/lit/ - Literature

>>6731342
Shakespeare is Shakespeare because of his language, not his stage directions. It's extremely difficult to pick up on the nuances in live theatre, especially considering the pace at which the dialogue is delivered and the fact that we're not accustomed to the sort of syntax and diction that's often used in Shakespeare's verse.
Another thing, it takes many years of experience to be able to detect the metrical shifts and manipulation of Shakespeare's verse when it's spoken aloud in a theatre setting. Every poet worth their salt will tell you to read a poem out loud and as slowly as possible; this is so one can get everything out of a line of verse, ie the sound of it, the feel of it, and the meaning of it.
It doesn't matter that Shakespeare wrote the plays to be performed; he still WROTE them. Do you think he expected the common pauper that went to see his performances to pick up on every detail he put into his lines? Hardly. One gets the most out of Shakespeare when one reads and studies the verse itself. One can easily imagine what it'd look like when performed, if one desired to do so. The plot is the least important aspect of a Shakeapeare piece; they're all literally ripped from Greek and Roman myths anyways. If you're interested in the plot of a Shakespeare play, you're better off reading the myth he based it on. He's regarded as the greatest english bard because of his language, which one can only get intimate with when reading.

>>6673312
Try clicking a mirror other than "libgen.org"

The libgen mirror, also, works fine for me.