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What shakespeare plays have you studied?
for me:
yr 7: A Midsummer Night's Dream
yr 9: Romeo and Juliet
yr 10: Macbeth
yr 11: Othello
yr 12: Julius Ceasar (studying next year)
What is your favourite Shakespeare play?
mine is Othello but i can't explain why
EDIT: i also did the taming of the shrew this year for extension
 
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Year 9- Romeo and Juliet
Year 10- Much Ado About Nothing
Year 11- Othello
My favourite so far is Romeo and Juliet because Juliet rhymes with Capulet and it's cool to have a rhyming name.
 

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I like Merchant of Venice, Othello and Macbeth equally - the characterisation of the female support roles of Portia, Lady Macbeth and Desdemona in each play are especially good.
 

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Melisoverschool said:
what's Hamlet about?
It would take forever to explain but very generally, its about hamlet trying to figure out whether the current king killed his father (the old king) by pretending to be mad. In doing this he has to figure out who he is as a person and why he reacts to certain situations the way he does. Its the play with the famous "to be or not to be" soliloquey.

It asks the big questions, why are we here, what is the point of living etc
 

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Well I SINCERELY dislike Shakespeare, but since it's kinda compulsory for school.. I guess I'll warm up to it..
I've read Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Othello
And I'd have to say, Romeo and Juliet was by FAR the best

(I really want to read Hamlet/King Lear though, I hear they're the best Shakespeare)
 
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It would take forever to explain but very generally, its about hamlet trying to figure out whether the current king killed his father (the old king) by pretending to be mad. In doing this he has to figure out who he is as a person and why he reacts to certain situations the way he does. Its the play with the famous "to be or not to be" soliloquey.

It asks the big questions, why are we here, what is the point of living etc
sound good but very deep
 

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Melisoverschool said:
sound good but very deep
yea, pretty much, if you end up doing it for year 12 you will like it, it goes very well with Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are dead
 

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Year 7: Taming of the Shrew & Richard III
Year 8: Midsummer Night's Dream
Year 9: Romeo and Juliet
Year 10: McBeth
Year 11 (06): Othello
Year 12 (07): Hamlet
Year 11 (08): Othello
Year 12 (09): Julius Cesear & The 12th Night

So far my favourites have been A Midsummers Night Dream & Taming of the Shrew

Note: Hamlet was actually pretty awesome thinking about it more was really....(i don't know how to finish the sentence), but really liked it
 
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marcquelle said:
Year 7: Taming of the Shrew & Richard III
Year 8: Midsummer Night's Dream
Year 9: Romeo and Juliet
Year 10: McBeth
Year 11 (06): Othello
Year 12 (07): Hamlet
Year 11 (08): Othello
Year 12 (09): Julius Cesear & The 12th Night

So far my favourites have been A Midsummers Night Dream & Taming of the Shrew

Note: Hamlet was actually pretty awesome thinking about it more was really....(i don't know how to finish the sentence), but really liked it
wow you're like a shakespeare expert you've done so many. :lol:
 

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Macbeth was fine, as is the same with Othello.

Yr 12: As You Like It - whatever that's about.
 
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yr 7 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
yr 8 - Romeo and Juliet
yr 9 - Hamlet
yr 10 - Macbeth
yr 11 - Othello
prelim ext 1 eng - Romeo and Juliet

as much as it is a cliché i love the tale of the two star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet.

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My favourite would be romeo and juliet.

I've studied romeo and juliet, taming of the shrew, othello, macbeth.
 

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marcquelle said:
Note: Hamlet was actually pretty awesome thinking about it more was really....(i don't know how to finish the sentence), but really liked it
:jaw: Oh my God.. OH MY GOD
MARCQUELLE FORGOT A WORD!?
WHAT HAS THIS WORLD COME TO
 

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year 8: Hamlet (transformation with The Lion King)
Year 9: Romeo and Juliet
Year 10: Macbeth
Year 11: Taming of the Shrew (transformation with 10 Things I Hate About You)

Favourite would be Macbeth, really enjoyed it, Taming was alright as was Romeo and Juliet.
 

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youngminii said:
:jaw: Oh my God.. OH MY GOD
MARCQUELLE FORGOT A WORD!?
WHAT HAS THIS WORLD COME TO
lols

well i can't/couldn't find a word to explains why i like Hamlet, if i had to put a word in there i would say intriging/motivational
 

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