Shakespeare's birthday! (Yes, I'm a nerd)

kelley198721

Hey guys, so today is his observed birthday and I love Shakespeare. I was an English major and I even took a class completely devoted to Shakespeare.

Anyway, I came across this funny iconographic on Goodreads. It helps you figure out which play to start reading, sort of. 

http://bit.ly/ZG93qf

ETA: shortened the link. 

KeptInStitches

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[QUOTE]Hey guys, so today is his observed birthday and I love Shakespeare. I was an English major and <strong>I even took a class completely devoted to Shakespeare</strong>. Anyway, I came across this funny iconographic on Goodreads. It helps you figure out which play to start reading, sort of.  <a href="http://bit.ly/ZG93qf" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/ZG93qf</a> ETA: shortened the link. 
Posted by kelley198721[/QUOTE]

<div>I'm jealous - I'll bet that was fun! I've been meaning to read the histories for a while, maybe the infographic will give me the kick in the butt I need.</div>

Peaseblossom55

I love that link.  I love Shakespeare. I've read most of his plays and performed in two.  When I was in London I visited the Globe Theater that was really amazing.

kmbryant2413

Ah, Willy Shakes. He's my favorite. I might commit a crime in order to go see the Globe.

peekaboo2011

I don't have much to add to this except we're going to BF's grandma's next year to help her move.  While we're there, we're for sure taking time out to run up to Stratford-Upon-Avon to check out all the Shakespeare stuff.  I'm stupid excited.

kmbryant2413

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[QUOTE]I don't have much to add to this except we're going to BF's grandma's next year to help her move.  While we're there, we're for sure taking time out to run up to Stratford-Upon-Avon to check out all the Shakespeare stuff.  I'm stupid excited.
Posted by peekaboo2011[/QUOTE]

<div>...Can I come? I'm a GREAT mover.</div>

s-aries8990

When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets

^Gotta love LFO's Summer Girls.

I had a college professor who would have WS's babies if she could still find a way to make his corpse reproduce.

thejucheidea

Unpop op: I thoroughly dislike Shakespeare and don't understand the obsession with him.

kmbryant2413

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[QUOTE]Unpop op: I thoroughly dislike Shakespeare and don't understand the obsession with him.
Posted by ahstillwell[/QUOTE]

<div>I won't unfriend you on facebook, even though you just hurt my little heart. </div><div>
</div><div>I'm not obsessed, but I do enjoy his work and my focal point in my English degree is British Literature. That kind of broadened to encompass anything on the other side of the pond, so I grew to love the Billy. I won't hate on your dislike.</div>

kelley198721

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[QUOTE]Unpop op: I thoroughly dislike Shakespeare and don't understand the obsession with him.
Posted by ahstillwell[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>*GASP* </div><div>
</div><div>Ok now that my shock is over, I'm genuinely curious. Not trying to convince you to suddenly start liking Shakespeare but I'm curious. Why don't you like him? </div>

kelley198721

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[QUOTE]In Response to Shakespeare's birthday! (Yes, I'm a nerd) : I'm jealous - I'll bet that was fun! I've been meaning to read the histories for a while, maybe the infographic will give me the kick in the butt I need.
Posted by KeptInStitches[/QUOTE]

<div>It was! We did nothing but read Shakespeare plays and sonnets. It was fantastic. :)</div>

thejucheidea

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Shakespeare's birthday! (Yes, I'm a nerd) : *GASP*  Ok now that my shock is over, I'm genuinely curious. Not trying to convince you to suddenly start liking Shakespeare but I'm curious. Why don't you like him? 
Posted by kelley198721[/QUOTE]

I just don't think he's a particularly brilliant writer, and I also don't think he's funny. My fiance also disagrees with me, but I just can't enjoy Shakespeare. I just can't.

ETA: I also hate his style of writing. I like my stuff to be narrative. I also hate poetry in general with few exceptions (I like the tanka by Tawara Machi, for example, but few others).

kelley198721

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Shakespeare's birthday! (Yes, I'm a nerd) : I just don't think he's a particularly brilliant writer, and I also don't think he's funny. My fiance also disagrees with me, but I just can't enjoy Shakespeare. I just can't. ETA: I also hate his style of writing. I like my stuff to be narrative. I also hate poetry in general with few exceptions (I like the tanka by Tawara Machi, for example, but few others).
Posted by ahstillwell[/QUOTE]

<div>I can understand that. Shakespeare does seem to be an acquired taste. People either love his writing or find it to be very boring. </div><div>
</div><div>I just look at it like his plays weren't meant to be read. They were meant to be performed. So on paper, his writing can definitely come out to be aggravating for some people. </div><div>
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princess pop

I was an english major also! When I was getting my master's in lit we had so much time, and classes, dedicated to Shakespeare. 

Aw what a throwback.

ravenray

<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;">In Response to </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_shakespeares-birthday-yes-im-a-nerd?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:5e737c07-c3b6-48e0-89f1-828ec234acbcPost:2ecffad5-682c-4081-9460-a34c3263b3d3"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Re: Shakespeare's birthday! (Yes, I'm a nerd)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;">:
[QUOTE]Unpop op: I thoroughly dislike Shakespeare and don't understand the obsession with him.
Posted by ahstillwell[/QUOTE]
I kind of agree with you, which is blasphemy as a Lit major.  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:10.5pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:10.5pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;">I only like a handful of his plays; I just can't get into him. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:10.5pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;">
</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:10.5pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;">I really liked the goodreads chart, that was super neat! </span></p>