King Lear
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one of the four great tragedies
to be completely honest, I did not have the best reading experience with this. I'm sure though that this was because I had trouble understanding the language and to truly grasp what was going on. This play has so much to offer but you have to sit with it for a while for everything to unfold.
This has been the first Shakespeare I've read for years and also the first ever I read in English - I was a little bit worried that maybe Shakespeare would be too difficult for me as a non-native English speaker, but everything was fine which probably was the case because of this edition that includes so much additional information on the background, the different versions of the play, and on words in old English that might be difficult to understand. As in all the other Shakespeare dramas I read I loved not only the thrilling storyline but also the brilliantly beautiful language. And also as usual, so many things are in here: castles, Earls, a king, a battle and a lot of fighting, swords and poison (of course, what would a Shakespeare be without swords and poison??) ;) people are going mad, people are acting as if mad, people are driving other people mad, people loose their eyes, princesses are fighting - yes, this is set in the middle ages and there are fighting princesses who also say things like "Hang him instantly." or "Pluck out his eyes.) Though written somewhen in between 1603 and 1605 (and set even earlier) I felt that the characters, their issues with jealousy, intrigues, love, and betrayal, are still relatable, and Shakespeare makes them feel very real.
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Posts
one of the four great tragedies
to be completely honest, I did not have the best reading experience with this. I'm sure though that this was because I had trouble understanding the language and to truly grasp what was going on. This play has so much to offer but you have to sit with it for a while for everything to unfold.
This has been the first Shakespeare I've read for years and also the first ever I read in English - I was a little bit worried that maybe Shakespeare would be too difficult for me as a non-native English speaker, but everything was fine which probably was the case because of this edition that includes so much additional information on the background, the different versions of the play, and on words in old English that might be difficult to understand. As in all the other Shakespeare dramas I read I loved not only the thrilling storyline but also the brilliantly beautiful language. And also as usual, so many things are in here: castles, Earls, a king, a battle and a lot of fighting, swords and poison (of course, what would a Shakespeare be without swords and poison??) ;) people are going mad, people are acting as if mad, people are driving other people mad, people loose their eyes, princesses are fighting - yes, this is set in the middle ages and there are fighting princesses who also say things like "Hang him instantly." or "Pluck out his eyes.) Though written somewhen in between 1603 and 1605 (and set even earlier) I felt that the characters, their issues with jealousy, intrigues, love, and betrayal, are still relatable, and Shakespeare makes them feel very real.