What is your favorite Shakespeare Play?

[Romance Hero]

< What is your favorite shakespearean Play>

As the title implies, which is your favorite? You can choose multiple plays.

Mine of course, Romeo & Juliet :)

 

[Crazy Packers Fan]

Julius Caesar. My class had to act it out in 10th grade, and it became one of the funniest and most memorable experiences in high school. The memories are brought back each year on the Ides of March (March 15th).

 

[Romance Hero]

I hope this gets poll of the week ^^ I've read nearly every tragedy by Shakespeare and I must say, that man could write. Romeo and Juliet was acted out in our school, I almost cheated my way to get Romeo's position. My girlfriend was Juliet. The kisses lasted like a minute long and people were like "STOP, GET ON WITH THE PLAY ALREADY!" haha... good times.

 

[Astinus]

Hamlet is my love. I read it back in senior year of high school, and have been in love with it ever since. I can't really explain why. I just enjoy the storyline and the characters.

And A Midsummer Night's Dream is just pure greatness. Not to mention that it was a basis for a book written by my favorite author. XD Puck...

Man, Shakespeare could write. :< He was just all around awesome.

 

[melod.ii ous demyx~♪]

Hanako Tabris, Mine's the same!~

Lol, I love Hamlet. It's so like... I really don't want to say passionate, but the storyline was just so creative, and the characters are easy to fall in love with. I don't know, I just loved it because it was less confusing than some of Shakespear's other plays.

Ah, Romeo and Juliet would definitely be second. Only cuz I'm a sap for romance~ :3

 

[Waffle-San]

I've never really rad any of them but I remember parts of Midsummer's Night Dream and it really stood out to me. I'm not big on the old English Literature but that was one thing I thought I could get into.

 

[~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~]

my favorite ones are Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream.


I can play the Wedding March from MND really well on the Piano



:t354:TG

 

[The Real AAA]

my favorite is Romeo & Juliet!
probally becuz that's the only 1 I herd of

 

[Grovyle42(Griff8416)]

I liked the Henrys, Macbeth, and Hamlet.

 

[EmeraldSky]

I'm surprised Twelvth Night isn't on here! I LOVED that play!

 

[Azonic]

lul... I don't read - or seen any Shakespear stuff - dunno xD

Macbeth cuz everytime you say MacBeth, something bad will happen. And thats why I don't say MacBeth - so try not to say MacBeth. Okay?

 

[Sheena--Fujibayashi]

Romeo & Juliet. The storyline is so sweet, yet sad. =x

 

[Ullion]

Hahaha, my english teacher this year went on a half-a-period rant on how much he hated Romeo and Juliet becomes the irony in it is overused and also because its too... lovey-dovey.

Anyways, I've only read three: Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.
Out of those three: King lear. I didn't like RJ because of the romance, however the deaths and humour in it were pretty good. But there wasn't a lot of violence, mainly just the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio/Romeo.... oh man Mercutio was hilarious as a character. XD But too much love and irony in it (yes, I agree with my teacher). From what I know of, MacBeth and Hamlet are probably the best. I can't say though, but by the sounds of it, there is a lot of death and violence in them. >D

 

[Romance Hero]

something i saw about a macbeth movie, the old man who acts as Magneto in the X-men movie played as macbeth, and the old lady, named Q from the 007 series played as Lady Macbeth. I didn't know they were such good actors/actresses. I've come to like the Magneto guy. He has a funny bone to him.

 

[Richard Lynch]

Macbeth by a long shot. Short, to the point, wicked, and it has perhaps the most memorable opening scene of all Shakespearean plays:

"Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble"

I remember we acted out Romeo & Juliet in my English class a looong time ago, and I got the part of Tybalt. I enjoyed it, despite my rather wretched demise, but there was nothing to really think about it. It wasn't until I read Macbeth that I began wondering, "Who's the real villain here?" Because the line was blurred between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, even though I tend to believe the latter is the primary villain. Despite the stereotypical climatic showdown, I think I enjoyed it more than any other play by Bill. Plus, it deals mainly with one of my favorite topics, and something that isn't addressed nearly enough: paranoia.

(Oh, I thought I'd give my expert opinion on Hamlet:

It stinks. Over rated, overplayed, and if Kenneth Branagh plays Hamlet one more time I'm going to flip.

Hamlet was nothing more than an emo kid ahead of his time.)

 

[Rai]

I'm sorry, I hated Romeo and Juliet...

My favorite Shakespeare play is definitely A Midsummer Night's Dream. It's hilarious. The Tempist was pretty good too, but I read the abrigded version so I don't know if I got the full feeling of it.

 

[Romance Hero]

I think Romeo&Juliet is one of those plays that you must actually SEE at a play rather than read about it. Afterall, the plays are a script. Reading a script isn't as fun as watching it played out. You feel the anger, twists, laughter, romance, and mutual understanding. I bring out the overused expression: "actions speak louder than words"
Really, if you saw me act in Romeo and Juliet, you would cry. :'(

 

[Rai]

I have seen the play, but it was a long time ago so I don't remember it well...

I think the reason I hated Romeo and Juliet was because when we were reading it in my English class, I was going through a very bad depression and all the talk of suicide really didn't help. Plus, I don't really believe in 'love at first sight.'

 

[Romance Hero]

Oh, that's cool, our opinions are our own. And mine is mine. The tempest is great, but you should watch the play before reading it, there's some funky stuff in there.

 

[Binary]

Mmmmm.............Romeo and Juliet,
cos its romantic and sad