From Paraguay!
Though I had heard many references to Shakespeare’s works growing up - especially Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet - my first full experience came when I was eleven, when I heard the beautiful Sonnet 29 on the TV series Beauty and the Beast (in Vincent’s voice). Getting to know him has been a joy since then. Happy birthday, Shakespeare! Love, Vicky (in Paraguay, South America)
2 years ago • 0 notesWilliam Shakespeare/Dr. Paul Grabill
I fell in love with William Shakespeare in Dr, Paul Grabill’s English Literature classes at University of Evansville: thank you, Paul! *Jaques:* All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. As You Like It Act 2, scene 7, 139–143 …>
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celebrating “THY DAY”
Mayor Daley, you couldn’t have made our day any better by declaring April 23rd “Talk Like Shakespeare Day.” Our students are currently reading Romeo & Juliet and have been preparing a Renaissance dance with their “handmade” masks and head coverings (for the ladies). How wonderful that the “masquerade ball” is ON APRIL 23rd!! We hope to be forwarding photos of this wonderful and educational experience. Diane & George
2 years ago • 0 notesMy intro to Shakespeare
Although I knew about him prior to high school, my first REAL intro was in a Shakespeare Class taught by Joann Eisenberg in Southfield Michigan in 1972, I think. She would play records of the plays as we followed along with the text. She would be laughing SO hard, she would literally be falling on the floor in hysterics, and then stop the record to explain through her gasping laughter, that he was really talking about sex. My daughter also loves Shakespeare, and our favorite movie is Tom Stoppards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, which is so brilliant a use of Hamlet. Nancy C.
2 years ago • 0 notesCheck out: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/swf/words.html
A fun word game based on Shakespeare’s language!
2 years ago • 0 notesOur plans for celebrating at work
In my office, we will be celebrating Talk Like Shakespeare Day with a Shakespeare book drive. Everyone will bring a copy of their favorite Shakespeare play, and then we will donate them all to our local high school. It seemed like a good way to celebrate Shakespeare – by ensuring that generations to come are exposed to his work! David S. -St. Louis, Missouri
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