Shakespeare Who?
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Shakespeare Who?
1. The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
2. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
3. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
4. Oedipus Rex by Socrates
Each of the above plays acts as a metaphor. Sure, they can be read for pleasure but once the surface is penetrated, there's more. Just from my list, there are underlying abstractions such as the death of the American Dream, women's sacrificial roles in society, appearance verse reality, blinding truth... I've shown you mine, now show me yours.
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I have read The Tempest, but I have not read Everyman. Thanks for the recommendation. Can you give me a little prelude to Everyman? What makes it one of your faves?ChilubaOgoke wrote: ↑19 May 2018, 17:34 Talking about beneath the surface, have you read "Everyman"? Or Shakespeare's " Tempest? Good list though.
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I find this really refreshing! I was made to feel like a bad teacher because I hated Shakespeare even though my students achieved repeatedly good results. It seemed as though there was an unwritten rule that you must love Shakespeare to dare to teach English. My favourite play to study with the older students was Aphra Behn’s The Rover and with the younger ones, Our Day Out by Willy Russell.Lgs1089 wrote: ↑11 May 2018, 10:02 I find Shakespeare redundant and bland like unsalted nuts. He's probably good for your literary health but meh. I'd like to know your favorite classical plays. What makes them your favorites? You can go Shakespeare on me if you must. A few of the most influential plays that I've read are as follows:
1. The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
2. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
3. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
4. Oedipus Rex by Socrates
Each of the above plays acts as a metaphor. Sure, they can be read for pleasure but once the surface is penetrated, there's more. Just from my list, there are underlying abstractions such as the death of the American Dream, women's sacrificial roles in society, appearance verse reality, blinding truth... I've shown you mine, now show me yours.
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