Re: Shakespeare in Love

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Jim wrote:



>I HATED Branagh's take on Hamlet as much as I LOVED his version of Much
>Ado About Nothing.

.....or how about his Henry V?  (......bold, brash, and taking on Olivier
all the way...... ANTIwar where Sir Larry's was WWII propaganda.....)


>I think Hamlet is about as close to being recognized as one of
>Shakespeare's best (or Western Lit's best, for that matter) as any other
>play, but it's not my personal favorite.  



Oh my god.......  King Lear....... The Tempest.....  Antony & Cleopatra.....
How could a person ever pick their personally favorite Shakespeare?
(although I'm curious to know which play you'd pick, Jim.......)

Oh, for a muse of fire.....

Cheers,

Paul


OSO--Wouldn't it be interesting to imagine the Lunt's doing MUCH ADO in
CITR?.....       or maybe TAMING OF THE SHREW?
 

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