william shakespeare, born 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616, was an english poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the english language.
he is often called england's national poet and the "bard of avon". his surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. his plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
~ wikipedia
i love reading shakespeare's work. sure, a huge chunk of his words are beyond my comprehension, but once i get a hang of it, it really does make sense! if you feel his language is too blah, then get a modernized, or simplified version.
trust me, you'd wanna read the stories he writes about! erm, do you like the teen movie '10 things i hate about you' starring heath ledger? the story is taken from a play by shakespeare. of course, modernized - but it's his work!
i've been in love after i was introduced to him in my literature in english class. since then, we've been 'intimate' - hihi. even in uia, my favorite course was shakespeare 101. and when i was choosing what masters degree to pursue, i noticed a 'masters in shakespeare studies' that i was really tempted to take!
my first, and remain one of my most favorite shakespeare's plays is 'macbeth'. the others would be 'twelfth night' and 'the merchant of venice'.
shakespeare, or sometimes fondly refered to as 'the bard' (bard is an old english word to describe a writer or a poet) is a great storyteller. he can narrate history, he can woo you with romance, he can make you cry with tragedy, and he can amuse you with comedy. he's like the p.ramlee of england!
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truth is, i was just writing this because i stumbled upon this bit - simply the cutest 'macbeth in one minute' animation i found on the net. enjoy!
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Its been quite a while yeah? So, high time 2say hi again!
Hmmm, Kak G love almost all his work ... During my secondary days, English Literature was a better option 4me. :)
wsalam kak G! nice of u to drop by! :) kak G, my mak pun amik english literature dulu masa skolah. she was my idol! :D she's the reason i pun took up english literature! in fact, we did the same shakespeare play in school - macbeth!
we visited Strartford-Upon-Avon [ where shakespere was born ] and for once we're get gear up to read his stuff. but his extra terrestrially artistic for our level made us stopped even before halfway thru! :P
hehe.. tabik spring! Shakepere (the original versions) are a bit too much for me to really get into.. never took English literature :( but we did do a midsummer night's dream when I was 13 ..loved it ..
PS: loved the movie shakespear in love though..
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>> fiziskandar, u actually went to stratford upon avon??!!! JEALOUS!!!! i nk pegi sgt!!!
>> hidayah, shakespeare in love is my fav movie of all time!!! :D
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