When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me I can't boost this enough
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me Beautiful.
I do find some irony in the speech belonging to the character of Sir Thomas Moore, who in real life prosecuted, and saw to the torture and execution of so many, many protestants.
It does not make the case for the stranger invalid, but it is a curios reflection on human empathy.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me Fun Fact I found out just now. This speech was written by Shakespeare but never performed on stage in his lifetime as it was banned by the Queen's censor.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me My takeaway from this is you do not piss off Gandalf.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@NicksWorld Well, I still believe that Shakespeare has no relevance to modern life. And to have someone with an equally obsolete lordship behind their name try to say otherwise just proves my point. If we weren't told that Shakespeare was supposed to be this awesome contributor to English literature, I'm not at all sure that he would be.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
This is so moving for it is true still and more relevant than ever.
And Sir McAllen has such a presence and transports and invoces that much emotion, that it had me tearing up listening to him.This is human art.
This is human heart.
Stuff like this is what we need to hear more often.
Humans like this is who we should listen and look up to. -
When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me Brilliant.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me When I saw this yesterday for the first time, it shook me right away. I was not ready for this.
I don't know if I am ready for it now. Too many emotions in such a short time.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me As an aside - Shakespeare's plays are still often performed - there are many good companies who have actors and directors who know how to make the old language and action comprehensible to modern ears and eyes.
Seeing Shakespeare performed, live on stage, is usually better than seeing it on video or film - There is an actor-audience interaction that occurs with live performances that is lost on film.
My own suggestion is that Shakespeare nay-sayers go to any of the many summer festivals.
My favorite company is Santa Cruz Shakespeare.
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@me Fun Fact I found out just now. This speech was written by Shakespeare but never performed on stage in his lifetime as it was banned by the Queen's censor.
@me @AlexCorby Another fun fact: scholars generally agree that Pericles was likely co-written, with the first two acts attributed to George Wilkins and only the remainder to Shakespeare.
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@me As an aside - Shakespeare's plays are still often performed - there are many good companies who have actors and directors who know how to make the old language and action comprehensible to modern ears and eyes.
Seeing Shakespeare performed, live on stage, is usually better than seeing it on video or film - There is an actor-audience interaction that occurs with live performances that is lost on film.
My own suggestion is that Shakespeare nay-sayers go to any of the many summer festivals.
My favorite company is Santa Cruz Shakespeare.
@karlauerbach as a former resident of Ashland, Oregon I can only agree about seeing Shakespeare performed live.
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@me My takeaway from this is you do not piss off Gandalf.
@benjamincox only now figuring this out?
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@benjamincox only now figuring this out?
@me Just nice to be reminded. If only everyone took notice.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me "And thus I clothe my naked villany in old odd ends, stolen forth from holy writ, and seem a saint when most I play the Devil", meaning "I'm an asshole but I pretend to be a pious Christian" - seems pretty timely as well...
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me I'd happily buy tickets to Sir Ian reading the phone book.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me So good.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
@me I have no doubt that there are people out there who say that Shakespeare is irrelevant to modern life. I cannot imagine there is a single person who says that who has an actual argument to put behind the statement.
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
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@me I have no doubt that there are people out there who say that Shakespeare is irrelevant to modern life. I cannot imagine there is a single person who says that who has an actual argument to put behind the statement.
@Amoshias the "arguments" that I've heard usually revolve around the language being difficult.
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@Amoshias the "arguments" that I've heard usually revolve around the language being difficult.
@me @Amoshias Well, it is. That doesn't make the things the language conveys irrelevant. But if it fails to conmvey it, I guess it does become irrelevant. English being my second language I find it too hard (more like impossible) to understand what he was trying to say. No idea how it is for somebody from Ebgland. I find it interesting how I couldn't tell you the exact and complete meaning of a single sentence in this video. But I do understand the overall thing. That doesn't work when I try to read Shakespear. So probabaly good acting helps.
