Comments on: More strange than true: I never may believe by William Shakespeare

By: rinabeana

rinabeana — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:13:55 +0000

My senior year I took AP English, which was taught by the drama director. He hadn’t taught upper-level English before (I don’t think). We literally spent three months on Macbeth. I had lists of instances of imagery (sleep and blood, mostly). We watched three film versions. I’ve seen it staged one time (in Austin). I was thrilled when it was the focus of season 2 of Slings & Arrows. When I visited the Globe Theatre in London, I had to get a t-shirt with “bloodstains” that said, “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” Also, all my notes came in quite handy for a paper in the college Shakespeare class.

By: emerson

emerson — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:02:44 +0000

I had to read Macbeth in grade 11. I say “had to” because I was not looking forward to it at all, I think “dreading it” is a more appropriate term. But I’m really glad that the teacher was so good at his job, he assigned different students to different reading parts and he just made it fun. I loved Macbeth, it gave me an appreciation for Shakespeare, because the way that the prophecies came true…the part with the forest moving, was brilliant.

By: rinabeana

rinabeana — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:56:37 +0000

I think I read it as research for a play I wrote (my first Shakespearean play was Romeo & Juliet freshman year of HS, followed by Julius Caesar and Macbeth in my sophomore and senior years). I had to read quite a few on my own as research. I took a Shakespeare class in college for fun (it was!). I think Macbeth is still my favorite…

By: emerson

emerson — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:49:17 +0000

I had to read A Midsummer’s Night Dream in grade 8. I don’t understand why they would start Shakespeare with that particular play, it’s my least favorite. Thanks for posting this, I don’t remember reading this part…it might just be the best part of the whole play.