As an alusion, not necessarily a theme, though a point might be made for Caliban, The CBS series Beauty and the Beast had Vincent rather famously reciting Sonnet XXIX (as well as Rilke, Yeats, Wordsworth, Frost). You might want to go sound only, from about :58 to 2:01. The schmaltz is pretty thick. But I love Perlman's delivery.
Doesn't matter that we took him off that boat, Shepherd, it's the place he's going to live from now on.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Beverly - Mar 05, 2010 12:02:44 pm PST #11091 of 28344
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Hil R. - Mar 05, 2010 12:23:10 pm PST #11092 of 28344
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
The short story "The Macbeth Murder Mystery" by James Thurber.
DavidS - Mar 05, 2010 12:38:29 pm PST #11093 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's interesting the that tragedies seem to pull the most reinterpretations. Except for Midsummer Night's Dream the comedies are a bit under-exploited.
Barb - Mar 05, 2010 12:49:06 pm PST #11094 of 28344
“Not dead yet!”
I think Taming of the Shrew has been reinterpreted quite a bit.
juliana - Mar 05, 2010 2:27:18 pm PST #11095 of 28344
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I think Taming of the Shrew has been reinterpreted quite a bit.
Plus, there's the amaaaaaaazing A.C.T. production from the '70s. Starring Marc Singer, and done in commedia dell'arte style. [link]
Sophia Brooks - Mar 05, 2010 2:29:43 pm PST #11096 of 28344
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I saw bits and pieces of a tape of a Taming of the Shrew with Raul Jualia and Meryl Streep that I really liked. She was amazingly good at physical comedy.
juliana - Mar 05, 2010 2:32:47 pm PST #11097 of 28344
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Oh, and Moonlighting did a Shrew parody. In which Bruce Willis sang and played the harmonica. @@
Amy - Mar 05, 2010 3:07:41 pm PST #11098 of 28344
Because books.
Did anyone mention Sarah Smith's Chasing Shakespeare ? Excellent book.
Even in nonfiction, you have books like Reviving Ophelia.
Also an album called Finding Ophelia by Jinny Kim, which I may have to buy.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 05, 2010 5:40:26 pm PST #11099 of 28344
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Prospero's Books and John Cassavetes' Tempest were both well-made, interesting films inspired by Shakespeare.
Amanda Bynes' She's the Man was not.
Kat - Mar 05, 2010 6:25:21 pm PST #11100 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Christopher Moore's book, Fool.
I had a running list of things that are almost perfectly Shakespearean, without really being a direct spinoff. For example, I Love Lucy is so much like Merry Wives of Windsor in many respects.