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Post by peajays on Dec 8, 2014 23:14:02 GMT
DS is on a Shakespeare kick and has requested a couple of books to read for Christmas. What are your favourite tragedies?
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perumbula
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Post by perumbula on Dec 8, 2014 23:17:47 GMT
Julius Caesar and Hamlet. The Tempest isn't quite tragedy but not quite fully a comedy either. It's a lighter than his standard tragedies without quite so much of the slapstick of the comedies. It's a good middle ground.
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Post by littlemama on Dec 8, 2014 23:19:53 GMT
I think you should be able to find an anthology of tragedies. Check amazon.
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Post by leannec on Dec 8, 2014 23:22:06 GMT
I love the comedy of "Much Ado About Nothing" the most but if I had to pick tragedies I'd go with the standard "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet"  |
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mimima
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Post by mimima on Dec 8, 2014 23:22:33 GMT
I think one of those entire collections would be a wonderful gift and a good resource as he grows.
My favorite tragedies are "MacBeth" and "Romeo and Juliet"
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Dec 8, 2014 23:31:37 GMT
Definitely get an entire collection. One man's favorite is another man's cure to insomnia.
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Post by hennybutton on Dec 8, 2014 23:34:53 GMT
Definitely get an entire collection. One man's favorite is another man's cure to insomnia. Agreed. Also, there's a novelization of MacBeth available. I've started it and it seems quite good. I also saw that there's a novelization of Hamlet by the same people on Audible. The MacBeth was originally Audible-only, then it was released in a Kindle edition. I'm not sure if it's in paper, but it probably is. I'm also not sure if the Hamlet is available in print, but it's worth checking out. |
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Post by pb on Dec 9, 2014 0:21:59 GMT
It might be fun to get on of the tragedies and a modern interpretation. Such as hamlet and The Dead Father's Club or Lear and A Thousand Acres. Or watch the movie Ran which has elements of Lear.
I have never cared for Romeo and Juliet. Richard the Third while technically a history is a great read.
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