> "Much Ado About Nothing" was permeated with a sense of whimsy (as is > appropriate for Shakespeare's "Three's Company" episode) while even the > humorous scenes in Hamlet were shadowed.
Best. Synopsys. Ever. I love his comedies, and the Branaugh/Thompson version of this is hi-larious. Except for His Whoahness, Keanu, who was way too stiff. > People don't often read film scripts, after all. Those that do are seen as > geeks. But with plays (especially Shakespeare) there's this intellectual > elitism present (or seemingly so) that you must enjoy reading the plays. I like to read his plays out loud with a group -- next best thing to seeing them acted out. But you're right that it's pretty boring to read them silently, by yourself, and people who claim to like it tend to be either intentionally snobbish or hardcore lit freaks. --Ben ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151066 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
