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As You Like It (Shakespeare Library Classic) | William Shakespeare

#asyoulikeit #shakespeare #act5 #shakespearereadalong #rosalind #epilogue
I loved Rosalind‘s epilogue. It was an interesting way to end the play. I‘m not sure who I would call my favourite character, or my favourite part. This started one way, and ended oddly to me. Definitely not my favourite Shakespeare play.

Jess_Read_This I‘m not quite through this act but am agreeing, not one of my favs either. I‘m rather glad to have read it because I think now certain references such as “all the the world is a stage” I understand the background now. (edited) 7y

GingerAntics @jess_read_this I agree. I think I‘m a better Shakespeare fan for having read it, but I don‘t think it will be read again. 7y

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GingerAntics

As You Like It (Shakespeare Library Classic) | William Shakespeare

#asyoulikeit #shakespeare #act5 #shakespearereadalong #touchstone
Once again, it seems Shakespeare is delivery some of his most profound lines through the mouths of professional fools. Act 5 made me like Touchstone a bit more. At least it seemed Audrey did actually love him and he actually loved her...I think.

Jess_Read_This This reminds me of some biblical passage.. 🤔like a proverbs or something. I love that he has the court fool saying this too. 7y

GingerAntics @Jess_Read_This once you said that I started thinking the same thing. I googled it, and it appears that there are a few places in Proverbs that talk about fools, but the second half is always different. It definitely could be inspired from that, though. Good thinking. 7y

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CSeydel

Cymbeline | William Shakespeare

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Overall: this play was great fun and I never would have read it except for this group. Thanks!
#Act5 - maybe it‘s just me but this act feels a little ... choppy? Like WS realized he was over deadline and kinda threw up his hands and said ‘all right let‘s just wrap this up.‘ More 👇

readinginthedark, Jess_Read_This

CSeydel I liked the ghosts coming and praying over Posthumus, that was delightfully unexpected. And Jupiter‘s response was delicious ... “whom best I love I cross, to make my gift, the more delayed, delighted.” Oh snap. But then it takes that weird left turn when the doctor comes in and catches everyone up on the Queen‘s evil plot ... and what did she even die of? Desperation? That part was bizarre. 7y

CSeydel And then Cymbeline just kinda takes it in stride. “Oh wow. Did not see that coming. Huh. Well, anyway, off to kill some Roman prisoners.” (For some reason, I picture Steve Carell playing Cymbeline. And Alison Janney as the Queen.) 7y

readinginthedark 😂I love your casting! That would be the funniest version of Cymbeline ever! And yeah, I don‘t know about Act 5. I‘ve read some suspicions that someone else added that heaven/dream scene because there was some funky business publishing it. I think Shakespeare tried to keep things to five acts in all of his plays, so maybe it was a performance timing issue? But things got kind of out of hand because he had extra elements in this play. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y

CSeydel It really reads like the finale of an Agatha Christie novel ... all the characters assemble and stand around explaining the tangled plot threads. And I LOL‘d when Posthumus, being the last to recognize Imogen, socked “the page” in grief and indignation when she tried to approach him. @readinginthedark (edited) 7y

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GingerAntics

Cymbeline | William Shakespeare

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I love Shakespeare, so I'm definitely biased, but I loved this. It's not really a tragedy at all. In a rare turn for Shakespeare, there is a happy ending. I'm also biased because I love British history, so I love any play where Shakespeare took on the history of the British Isles. Big fan of this play, all the way around. #cymbeline #shakespeare #shakespearereadalong #act5 #scene4 #act5scene4 #readthis

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GingerAntics

Cymbeline | William Shakespeare

"Stand, whose there" is the very first line of the version of Hamlet in the "bad" quarto. I totally geeked out when I saw it there in the middle of Act 5 Scene 3 of Cymbeline. #nerd #Hamletobsession #Hamlet #cymbeline #shakespeare #act5 #scene3 #act5scene3 #shakespearereadalong

readinginthedark I think the version I read combined elements from all three quartos—it had this line, too! 7y

GingerAntics @readinginthedark It was. The "bad" quarto has "Stand: who is that?" as the first line. The second quarto and first folio have "Who's there?" as the first line. Most modern translations are actually combinations of the three and supposedly wouldn't be unrecognisable to Shakespeare's audiences (so I am told). 7y

GingerAntics I'm not obsessed with Hamlet or anything, though. lol 7y

readinginthedark 😂Hey, Hamlet is a completely justifiable obsession! 7y

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GingerAntics

Cymbeline | William Shakespeare

How about no one murders their wife? That would be great, thanks. Divorce is always a better option than murder. #cymbeline #act5 #scene1 #act5scene1 #badadvice #shakespeare #shakespearereadalong #justsayin

Lcsmcat I don‘t think he‘s recommending murder. Think of “must” in this context as modern speakers would say “would.” I think he‘s saying, in the depths of his despair, if everyone acted like he did, so many good women, who are better than their husbands, would be killed. 7y

GingerAntics @Lcsmcat I know. I'm sarcastic by nature. Sorry. 7y

Lcsmcat Sorry to be pedantic. It‘s the teacher in me. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 7y

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GingerAntics @Lcsmcat I totally understand. I'm in the same position. We get so used to explaining things that we just do it by nature. I'm in the same boat. lol (although at the moment I'm sick of repeating myself a thousand times and still getting no response... so I may have stopped explaining things for the moment) 7y

readinginthedark 😂Whaaaaat? A suggestion that improves something? Why would we do that?! 7y

GingerAntics @readinginthedark no idea. Improvements are a total waste of time. lol 7y

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