Who Likes to read Shakespeare?
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Re: Who Likes to read Shakespeare?
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Zoey, I've never known that Shakespeare is thought of to be gay, at least now I know. I'm a big fan of Romeo and JulietZoey wrote:I certainly do! I bought a nearly perfect condition limited edition Shakespeare collection book. The cover is red leather bound. It is absolutely beautiful! I have read many of his plays and poems. I am not here to prove myself, but quiz me if you will I mention this because I am going to tell you that Romeo and Juliet is certainly my favorite out of his collections. Call me stereotypical, but I am a geek for romance. And that play is absolutely amazing! Did you know Shakespeare is thought to be gay? It leaves me wondering the reason behind the thought- is it simply because the original actor for Juliet was a man Fascinating stories about authors of previous lifetimes. Fascinating stories...
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In Shakespeare's day it was not legal for a woman to appear in a play, thus all of the female parts had to be played by men. In the movie, Shakespeare In Love, this is one of the main elements of the story. The character played by Gwyneth Paltrow pretends to be a man playing the part of a woman on stage.Zoey wrote:I certainly do! I bought a nearly perfect condition limited edition Shakespeare collection book. The cover is red leather bound. It is absolutely beautiful! I have read many of his plays and poems. I am not here to prove myself, but quiz me if you will I mention this because I am going to tell you that Romeo and Juliet is certainly my favorite out of his collections. Call me stereotypical, but I am a geek for romance. And that play is absolutely amazing! Did you know Shakespeare is thought to be gay? It leaves me wondering the reason behind the thought- is it simply because the original actor for Juliet was a man Fascinating stories about authors of previous lifetimes. Fascinating stories...
There is very little known about Shakespeare and I think claims which say he was gay have little or no evidence to back them up. I think this is based upon speculations resulting from the wording contained in various works, but these claims are totally unsubstantiated by any actual factual data.
― Steven Wright