Shakespearean Sunday!

[megwrites]

nhw posted the popularity rankings of Shakespeare's plays by LibraryThing users.

Interesting list. And I'm surprised by some of the results, particularly that Romeo and Juliet came in third, not first - and that Julius Caesar came in as high as it did. I haven't met a lot of people who have professed to have a lot of love for that play.

I love it, even though it's a source of a lot of the misconceptions people have about ancient Rome and Caesar's reign and other such things (including the completely bogus theory that Brutus was Caesar's son). This, of course, makes me gnash my teeth because, ZOMG, six years of mah learnings let me show you thems - but, still, I love the play. If only for Antony's speech over Caesar's body, though I have yet to see it done as well as I think it's written.

Also, roflrazzi.com came through with hardcore lolarity:

Comments

[smashingstars.livejournal.com]

Wow, Measure for Measure was in the top 20. Such an interesting play, one of my favorites.

The older I get, the more I think R&J really was a comedy. But I'm bitter.

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

The older I get, the more I think R&J really was a comedy. But I'm bitter.

I don't know if I'm bitter or not, but as I get older, the less romantic and the more creepy and fucked up this play gets for me.

[scififanatic.livejournal.com]

Interesting list! I love The Tempest and Richard III. Most of all, I love the photo caption!

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

I've never read Richard III - because honestly, I'm not a huge Shakey fan.

The photo is for the win, innit? LOLspeare really is the order of the day.

I'm just waiting for someone to realize that "Midsummer Night's Dream" is just begging for captions. I mean, come on - Ass head? It was made for LOLs. :)