Friday, February 13, 2009

Anticipating Shakespeare

I was able to understand A Midsummer Night's Dream fairly well. I think that the language in Shakespeare's plays is hard to understand at first, but gets easier if you listen to it for a little while. So far, I have a good perception of his work. I think that I would enjoy reading or seeing more of it. I liked all of the characters and ideas in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

As for Romeo and Juliet, I've read the play once before, but it was quite a while ago, so I've forgotten a lot about it. However, I remember the basic storyline, and I think I'll enjoy reading it again. I consider Shakespeare quite a good writer for creating two plays as different as A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet. One is a tragedy, and the other has a very happy ending; I believe it shows a considerable amount of skill to write both well.

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