I hear tell Richard III was not actually a hunchback.

[jackshoegazer]

Please tell me I'm not the first English major to find Shakespeare boring as hell. Although, I am tempted to get "O wonderful, when devils tell the truth!" tattooed somewhere.

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[the-wondering-1.livejournal.com]

No. I do too. I'm not an English major though, I'm a Creative Writing major but whatever. I still can't stand the guy most of the time.

[gislebertus.livejournal.com]

Seriously? Shakespeare is awesome.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

It's odd – I know how important he is, how good he is, et cetera. The plays I've seen have been great, but when I sit down to read it, my brain just turns off, refuses to process the words. Like a kid told he can't leave the table until he eats his peas, my brain gets stubborn and just stares at it, refusing to eat.

[dakini-grl.livejournal.com]

Reading him is hard. I used to get into the same kind of brain freeze. Reading him aloud made it better. And sometimes sillier.

[rainingkisses.livejournal.com]

i love to see it acted, but it's boring to read, i agree.

[six-dollar-baby.livejournal.com]

"He exits, pursued by a bear."

Say what you want about the guy, but his stage direction was fantastic.

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

Do you have Knowles, or someone else as your prof? :O

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Knowles it is!

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

I liked him a lot! Other people found him too dry, I think.

I'm one of the weird people who prefers to read Shakespeare over seeing it performed (except for Slings & Arrows).

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I think he's remarkably smart and funny. I'm just not enjoying reading it. It makes me sad, because I can usually find something enjoyable about even the most unappealing tasks.

[thatotherashley.livejournal.com]

I haven't really touched Shakespeare since school. Except the occasional Kenneth Brannagh adaption.

I have Stratford right on my door-step, so I should really go see the Royal Shakespeare Company.