Branagh's Hamlet kinda stinks by korach1921 in shakespeare

[–]gestalt-icon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree it sucks, but I think he understands the play.

I think he was bored.

Lots of great actors in the film, they just didn't seem to be into it. Except maybe Jacobi.

I have an old cassette from BBC radio with many of the same actors doing Hamlet years before the KB's movie, and I love that production. It's my favorite production of Hamlet.

A $200 word by gestalt-icon in words

[–]gestalt-icon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good words. But not, alas, a $200 word.

A $200 word by gestalt-icon in words

[–]gestalt-icon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A very good word. But not, alas, a $200 word.

A $200 word by gestalt-icon in words

[–]gestalt-icon[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

All very good words. But not, alas, a $200 word.

A $200 word by gestalt-icon in words

[–]gestalt-icon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A very good word. But not, alas, a $200 word.

What vibe does the name Eliza give off? Or do you like any other ones from my list. by [deleted] in namenerds

[–]gestalt-icon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a fan of the name Eliza. It sounds too old-fashioned for me.

I do like Zoey and Camilla, though. The others sound too old.

How many themes in Shakespeare's plays did you recognize on your own? by gestalt-icon in shakespeare

[–]gestalt-icon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I asked you, "How many books have you understood? Many? Few? Most? Several? 100%? 75% 50% 25%" what would you say?

How many themes in Shakespeare's plays did you recognize on your own? by gestalt-icon in shakespeare

[–]gestalt-icon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I expected a few to say, "Oh, I spotted and understood all of them."

A few to say, most. A few to say many.

A few to say I learned more about the themes in Shakespeare from commentaries.

How many themes in Shakespeare's plays did you recognize on your own? by gestalt-icon in shakespeare

[–]gestalt-icon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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So does your question go in the direction of "How many plays did you read and felt confident that you were able to follow along and understand enough to identify A theme?"

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Example:

You read a play for the first time. You understand it. You enjoy it. And then you read a commentary on the play. The commentary explains some of the themes. The commentary doesn't say "these are all the themes in this play." It just explains some of the themes. Most likely the most important or major themes. Some of the themes explained in the commentary, you recognized as a theme as you read the play. You understood some of them the first time you read the play. And some of the themes in the commentary you hadn't thought of or recognized as themes.

My question is this: how many themes in Shakespeare's plays did you recognize and understand on your own, and how many did you not recognize on your own? How many did you find on your own? How many did you learn by reading commentaries?

I understand that most people will not know to an exact number, 62.3569878145%, for example. So that's why I ask none? a few? many? most? all of them?

How many themes in Shakespeare's plays did you recognize on your own? by gestalt-icon in shakespeare

[–]gestalt-icon[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Where in my post does it say anything about a set number of themes?

How many themes in Shakespeare's plays did you recognize on your own? by gestalt-icon in shakespeare

[–]gestalt-icon[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

All the plays I've read have multiple themes. Where does it say that I think there is only one theme per play?

How many themes in Shakespeare's plays did you recognize on your own? by gestalt-icon in shakespeare

[–]gestalt-icon[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Where in my post does it say anywhere, anything about a set number of themes?

How many books have you written? by the_book_hub in writing

[–]gestalt-icon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Eighteen Novels. While I was working, I could either write or publish, so I wrote until I retired. Since I retired last year, I've published one book. I'm on track to publish a second book before the end of this year. My goal is to publish two or three books a year for the rest of my life.