West Coast Connection Forum

Lifestyle => Train of Thought => Topic started by: Agua on May 27, 2003, 03:15:54 PM

Title: Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Agua on May 27, 2003, 03:15:54 PM: my vote goes to lear. the tempest is second.

SOME E-TEXTS (http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/search?author=shakespeare&amode=words)
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: TheSheriff on May 27, 2003, 03:20:58 PM: Drama? Well, the Tempest is a comedy drama, so okey.

My faves are Richard II (I wasted time, and now time doth waste me) and Othello.
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Agua on May 27, 2003, 03:31:23 PM: Quote from: Jeff Davis on May 27, 2003, 03:20:58 PM
Drama? Well, the Tempest is a comedy drama, so okey.

shakespeare's dramas = tragedies (King Lear, Macbeth, Othello...), comedies (As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice...) & history plays (Richard II & III...)

As for The Tempest, it's not a comedy but a romance.
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: TheSheriff on May 27, 2003, 03:44:53 PM: I'm going by the Oxford method. Admittedly, Oxford finds Cymbeline and Troilus&Cressida difficult to class.

fave comedy=tempest/midsummer's night's dream
fave tragedy=julius caesar
fave history=Richard II
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: DOC. da G.P.T...[METS][REX/MaB] on May 27, 2003, 04:25:57 PM: midnight dream or somethin' like that...i like that one....
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Don Jacob on May 27, 2003, 04:38:20 PM: y'all do know that he basically ripped off the greek myths
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: TheSheriff on May 27, 2003, 05:22:29 PM: Quote from: Don Jacob Corleone on May 27, 2003, 04:38:20 PM
y'all do know that he basically ripped off the greek myths

And?
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Don Jacob on May 27, 2003, 07:03:28 PM: it's hard to give him THAT much credit when every thing is just carbon copies from greek myths with a european modification, kinda like the most recent romeo and juliet movie with leonardo decaprio
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: TheSheriff on May 27, 2003, 07:14:33 PM: Quote from: Don Jacob Corleone on May 27, 2003, 07:03:28 PM
it's hard to give him THAT much credit when every thing is just carbon copies from greek myths with a european modification, kinda like the most recent romeo and juliet movie with leonardo decaprio

Did I ever say he was the greatest plotter ever? I love his language. And anyway, the vast majority of famous writers steal their ideas.
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Jay ay Beee on May 28, 2003, 06:38:48 AM: For God's sake everyone is influenced by their peers - I wouldn't call it 'ripped off'.

Othello is my favourite - I went to see that a while back - really good play.
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: HHH on May 28, 2003, 06:43:21 AM: macbeth ;D
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Don Rizzle on May 28, 2003, 10:04:38 AM: Quote
Posted by: Don Jacob Corleone Posted on: Today at 03:03:28am
it's hard to give him THAT much credit when every thing is just carbon copies from greek myths with a european modification
last time i checked greece is in europe
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Immortal on May 28, 2003, 10:59:20 AM: i'd have to go with Macbeth...even the movie was interesting.
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: mauzip on May 28, 2003, 05:03:59 PM: Quote from: Capo Di Tutti Capi on May 28, 2003, 10:04:38 AM
Quote
Posted by: Don Jacob Corleone Posted on: Today at 03:03:28am
it's hard to give him THAT much credit when every thing is just carbon copies from greek myths with a european modification
last time i checked greece is in europe

everybody knows greece is in africa
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Quakaveli on May 28, 2003, 07:48:44 PM: Quote from: Immortal Tech aka Apocalypse on May 28, 2003, 10:59:20 AM
i'd have to go with Macbeth...even the movie was interesting.

didnt see all of the movie tho :-\
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: DaSchizophrenic1 on May 28, 2003, 07:59:40 PM: JULIUS CAESER 8)
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Jay ay Beee on May 28, 2003, 08:42:03 PM: Quote from: mauzip on May 28, 2003, 05:03:59 PM
Quote from: Capo Di Tutti Capi on May 28, 2003, 10:04:38 AM
Quote
Posted by: Don Jacob Corleone Posted on: Today at 03:03:28am
it's hard to give him THAT much credit when every thing is just carbon copies from greek myths with a european modification
last time i checked greece is in europe

everybody knows greece is in africa

Seriously hoping Mauzip was joking.....
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: CharlieBrown on May 29, 2003, 01:18:52 PM: The Tempest, not a big Shakespeare fan but i think The Tempest is a great play and a very good farewell piece to the Theatre by Shakespeare.
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: I TO DA GEEZY on May 29, 2003, 11:48:34 PM: Macbeth<< AIn' no doubt about it....
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Quakaveli on May 30, 2003, 04:33:40 PM: Quote from: Hater Player on May 30, 2003, 04:25:34 PM
man they had us read this foos shit in hi skool i didnt understand 1 word the fucker was talkin bout he be on sum thou thai mustent shit man wtf kinda english is that that foo sucks man exsept for dat romeo n juliet shit that be sum pimp shit

LMAO...what a dumbshit :D
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Quakaveli on May 30, 2003, 05:06:10 PM: dont talk to me :-X

lmao ::)
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: Jay ay Beee on May 30, 2003, 10:09:25 PM: Quote from: Hater Player on May 30, 2003, 04:25:34 PM
wtf kinda english is that that foo sucks man

LoL

Who is this dick?
Title: Re:Best drama by Shakespeare
Post by: TheSheriff on May 31, 2003, 10:35:37 AM: I delted his posts, but that last post he made was HILARIOUS...