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13803236 No.13803236 [Reply] [Original]

Best Shakespeare play and why.

>> No.13803238

>>13803236
Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan

>> No.13803256

>>13803236
They're all trash. I never understand what's going on until I reread 3-4 times. Literally just a pain to get through.

>> No.13803296

>>13803236
Titus Andronicus is by far his best work.

>> No.13803315

>>13803236

Othello.

Because its a story of a black man with a white wife who fought against the Muslims, who then kills his wife out of a non-existent situation that could be completely avoided, if only he had trusted his snow queen.

"She ain't no hood rat, she ain't got somethin' on the side my man!"
"Y U DO DIS OTHELLO?"

There were no Communists in his day though, because chronological order... But there were also no trannies and homos, because 'ole king James put them weird fucks to death. He wrote to his son that he should never, ever, pardon buggery.

Would have loved if he wrote something today, he was the MaestroTrollExtraordinaire. He would thrive in Clown World.

>> No.13803321

I like Timon of Athens a lot, but I wouldn’t say it’s his best

>> No.13803350

Macbeth.

>> No.13803358

>>13803296
Based contrarian

>> No.13803910

>>13803236
The Tempest or Macbeth

>> No.13803938

>>13803256
that is because you are stupid, not because "they're all trash."

>> No.13803947

>>13803938
Did I say it was an objective fact of the galaxy? I can only make judgements on things by how I perceive them.

>> No.13803960

>>13803236
King Lear for tragedies, Tempest for Comedies, Richard III for histories. Macbeth for "things that technically belong in one category but don't ft classical categories very well". Also "worthy second place" to Hamlet for tragedies, Midsummer Night's Dream for Comedy and Winter's Tale for "things that don't fit classical categories well".

>> No.13804024

>>13803236
Taming of the Shrew.

>> No.13804460
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13804460

>>13803960
>Midsummer Night's Dream
Reading this right now. Haven't read Shakespeare since Highschool (I'm 28). Holy shit it's so good.

>> No.13804499

>>13804460
"thou art as wise as thou art beautiful" is one of the most funny Shakespeare lines ever.

>> No.13804506

>>13804499
I was chuckling heartily when Helena was throwing a tantrum because she thought everyone was playing a prank on her

>> No.13805842

>>13804460
I'm looking forward to reading it again soon, too. We had to read it in middle school, and then I saw a rehearsal of it by the drama club in high school.

>> No.13805865

>>13803236
midsummer night's dream, because fuck yeah it is.

>> No.13805905

>>13803236
It’s a three way tie between Hamlet, Lear, and Macbeth

>> No.13805919

>>13803236
Troilus and Cressida.

You get to see virgin vs chad in the battle for troy.

>> No.13805922

>>13803236
Macbeth
Because