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29-11-2009, 12:19 PM
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Some say that Shakespeare's sister wrote the plays.
But, conspiracy theories abound.
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29-11-2009, 12:45 PM
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 Written by Queen Elizabeth with help from Shakespeare (he wrote the title.)
A farewell to Lord Blackadder who was setting sail for the Cape of Good Hope.
EDMUND
When the night is dark
And the dogs go bark
When the clouds are black
And the ducks go quack
When the sky is blue
And the cows go moo
Think of lovely Queeny
She'll be thinking of you.
"Blackadder 2" episode 3 "Potato".
Last edited by jjjnettie; 29-11-2009 at 03:54 PM.
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29-11-2009, 12:50 PM
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Me "the Merchant of Venice"
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29-11-2009, 03:47 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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29-11-2009, 03:51 PM
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Too many to choose from but I would have to say my favourite is "Merchant of Venice".
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29-11-2009, 05:34 PM
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Developed a taste for the Bard's plays when I was in year 11 and 12 ,
liked Chaucer's and Dunn's stuff too. The language took a bit of getting used to (in the old english) ....
Fav play .... that's a toughy .... probably "the Scottish one" or the one about Danish prince who's uncle knocked off his brother to marry his sister in law and become king is a good one too..
ABC1 shows old b/w movie versions of the Shakespear plays in the wee hours on a regular basis .
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29-11-2009, 05:48 PM
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No More Infinities
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Humm a toughie....but given my distain for our legal system I rather always liked Henry VI....
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers". - (Act IV, Scene II).
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The smartest thing any ruler has ever said!!! 
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29-11-2009, 05:54 PM
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The sky is Messier here!
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My favs would be Henry V, Macbeth, Hamlet & Much Ado About Nothing.
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29-11-2009, 06:06 PM
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I remember going to a Melbourne University Shakepearean play when I was a teenager. I can't remember which play it was but my lasting memory was one of the "actors" seemed to do nothing but spit at the audience. Being near the front made it an unpleasant experience and almost led me to jump onto the stage.....
Anyway it put me off Shakespeare for life.
Steven
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29-11-2009, 06:14 PM
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No More Infinities
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My favourites....Macbeth, Hamlet.
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29-11-2009, 06:36 PM
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pro lumen
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Merchant of Venice.. only because we studied it in year 11
in high school..AND.. much later in life I did visit a dentist
by the name of Shylock (almost that name  ) anyway .. who I swear every time I left his surgery He didith take a pound of flesh nearith the heart ...from the bank account at least.
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29-11-2009, 07:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by renormalised
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Humm a toughie....but given my distain for our legal system I rather always liked Henry VI....
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers". - (Act IV, Scene II).
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The smartest thing any ruler has ever said!!!  
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But they still haven't put it into practice. (With apologies to a few friends who are solicitors, barristers, and a judge.)
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29-11-2009, 07:10 PM
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Hank t' IV,
The bit were 'ee urges his troops to give the fr****** a d**n good kicking - and they do! They took the switch out of the closet and thrashed 'em sensless!
Rooo-oool Britannnya!
Engerland, Engerland, Engerlaaaaand!
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29-11-2009, 07:31 PM
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Like to learn
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Ah, Billy Wobble Dagger.
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29-11-2009, 08:24 PM
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Astro-Addict
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Ah, Billy Wobble Dagger. 
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Do you might your thumb at me sir?
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29-11-2009, 09:43 PM
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6EQUJ5
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friends, romans and countrymen.... undoubtedly, it has to be Julius Caeser
for me
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30-11-2009, 11:22 AM
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Support your local RFS
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Haven't read any since college but Macbeth is always one of the classics.
Cheers
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30-11-2009, 07:41 PM
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Difficult to select a favourite but I've always had a liking for the monologue from As You Like It
that begins-
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
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Regards, Rob
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01-12-2009, 02:35 PM
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Great Sage == Heaven
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Tragedies: Macbeth & Othello (Hamlet as well but it gets a bit emo for me)
Comedies: Twelfth Night & The Tempest
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