Tlingit Shakespeare

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm really frustrated with this thread. I don't understand what you are on about, Bruce, frankly.

Oh, sounds like a personal problem. Maybe you were mistaken about that....Just like you're mistaken about the thread.

If you don't understand the value of Shakespeare, why do you care?

So your one of the, it's wonderful, it must be 'cause everybody says so. I can't tell you why, because I don't know, but I know its wonderful, crowd. OK, your off the hook, maybe somebody else knows.

And I just flat out disagree that it stops being Shakespeare, or meaningful, if it is reinterpreted, no matter how outre.

I'm sure you do. Since you don't know why it's good, you certainly wouldn't know when it isn't. Do you have a bumper sticker that says, "A bad play of Shakespeare is better than a good day at work"?

Furthermore, you might as well get over your distaste (or whatever it is), because he will continue to be reinterpreted, forever, if humanity is lucky.

I suppose they will, but I'm not stupid enough to say it was wonderful when some of them fuck it up. Humanity? Good grief.

No one is making you see the thing, after all.

Yes they are, the same ones that forced you come back and defend Willie's honor.

I was actually disappointed when I found out my trip to DC was not going to intersect with its run.

Yes, that's a shame, but I assure you, that's not my fault either.

I also really, LOATHE arguing for argument's sake, although I know a lot of people get into it. I was hoping this thread would die so I wouldn't feel the need to post again in it.

It's such a tragedy it didn't end, so you wouldn't be assaulted by those arm twisters. But if you had shed some light instead of just creating heat, it might have been.

Now where did I say I disliked Shakespeare? Hmmm I can't find it, can you?
The discussion was not whether Willie wrote nice plays, nobody was saying he didn't. The question was, and still is, how much reimagining can you do before it's not Shakespeare any more, because we don't agree on that.

This is why I wanted to reach some sort of consensus of what makes Shakespeare unique. I gave my deductions on what the core values are, that makes Shakespeare special, but you would rather shrill......heretic..... blasphemy, than contribute to rational discussion. pity.