be A midsummer night's dream. I read that in Seventh grade last year. We acted it out in class to get a better feel for it. It was like a soap opera, once i learned to read it properly, i would read ahead, becoming immersed in the play for long periods of time, rereading it over and over to make sure it was instilled in my brain.
The whole romeo and juliet thing,err....... let me see, boy(16) meets girl(14) they fall in love and risk everything, get married all over the course of what 2 days? dont get me wrong the whole idea of love at first sight is something i have entertained in my mind before, but it just seems so unrealistic.
_Phoen-X_
I'd say Julius Caesar, Hamlet, or Much Ado About Nothing.
Hamlet is the most perfect work of English literature ever composed. Personally, I can't find anything wrong with it (never an awkward moment).
Macbeth is my favourite so far!
Comedies:
1. Much Ado About Nothing
2. As You Like It
Tragedies:
1. Hamlet
2. Macbeth
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Mrs. Cat
History: Henry V
Tragedy: The Scottish Play (Macbeth)
Comedy: The Tempest (I think this is a comedy
:-?, but even if it is not, it is my favorite! )
My favorite was Macbeth until I had the oppertunity to play Claudius in Hamlet. It gave me such an in-depth look into every scene of the play. Now I am directing Macbeth, so we'll see which I like better when all is said and done.
If you ever get the oppertunity to play in an amiture production, I strongly recomend that you take it. It will make you think about the characters, their personalities, their motives, ect. alot more than just reading or watching one of the plays.
I'll HAVE to go for the Tragedy History comedy division- impossible to settle for one otherwise.
So- Tragedy- Macbeth.
History- RichardIII
Comedy- Much Ado about Nothing. (only for Beatrice and Benedict though, Hero drives me right up the wall!)
in my opinion it a close match between "Tempest" and "Julius Caesar"
(if you have read Caesar plz take a look at my thread about it and let me know your thoughts) 8)
The best Tragedy would have to be Macbeth.
The best comedy would have to be Taming of the Shrew.
That is one hilariouse play, I laughed, especially when Katarina is first introduced.
The Tragty of Juliet and her Romeo
How many Shakespeare plays have you read Nic?
i really enjoyed romeo and juliet
but a midsummer's night dream was really good--also
I love his tragedies (although Titus and R&J made me want to choke...the latter even more.)
My favorite would be, Macbeth, Hamlet coming in a close second.
I think it's very hard to choose, they are all great, but after a lot of thinking I have to say Othello, and I also like Two gentlemen of Verona, Valentines speech about Sylvia shows beauty and love only Shakespeare could bring to words. Midsummer nights dream is also very good, and funny.