Comments on: Tis now the very witching time of night by William Shakespeare

By: emerson

emerson — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:42:56 +0000

I will definitely go for option 2…I find it hard to analyze things by myself, I always find that another person is sort of a catalyst for me, and you really see another perspective.

By: rinabeana

rinabeana — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:49:43 +0000

Shakespeare’s not so bad, once you get used to the writing style. There are really two ways to read his work, in my opinion.

1) critically, analyzing every word and sucking out every scrap of meaning
2) loosely, making sure you get the gist even if you miss some of the finer details

I invariably go for option 2, especially when not reading for a class (which I shouldn’t ever have to do again!).

By: emerson

emerson — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:55:51 +0000

I haven’t read Hamlet yet, but I’m going to have to tackle it next…Shakespeare is just so difficult to read.

By: rinabeana

rinabeana — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:52:57 +0000

Edgar Sawtelle is a retelling of Hamlet. When I read the former, I hadn't read Hamlet in a long time, so I could see some parallels, but it took rereading the play for me to realize just how many details Wroblewski incorporated into his story.

By: emerson

emerson — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:22:40 +0000

I’m not entirely sure what Edgar Sawtelle has to do with Hamlet…but I’m on;y on chapter 5 haha!
I love some of Shakespeare’s work, although I have to say that my favorite bit is in Macbeth, when the witches are all around the cauldron…it’s creepy and fantastic.