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bogeyman
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #32 on: January 09, 2006, 06:53 PM »

romeo and juliet
GL (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #33 on: February 15, 2006, 03:07 AM »

I've read a lot of them.  I LOVE 'Comedy of Errors' the most.

the next would be Much Ado about Nothing

reniks (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #34 on: February 27, 2006, 01:28 PM »

I love Twelfth Night n Macbeth,Hamlet n Julius Caesar.Infact my final yr project is on Characterisation and use of supernatural elements in Macbeth and Hamlet.Advin what u wrote about Shakespeare's has come in handy 4 my project,thanx
pearl2 (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #35 on: March 04, 2006, 02:03 AM »

Shakespeare is incomparable!
I started with Lamb's Tales until I read Macbeth.Then it became difficult to stop.I read Romeo and Juliet,Julius Caesar,Merchant of Venice,Hamlet,Othello,Twelfth Night,e.t.c
Its difficult to choose one.Romeo and Juliet stands out for its language and tragic ending,may be more for its subject matter!But Macbeth and Julius CAESAR for brillant analysis of the human nature rank among the best books of the human genius.
ariba (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #36 on: March 12, 2006, 07:56 PM »

pearl2,u must be a good reader!!!
pearl2 (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #37 on: March 13, 2006, 08:30 PM »

Quote from: ariba on March 12, 2006, 07:56 PM
pearl2,u must be a good reader!!!
Really? thanks.But I even love to read more,its more difficult for me nowadays because of the cares of this world!
crave (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #38 on: March 17, 2006, 05:36 PM »

I love the comedies. My favorites are, Much ado about nothing, Comedy of errors and Taming of the shrew.
Zahymaka (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #39 on: April 16, 2006, 07:30 AM »

As you Like It remains my all-time favourite although I love Much Ado About Nothing and Julius Caesar.
my2cents (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #40 on: April 20, 2006, 06:35 PM »

Definitely "A Mid-summer Night's dream" - Eat no more, for I must have your food LOL
Zahymaka (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #41 on: April 24, 2006, 03:48 AM »

You're obviously making a mistake. "Eat no more. . ." was from Orlando in As You Like It.
my2cents (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #42 on: April 24, 2006, 04:05 PM »

Zahymaka,

Considering the last time I read Shakespeare was around 1985, I will assume you are right and accept your answer  Cheesy
Zahymaka (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #43 on: April 24, 2006, 04:59 PM »

I think so too Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Rhodalyn (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #44 on: April 24, 2006, 05:00 PM »

You thk so ma
sweetchic (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #45 on: May 08, 2006, 06:43 PM »

midsummer's night dream and as you like it.
eveseh (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #46 on: May 11, 2006, 07:42 PM »

romeo and juliet is cool
funty (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #47 on: May 14, 2006, 07:41 PM »

i love MACBETH.i've read different books of it loads of times and i watched the old and modern version of the film.the whole story is like so in my head.
ThoniaSlim (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #48 on: December 09, 2006, 10:02 PM »

romeo and juliet  Smiley
sakish (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #49 on: December 13, 2006, 05:22 PM »

i can't stand to read his books but i love romeo and juliet 's play
GL (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #50 on: December 14, 2006, 09:49 PM »


COMEDY OF ERRORS!!!

That's my all-time favourite. I really enjoyed reading Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado about Nothing. I love all the shakespeare books i've read tho.
Nnenna1 (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #51 on: December 15, 2006, 01:46 AM »

Funny enough, I just wrote my last final exam for the semester this morning, which was for my Shakespeare class. I had put off reading a good number of the plays until the exam began to encroach, and was forced to "read and digest" them in bulks prior to today. The plays I read were thus:

Merchant of Venice
Taming of the Shrew
Othello
The Tempest
Twelfth Night and
Macbeth

Of the plays, I really enjoyed Twelfth Night and Taming of the Shrew. By far my favorite was Othello, not just because the protagonist was of African heritage, but the passion and emotion that drove the plot (I mean Othello here). Othello was very visual, and the coversations were almost very real. I prefer the prosey parts of the plays to the verses, and Othello had a lot of these. Othello (the character) was so foolish I wanted to strangle him, but I enjoyed the ride. Nice thread. Not many people I meet would love to have Shakespeare as a friend, much less an author of a book they love (horrid trying to translate early modern English into lay man's language).

BTW, it's funny how one finds the many sexual innuendos and profanities in Shakespeare's plays once they graduate from Charles and Mary Lamb's fairytale edition. And I mean many.
TerraCotta (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #52 on: December 15, 2006, 06:42 AM »

All those who said "A Midsummer Night's Dream" get the thumbs-up from me.

On the innuendos--I still remember my English teacher's embarrassment at explaining why Mercutio compared himself to a "poperin pear".

Hint--pop-her-in.

Whoever said that Shakespeare's plays are similiar to your average dinner theatre is not too far off the mark. Shakespeare wasn't writing for an academic audience or some sophisticated theatre-goers: the people who came to see his plays are the same sort of people who would watch soap operas and reality shows today. His genius is in his inventive language and endless double-entendres--the plots are nothing to write home about, and some of them are even re-workings/plagiarizations of earlier plays. You should think of Shakespeare as a dancehall reggae artist--he might get on the same riddim that ten other guys have used for their song, but if he's good, his lyrics and his delivery are going to make his song unique.
culasi (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #53 on: December 15, 2006, 07:19 AM »

Macbeth
naijacutee (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #54 on: December 15, 2006, 07:32 AM »

King Lear, The merchant of Venice
JOSSY TEM
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #55 on: December 15, 2006, 11:12 AM »

I read them all and they are all nice but the one I love must is twelfth night or as you like it
lady kool (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #56 on: December 15, 2006, 09:16 PM »

romeo & juliet  that is the only one i liked out of all of them the rest r just rubbish!
kennygee (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #57 on: December 15, 2006, 09:27 PM »

i love all shakespear plays but come to think of it, i am thinking of re writting the script of most shakespear plays into african setting.will it be nice?
culasi (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #58 on: December 15, 2006, 09:28 PM »

Quote from: kennygee on December 15, 2006, 09:27 PM
i love all shakespear plays but come to think of it, i am thinking of re writting the script of most shakespear plays into african setting.will it be nice?

If you get the right cast and crew. Yes!!!!!!!!!!! Smiley
Dauda (m)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #59 on: December 16, 2006, 04:06 AM »

The Tempest
nkechy
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #60 on: December 16, 2006, 01:34 PM »

othello,the tempest, macbeth ,12th nyte!
Mer-C (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #61 on: December 16, 2006, 03:07 PM »

Ma fav ones are Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet and Othello
Memunah (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #62 on: December 16, 2006, 05:48 PM »

I ve read a lot of his books,but i love MERCHANT OF VENICE,really nice novel
Deep Soul (f)
Re: What Shakespeare Book Thrills You Most?
« #63 on: December 16, 2006, 06:38 PM »

It's gotta be Othello and Macbeth! Unsex me!
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