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Shakespeare Shakespeare Fri Jul 25 11:54:15 2014 No.5187385 [Reply] [Original]

If I am to read one thing written by William Shakespeare, what should it be?

I am already too familiar with Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Other than those two, anything will do.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 25 11:55:05 2014 No.5187390 >>5187385 It's a stupid question. You should read all of him. The Tempest or King Lear

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 25 11:55:51 2014 No.5187393 >>5187385 >If I am to read one thing written by William Shakespeare Why? Read everything. If you're just asking in a roundabout way which Shakespeare play to start with, my suggestion would be Macbeth.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 25 11:57:08 2014 No.5187397 I think it's generally agreed that Macbeth, hamlet, and king Lear are Shakespeare's best plays.

>>	Shakespeare Fri Jul 25 11:57:47 2014 No.5187400 >>5187393 I don't have time reading everything, I'm afraid, since I work full time and am reading Kant at the same time. Thanks for the tips. What are people's opinion on A Midsummer Night's Dream?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 25 12:01:38 2014 No.5187417 Richard the Third

Anonymous Fri Jul 25 12:11:28 2014 No.5187445

>>5187400
It's one of the better comedies.

Shakespeare is one of the few authors worth reading in whole. If you can't read him, torrent the Arckangel Shakespeare audiobooks and listen. Each play is about 2hrs long. You could have him done in a couple months pretty easily provided you give up your TV time.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 25 12:14:41 2014 No.5187457 >>5187445 Thank you based anon!

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 25 12:15:31 2014 No.5187459 >>5187385 >If I am to read one thing written by William Shakespeare, what should it be? Don't bother. Sounds like you'll get absolutely nothing out of it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 25 12:22:19 2014 No.5187497 >>5187459 nice diss m8ey >:-D

Anonymous Fri Jul 25 12:25:31 2014 No.5187510

>>5187417
I find Richard III to be too much in the Marlovian vein to be considered one of Shakespeare's greatest achievements. Richard is an engrossing villain for sure, but recommending Richard III over King Lear or the Comedy of Errors just seems bizarre to me.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 25 12:26:57 2014 No.5187525 >refrigerating your piss bottles

Anonymous Fri Jul 25 12:33:07 2014 No.5187550

tomo an tomo an tomo
shit just drags on ery day
till time dun run out
ery day that pass so far you
get closer to dying. jus friggen pop me already
livin is fake as fuck, its like dog shit
that sits and rots on ur lawn for a while
and then the rain wash it away.
its like some crackheads story
when he screamin at you and he need a fix
dont mean nothin

- shake spear

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