What is your favorite play by Shakespeare?

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Re: What is your favorite play by Shakespeare?

Post by Sakilunamermaid »

My favorite play of Shakespeare that I have seen has to be Much ado about Nothing. It has always stuck with me, one of my favorite performances.
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My fav is romeo and juillet from the movies but the actual printed plays by Shakespeare are hard to read and understand because the language is so hard. Really it's like looking at words written in familiar language and you can say them out loud with practice but you can never fully understand what's going on.
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As You Like It is definitely my favorite! It has been from the moment I read it. I have read several others, classics like Romeo and Juliet, but none have surpassed. I do still have a few to read though!
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts

Shakespeare-As You Like It Act II, Scene VII
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Much ado about nothing is among my all time favorite books and not just when it comes to Shakespeare's plays
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Midsummer Nights Dream! :lol:
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Of the ones I’ve read I enjoyed A Midsummer Nights Dream the most. We read it in high school and then split up in groups and performed the play. So fun 😊
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Hamlet.
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I simply can't decide because I love all of them.
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I love Julius Ceasar the most. I also enjoyed Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth. I am a lover of history and Shakespeare does not neglect to dramatise crucial historical events. If we don't acknowledge our history, we are at a loss regarding how we should move forward in the future.
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I had to study several of Shakespeare's plays in school, and my favourite by far was Othello.
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My favourite is The Merchant of Venice. I read it over and over and I still quote Antonio's opening lines 😊. I did feel sorry for Shylock though 😔
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Post by sdatsy »

By far my top 3 are Macbeth, Hamlet and Romeo, and Juliet. All three of these plays offer me the perfect medieval type plot that I love!
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Romeo & Juliet and MacBeth.
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Post by EmberBlaze »

Much Ado About Nothing. I tend to prefer Shakespeare's comedies, and this one is so fun and incredibly witty. Also, Taming of the Shrew, for the same reasons.
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The Merchant of Venice is my all time favourite Shakespear play.
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