Whenever I read Hamlet and I get up to the part where the gravedigger is throwing skulls out of the grave he’s digging, I cannot not imagine him accidentally-on purpose throwing the skulls at Hamlet and Hamlet trying to dodge the skulls being thrown at him
Choose your morally grey Edmund-
- Edmund Pevensie from The Chronicles of Narnia
-Edmund from King Lear
-Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo
The year is 3028. Schools no longer teach Shakespeare because it’s so old that it no longer resembles the current language to an understandable extent. However, there’s a different famous author they study- Mr. Itson Broadway.
Mr. Broadway is famous for his large variety of works, spanning from Comedies (such as Mean Girls), Tragedies (such as Heathers), and Histories (such as Hamilton). The works of Mr. Broadway are analyzed in every country, and enjoyed by people young and old.
However, some literary scholars have a theory.- they believe that Broadway might not be the works of one person, but rather the works of many.
And to this day, we never can really know…
I have a question
Is Fleance pronounced
Flee-ance
Or Flay-ance?
Enjoy a free quote from Macbeth-
“What, you
Young
Of treachery!”
I do think that the death of Titinius and Cassius is a parallel of Romeo and Juliet, just like Horatio trying to kill himself upon Hamlet's death. Opinions?
Titinius and Cassius are a bit more of a parallel than Horatio and Hamlet, because one of them killed himself after thinking the other one is dead, and when the other one found out he killed himself too.
With Horatio and Hamlet, Hamlet was actually dying and Horatio wanted to join him. Hamlet told him that he has to live on, and so he did. So it’s not really a great parallel, but I can see why people would compare the two scenes.
If you like King Lear, you like Julius Caesar.
If you like Julius Caesar, you like King Lear.
There are no exceptions to this rule.
At this point, I have a feeling that I am just spamming you with Julius Caesar asks but— What is your opinion of the character of Casca?
There are some characters in every book/play that exist only for the purpose of telling over plot relevant information to other characters. Casca is one of those.
He’s so forgettable that I had to google if he did anything plot relevant other than telling Brutus and Cassius that Caesar turned down the crown and stabbing Caesar. And the answer is no, he didn’t.
(Also I don’t mind all the asks- class is really boring and I need something to do)
So, anyways, here I am with another ask. What is your opinion of the character of Portia from Julius Caesar? And have you read the Comedy of Errors?
Portia from Julius Caesar is ok, but she wasn’t really in enough scenes for me to have a strong opinion on here. It’s kinda similar to my opinion of Ophelia- she’s there for a scene and then she dies.
Portia from The Merchant of Venice, on the other hand, is a great character and I love her.
Also no I have not read The Comedy of Errors yet, but I plan on reading it
Back by popular demand! Tbh I was only planning on making one of these, yet here we are on part 3!
Part 4 of this series.
