One man’s thoughts upon reading the complete works of William Shakespeare

Jan 22, 2017

The Taming of the Shrew

Or, “I come to wive it wealthily in Westeros”

Of all the questions raised by The Taming of the Shrew — and boy, howdy, are there many — none may be as urgent as this: Does anything exist?

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Jun 6, 2016

The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Acts 4 and 5

Or, “Let go that rude uncivil touch”

Everything has gone to hell. Three acts of rising tension, and then Shakespeare decides to just blow it up real good.

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May 27, 2016

The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act 3

Or, “’Tis an ill office for a gentleman”

This will come as no surprise, I’m sure, to anyone who’s ever written anything, but the hardest part of writing this blog so far has been the editing. Deciding what to write…

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May 24, 2016

The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act 2

Or, “Upon a homely object, Love can wink”

For a while, I was a bit unsure about the “The” in the title. Valentine and Proteus are basically children, untraveled and inexperienced. “Two Gentlemen of Verona”, sans…

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May 18, 2016

The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act 1

Or, “living dully sluggardized at home”

It was surprising, really, how good it felt to jump into this play. It took Valentine’s opening line — the comfortable iambic rhythm, the punning, boasting wordplay, the…

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May 14, 2016

Preface

Or, “Practical Axioms and Domestick Wisdom”

I used to do things. I used to be an actor and a songwriter and a very bad juggler. I used to read fiction and watch movies and dance Argentine tango. I wrote puzzles and played guitar and spent time with friends.

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