tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post5897842508642858701..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: The Comedy of Errors by William ShakespeareCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-28392566350689533952017-01-26T22:24:48.541-08:002017-01-26T22:24:48.541-08:00Try to see this one performed. It was so enjoyabl...Try to see this one performed. It was so enjoyable! Otherwise I agree with you about some of the other comedies. I didn't really enjoy A Midsummer Night's Dream, which, I know, puts me in the minority. Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-19541179369750987972017-01-26T21:47:25.531-08:002017-01-26T21:47:25.531-08:00I remember reading this one and not being particul...I remember reading this one and not being particularly impressed. In fact most of his comedies left me, well....feeling not particularly satisfied. Maybe like you mentioned, I need to see them performed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-90171389694798110402017-01-26T20:21:42.789-08:002017-01-26T20:21:42.789-08:00Exactly! I saw if first and loved it .... one of ...Exactly! I saw if first and loved it .... one of my favourites. I know that it wouldn't have been a favourite if I'd read it only. It's amazing how much performance adds special nuances that are missed with reading it. <br /><br />With 3 productions under your belt, you're an expert! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-75074998761429403502017-01-25T18:32:44.807-08:002017-01-25T18:32:44.807-08:00I know! I love it. Except where he pretends he&#...I know! I love it. Except where he pretends he's the Ghost and chases his little sisters around going, "OoooooooooEEEEEeeeeeeee! I'm the ghost of the king!" and freaks them out. (He knows I call myself Hamlette online and has decided that must mean "Hamlet" is the most famous play in the world, hee.)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-4123562774377209592017-01-25T18:21:18.807-08:002017-01-25T18:21:18.807-08:00I think this is one of those plays you really need...I think this is one of those plays you really need to see on the stage rather than reading. I read it years ago, and thought it a throw away, but within the past 5 years, I've seen at least 3 productions, and enjoyed them all immensely. It's basically situation comedy, slapstick, but good fun.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-81802070193470600822017-01-24T13:42:00.562-08:002017-01-24T13:42:00.562-08:00I love Ashland!
Wire-draw is rather antiquated, b...I love Ashland!<br /><br />Wire-draw is rather antiquated, but it's such a great word: <i>to draw or stretch forcibly; to wrest; distort; also to draw or spin out to great length, tenuity or overrefinement.</i> There's not really a better synonym for it. <br /><br />Thanks, Mudpuddle! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-20792262628747563682017-01-24T13:37:40.939-08:002017-01-24T13:37:40.939-08:00That so wonderful that an eight-year old is writin...That so wonderful that an eight-year old is writing a report on a Shakespearean play! Yes, the farce in it is rather obvious but for some reason, I was able to look past the ridiculousness of it. I did have a problem with the fact that even though Antipholus of Syracuse was searching for his lost brother, it never occurred to him that the mistakes might be related to him. Duh! ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-71971076301906291402017-01-23T13:12:50.877-08:002017-01-23T13:12:50.877-08:00i saw this in Ashland when young and never forgot ...i saw this in Ashland when young and never forgot it - it's wonderful, i still think... "wire-drawn wit": excellent (but i think i've heard it before?) anyway, nice post, with all the lucidity inherent in your previous posts... many tx...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-22358261366373005522017-01-23T11:50:09.837-08:002017-01-23T11:50:09.837-08:00My kids have this great collection of Shakespeare&...My kids have this great collection of Shakespeare's plays rewritten for children (yes, this sometimes requires a lot of glossing-over and story-telling acrobatics). For school last year, my son (then 8) chose to write up a book report of <i>The Comedy of Errors</i>, and I was a bit curious about why he chose it. Turned out he wanted to rant about how "it was just too full of errors" and kept annoying him with how everything went wrong all the time :-D I had to laugh, because that's kind of my reaction to it too...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-83651496567263264372017-01-23T11:41:05.509-08:002017-01-23T11:41:05.509-08:00I was able to see a live performance at Bard on th...I was able to see a live performance at Bard on the Beach and I fell in love with the play. The performance was much better than the reading.<br /><br />I have The Taming of the Shrew next on my list! I haven't read Love's Labour Lost yet so I'll be looking forward to your review.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-44315238692325833472017-01-23T11:39:06.961-08:002017-01-23T11:39:06.961-08:00Hmmm .... that's a depressing thought, isn'...Hmmm .... that's a depressing thought, isn't it .....? :-ZCleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-85991370812890701472017-01-23T11:18:55.932-08:002017-01-23T11:18:55.932-08:00I do need to watch this performed one day...
A Ba...I do need to watch this performed one day...<br /><br />A Bard a Month sounds good - I was hoping to read one a month as it happens. Love's Labour Lost is my next one :) ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-17783588045446588212017-01-23T10:54:39.593-08:002017-01-23T10:54:39.593-08:00As I just heard recently, maybe even on one of you...As I just heard recently, maybe even on one of your earlier posts, Comedy is just tragedy happening to other people...Bookstoogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059110063509922530noreply@blogger.com