obligatory: I do love me some shakespeare, but often don't take enough time to read it. I was in a 7th grade production of Romeo and Juliet. I loved the play, and still have a (not-so) secret crush on Sue Everill... the Juliet. mk and I took a shakespeare class in high school. It consisted of learning what iambic pentameter is, and reading a lot of shakespeare out loud. I remember VERY little homework from this class - perhaps they were just happy to have kids willingly take the class. Class would begin and we would take turns reading sonnets or a play out loud in the room. After a few minutes, the teacher would leave the room and go have a smoke in the teachers smoking lounge (oh how times have changed). I distinctly remember coloring my entire hand green with a permanent marker during one of those classes. "But soft what light through yonder window breaks..." good times. and great posts lil. I've not yet read King Lear (I know, I know)... so maybe I will.
Read my blog in the "Previously Posted" list below about what have you memorized. I was also studying R & J in seventh grade and memorized all those lines. They stay with you across the years, don't they? Go see King Lear, Steve, when it comes around. The lines in that play are so so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I need more love thenewgreen humanodon flagamuffin _refugee_ -- I know it's a cheap ruse to shout out to people, but I know those people would not share anything unless it was well written, interesting, and thoughtful. Right?
This is very well put. Thank you lil.One doesn't have to be a foolish, old man to have a distorted view. We all do it. We tend to see what we choose to see and interpret behaviours in ways that fit our needs and self-perception. Art experiences can sometimes help us see more clearly.