Timur Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 @Beetlejuice @Cal @Cenzonico @ConservativeElector2 @DakotaHale @Dobs @Edouard @Entrecampos @Fbarbarossa @Hestia @jnewt @JohnGRobertsJr @Kitten @Magnus Rex @Mishfox @MrPotatoTed @pilight @Pringles @Rezi @Rodja @Sean F Kennedy @The Blood @themiddlepolitical @Timur @vcczar @WVProgressive @YVDyTaOxlzZr @Zenobiyl @themiddlepolitical @Wiw @jvikings1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilight Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 This is the final I expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobs Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Billy Shakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Yeah, I was expecting this match up also. I think Newton has more worldwide importance, but I think Shakespeare has more importance for English culture and language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenobiyl Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 fuck Shakespeare, man ruined my sophomore year English grade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringles Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, Zenobiyl said: fuck Shakespeare, man ruined my sophomore year English grade. I agree. I'm not very fond of Shakespeares plays either... I remember only liking Macbeth and that was in... AP Lang I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 43 minutes ago, Zenobiyl said: fuck Shakespeare, man ruined my sophomore year English grade. 27 minutes ago, Pringles said: I agree. I'm not very fond of Shakespeares plays either... I remember only liking Macbeth and that was in... AP Lang I believe. That's because you have teachers that don't know how to teach it and probably don't understand the material. Shakespeare's amazing once it is understandable and when it is taught well. There's a reason he's immortal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringles Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, vcczar said: That's because you have teachers that don't know how to teach it and probably don't understand the material. Shakespeare's amazing once it is understandable and when it is taught well. There's a reason he's immortal. Perhaps. I remember my AP Lang teacher telling me that Shakespeare is really meant to be seen, and not to be read. So I recall a field trip Junior year to see Macbeth. (Perhaps why I like Macbeth as the only play of Shakespeare.) I remember reading a Midsummers Night Dream though and I absolutely hated it haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Pringles said: Perhaps. I remember my AP Lang teacher telling me that Shakespeare is really meant to be seen, and not to be read. So I recall a field trip Junior year to see Macbeth. (Perhaps why I like Macbeth as the only play of Shakespeare.) I remember reading a Midsummers Night Dream though and I absolutely hated it haha. I think he's meant to be both read and seen. However, the purpose of the plays was to be seen. Shakespeare didn't expect his plays to be read when he wrote them. My favorite play is King Lear. Shakespeare's tragedies and histories are better than his comedies, primarily because humor changes with time while what is tragic is always tragic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringles Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 minute ago, vcczar said: I think he's meant to be both read and seen. However, the purpose of the plays was to be seen. Shakespeare didn't expect his plays to be read when he wrote them. My favorite play is King Lear. Shakespeare's tragedies and histories are better than his comedies, primarily because humor changes with time while what is tragic is always tragic. Yeah I agree. King Lear is pretty good. Tragedies always make for better stories anyways when it comes to this sort of thing in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiw Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Bit of a tough one, really. Newton changed science, Shakespeare changed culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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