Tag: Shakespeare
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11 Reasons to Read STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel
One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time-from the actor’s early days as a film star to fifteen years in the future, when a theater troupe known as…
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My Problem with Shakespeare | Discussion
Confession: I don’t particularly like Shakespeare. Usually when I tell people I’m not a huge fan of Shakespeare I receive a piercing glare and a disapproving “Really?” This conversation inevitably results in me trying to defend my opinions while undergoing intense scrutiny from the opposing party. Apathy towards the Bard was the norm when I…
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HAMLET by William Shakespeare
To like Hamlet or not like Hamlet, that is the question… I have a confession to make: I’m not really a big fan of Shakespeare. Ever since first reading one of his works as a freshman in high school (Romeo and Juliet, naturally) I’ve had mixed feelings about the Bard. To be quite honest, none of…
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QUOTE: Shakespeare
“In jest, there is truth.” ~ King Lear by Shakespeare Oh, Shakespeare- how wise you are! This quote from his tragedy King Lear is short, simple, and definitely true. People often use humor to mask the harsh truth. Don’t we all, at times? That’s why I love when there are Fools in his plays, because they give the best…
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Review: KING LEAR
Author: William Shakespeare Number of Pages: 320 Publisher: SparkNotes Release Date: 1604 “One of Shakespeare’s finest tragedies, the work displays a pessimism and nihilism that make it a 20th-century favorite. The aging King Lear decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, allotting each a portion in proportion to the eloquence of her declaration of love. The hypocritical Goneril…
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The Reading List // Classics Club Challenge
Hi, everyone! Today’s post is a very special TBR list, as I have decided to join the Classics Club Reading Challenge! You can read more about the specifics of this challenge here, but basically it means that you make a list of classics you’d like to read by a certain date. Each time you read…
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BookTubeAThon 2015 Wrap-Up
Alas! the BookTubeAThon 2015 has come to a close. What a week it has been! Between watching all of the update videos, participating in Twitter sprints, and reading my bookish behind off, it’s a wonder that I’ve had any time to blog at all! While I’m sure I didn’t read as much as many participants…
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BookTubeAThon 2015 TBR
It’s BookTubeAThon time! You know what that means: plenty of fun challenges, a contagious community spirit, and TONS OF READING. This year the event runs from August 3rd to August 9th. If you haven’t heard of the BookTubeAThon before or you want to learn more about it, you can check out the official Youtube channel…
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