For me, the thing that got me into really liking Shakespeare was actually performing it. I was the Apothecary (and a roving vendor in the opening scene) in R&J in high school, and fell in love with the language and plotline. In college, my freshman lit prof made it a point to have us read the plays out loud when we got to WS, assigning us our parts for the day (when we read Lear, all the girls were fighting for Regan and Goneril!).
That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.
Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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."
Kathy A - Sep 03, 2010 6:52:57 am PDT #12294 of 28333
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
DawnK - Sep 03, 2010 6:54:13 am PDT #12295 of 28333
giraffe mode
I told my bro that I'd pay for overnight shipping but he'd already sent it.
flea - Sep 03, 2010 7:44:11 am PDT #12296 of 28333
information libertarian
Ginger, we were going to go to the festival but now we are not. Next year, though!
Casper has a classmate named Cassius. He does not look especially learn or hungry. Whether or not he thinks to much and is dangerous is yet to be seen.
Fred Pete - Sep 03, 2010 7:49:33 am PDT #12297 of 28333
Ann, that's a ferret.
Boys are dangerous, pretty much by definition. But it's more likely because of not thinking, not thinking too much.
Laga - Sep 03, 2010 9:33:35 am PDT #12298 of 28333
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Someone needs to put together a computer program to search for Shakespeare quotes by play so we can know for sure which is the most quoted. I would say Hamlet if I was familiar with more than just the plays Slings & Arrows covered.
Ginger - Sep 03, 2010 9:43:16 am PDT #12299 of 28333
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Next year, though!
You should. They've got a lot for kids, including a parade each morning. I think I'd like to see the flamenco version of Ferdinand the Bull myself, but I'm pretty much tied to venue I'm running. If you change your mind, I'll be looking harried in the Holiday Inn conference center.
juliana - Sep 03, 2010 9:48:14 am PDT #12300 of 28333
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Casper has a classmate named Cassius.
Seriously? That's like naming your daughters Goneril and Regan (which I remember some Buffista mentioning). Trouble right there (in River City).
I would name a cat Cassius, though.
Kathy A - Sep 03, 2010 9:49:21 am PDT #12301 of 28333
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
If I ever adopted two sister cats, I'd totally name them Goneril and Regan! And just what to see who'd turn on the other first...
Sue - Sep 03, 2010 9:52:13 am PDT #12302 of 28333
hip deep in pie
Seriously? That's like naming your daughters Goneril and Regan (which I remember some Buffista mentioning). Trouble right there (in River City).
Bet you it was after Cassius Clay, not Shakespeare.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 03, 2010 9:54:12 am PDT #12303 of 28333
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
If I ever adopted two sister cats, I'd totally name them Goneril and Regan! And just what to see who'd turn on the other first...
My brother and his wife have a cat named Cordelia, but I'm not sure if that's a Shakespeare reference or a Buffy/Angel one (it was the cat my sister-in-law brought with her into the relationship).
Cassius is a perfect cat name. And I have met a cat namd Brutus.