Shakespeare..?

[GregCentauro]

What's the Bard's greatest play (multiple choices allowed)

 

[Baill Inneraora]

He makes a nice fishin' pole.

 

[Shadowfax 10]

I did Macbeth at school, so Macbeth was a play that I enjoyed.

 

[Mrs Jolly]

When I've been drinking Henry V. To annoy a girlfriend Taming of the shrew. To watch Othello and Macbeth.

 

[skechers]

Othello.

 

[Neutron66]

Hamlet fer christ sake.

 

[mrtrebus]

I can't stand the comedies, but love MacBeth, Hamlet, Richard 3. & Henry V is great too.

 

[DKM86]

Of the ones I've read, I'd say Hamlet.

 

[Patrick_S]

Romeo & Juliet

 

[busenbust]

King Lear & The Merchant of Venice.

 

[mrtrebus]

Of the ones I've read, I'd say Hamlet.

Read?!? I would suggest seeing his plays being performed to fully appreciate the work of The Bard.

 

[Neutron66]

Read?!? I would suggest seeing his plays being performed to fully appreciate the work of The Bard.

They're best on stage but it's not always easy to see them if you don't live near a city.

We got a bunch of really good Shakespeare movies in the 90's.

Richard III with Ian McKellan was awesome. Othello with Laurence Fishburne and Ken Branagh was excellent. Even the Mel Gibson Hamlet was really good.

 

[Skyraider22]

Midsummer Night's Dream:hatsoff:

 

[BlueBalls]

The only seen one of Shakespeare’s works performed which was Macbeth when I was at school. But I can't say it's my favourite. That honour would probably have to go to Othello or Hamlet.

Honourable mentions go to; Henry V and King Lear which are both excellent.

Originally posted by Neutron66
Richard III with Ian McKellan was awesome. Othello with Laurence Fishburne and Ken Branagh was excellent. Even the Mel Gibson Hamlet was really good.

Richard III and Othello are both good film adaptations (Richard III especially). But Olivier's or even Branagh's versions of Hamlet are - in my opinion - far better than the Gibson adaptation.

 

[mrtrebus]

I thought Polanski's Macbeth was the best cinematic version of Shakespeare, until I saw this!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1j-wvCtzuI

 

[titsrock]

I voted for Macbeth, Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet. Twelfth Night is a great play. I really like the opening (Christopher Sly) of Taming of the Shrew but not so much the play...

The only clunker the Bard wrote...A Winter's Tale.

 

[mrtrebus]

The only clunker the Bard wrote...A Winter's Tale.

I love it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M66fkrNLoZY

 

[CunningStunts]

Macbeth, classic.

I like Henry V as well. Great story.

 

[knowone]

They're best on stage but it's not always easy to see them if you don't live near a city.

We got a bunch of really good Shakespeare movies in the 90's.

Richard III with Ian McKellan was awesome. Othello with Laurence Fishburne and Ken Branagh was excellent. Even the Mel Gibson Hamlet was really good.

Didn't care for the 20th century fascist update to Richard III, prefered the 30s Basil Rathbone one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London_(1939_film) or Laurence Olivier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_(1955_film)
also really liked Kurosawa's Ran (King Lear) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ran_(film)

 

[Neutron66]

But Olivier's or even Branagh's versions of Hamlet are - in my opinion - far better than the Gibson adaptation.

Definately.

I was just thinking of Shakespeare films from the 90's.

Although I guess Branaghs was in the 90's as well.