What are your favourite Shakespeare plays?

racehorse · 07.11.2007, 07:05 PM

i tried to make a poll but i couldn't make a poll big enough, but what are everyone's favourites?
here is a complete list:
All's Well That Ends Well (1602)
Antony and Cleopatra (1606)
As You Like It (1599)
Comedy of Errors (1589)
Coriolanus (1607)
Cymbeline (1609)
Hamlet (1600)
Henry IV, Part I (1597)
Henry IV, Part II (1597)
Henry V (1598)
Henry VI, Part I (1591)
Henry VI, Part II (1590)
Henry VI, Part III (1590)
Henry VIII (1612)
Julius Caesar (1599)
King John (1596)
King Lear (1605)
Love's Labour's Lost (1594)
Macbeth (1605)
Measure for Measure (1604)
Merchant of Venice (1596)
Merry Wives of Windsor (1600)
Midsummer Night's Dream (1595)
Much Ado about Nothing (1598)
Othello (1604)
Pericles (1608)
Richard II (1595)
Richard III (1592)
Romeo and Juliet (1594)
Taming of the Shrew (1593)
Tempest (1611)
Timon of Athens (1607)
Titus Andronicus (1593)
Troilus and Cressida (1601)
Twelfth Night (1599)
Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594)
Winter's Tale (1610)

Hip Priest · 07.11.2007, 07:08 PM

The Tempest sits atop all of his other works, in my opinion. It is followed by Timon of Athens and Henry V.

His sonnets deserve a mention too. I think the sonnets have been discussed here before (Pookie is a fan, I seem to recall).

Great thread. It's time for bed now, but I shall return(eth) to this thread tomorrow. Nice.

Danny Himself · 07.11.2007, 07:13 PM

Shite, I thought you'd left, racehorse!

One of our threads will sadly die.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 07.11.2007, 07:13 PM

I'm not really a fan.

racehorse · 07.11.2007, 07:33 PM

why is that, pardon my asking?

atsonicpark · 07.11.2007, 08:25 PM

shakespeare was funny. and smart.

that being said, i can't really get into his stuff. if i was around back then, i'm sure i'd just be fucking blown away. nowadays, i can't really get into it. but yeah.

gonna have to go with hamlet and pericles. though obviously i'm only familiar with maybe 30% of his work..

k-krack · 07.11.2007, 08:35 PM

I don't dig the 'speare. I find his stories good and all, but really, I cannot stand reading it. I understand much of it, but there's so much else of the writing that just makes no sense, and I would much rather be able to read a book proper than have to look to the margin with the definitions and whatnot every ten lines...

pbradley · 07.11.2007, 08:36 PM

God this too to pick a favorite one, so I'm not going to try.

pbradley · 07.11.2007, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by k-krack

I don't dig the 'speare. I find his stories good and all, but really, I cannot stand reading it. I understand much of it, but there's so much else of the writing that just makes no sense, and I would much rather be able to read a book proper than have to look to the margin with the definitions and whatnot every ten lines...

Why don't you just see the plays, then?

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 07.11.2007, 08:54 PM

Rob Instigator · 07.12.2007, 09:21 AM

I prefer Shakespeare's historical plays.

Julius Ceasar, Titus Andronicus, King Lear, Macbeth, etc

lungfish · 07.12.2007, 09:54 PM

Othello, easily.
what a play.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 07.12.2007, 11:00 PM

I like Much Ado About Nothing. Only if Keanu Reeves is playing the bad guy though.

pbradley · 07.12.2007, 11:16 PM

I remember loving Othello as a kid but I don't know if I would like it as much now. Iago is an amazingly sinister character.

Silent Dan Speaks · 07.13.2007, 01:34 AM

I really like Macbeth. It's dark, twisted, and full of foul play.

I don't know I'd call it my favorite though, thats hard to choose.

07.11.2007, 07:05 PM	#1
racehorse 100% Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 784	i tried to make a poll but i couldn't make a poll big enough, but what are everyone's favourites? here is a complete list: All's Well That Ends Well (1602) Antony and Cleopatra (1606) As You Like It (1599) Comedy of Errors (1589) Coriolanus (1607) Cymbeline (1609) Hamlet (1600) Henry IV, Part I (1597) Henry IV, Part II (1597) Henry V (1598) Henry VI, Part I (1591) Henry VI, Part II (1590) Henry VI, Part III (1590) Henry VIII (1612) Julius Caesar (1599) King John (1596) King Lear (1605) Love's Labour's Lost (1594) Macbeth (1605) Measure for Measure (1604) Merchant of Venice (1596) Merry Wives of Windsor (1600) Midsummer Night's Dream (1595) Much Ado about Nothing (1598) Othello (1604) Pericles (1608) Richard II (1595) Richard III (1592) Romeo and Juliet (1594) Taming of the Shrew (1593) Tempest (1611) Timon of Athens (1607) Titus Andronicus (1593) Troilus and Cressida (1601) Twelfth Night (1599) Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594) Winter's Tale (1610)
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07.11.2007, 07:08 PM	#2
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	The Tempest sits atop all of his other works, in my opinion. It is followed by Timon of Athens and Henry V. His sonnets deserve a mention too. I think the sonnets have been discussed here before (Pookie is a fan, I seem to recall). Great thread. It's time for bed now, but I shall return(eth) to this thread tomorrow. Nice. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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07.11.2007, 07:13 PM	#3
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	Shite, I thought you'd left, racehorse! One of our threads will sadly die.
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Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	I'm not really a fan. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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07.11.2007, 07:33 PM	#5
racehorse 100% Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 784	why is that, pardon my asking?
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07.11.2007, 08:25 PM	#6
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	shakespeare was funny. and smart. that being said, i can't really get into his stuff. if i was around back then, i'm sure i'd just be fucking blown away. nowadays, i can't really get into it. but yeah. gonna have to go with hamlet and pericles. though obviously i'm only familiar with maybe 30% of his work.. __________________
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07.11.2007, 08:35 PM	#7
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	I don't dig the 'speare. I find his stories good and all, but really, I cannot stand reading it. I understand much of it, but there's so much else of the writing that just makes no sense, and I would much rather be able to read a book proper than have to look to the margin with the definitions and whatnot every ten lines... __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	God this too to pick a favorite one, so I'm not going to try.
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07.12.2007, 09:21 AM	#11
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,991	I prefer Shakespeare's historical plays. Julius Ceasar, Titus Andronicus, King Lear, Macbeth, etc __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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07.12.2007, 09:54 PM	#12
lungfish bad moon rising Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: nyc Posts: 236	Othello, easily. what a play.
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	I like Much Ado About Nothing. Only if Keanu Reeves is playing the bad guy though.
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07.12.2007, 11:16 PM	#14
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	I remember loving Othello as a kid but I don't know if I would like it as much now. Iago is an amazingly sinister character.
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07.13.2007, 01:34 AM	#15
Silent Dan Speaks the destroyed room Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 603	I really like Macbeth. It's dark, twisted, and full of foul play. I don't know I'd call it my favorite though, thats hard to choose.
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