tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post5713805494872571901..comments2024-02-09T17:38:25.502-07:00Comments on Classics and Beyond: King Lear by William ShakespeareAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-54161812939889080362014-02-18T14:24:27.578-07:002014-02-18T14:24:27.578-07:00Yeah, I'm so character-oriented that... I don&...Yeah, I'm so character-oriented that... I don't like most of the characters, and the one I do like (Cordelia) has a tragic ending. Not a fan.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-88734770344971423252014-02-15T15:23:56.375-07:002014-02-15T15:23:56.375-07:00Well, I wouldn't call myself one of those prec...Well, I wouldn't call myself one of those precocious 12-year-olds that just picks up Shakespeare on a whim and thoroughly understands it. (I was taking a Shakespeare class at the time, so I kind of had to read it.) I think reading Shakespeare at 16 on your own free will is a lot more impressive! I like King Lear, but I'm not sure I revere it the way my World Lit professor does (I think he called it one of the best works that's ever been written in the history of the world--I don't think I would call it that. Not that I've read enough literature to even make such a judgment). I can imagine why you wouldn't like it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-73910352864441082112014-02-15T14:19:03.071-07:002014-02-15T14:19:03.071-07:00Wow. You started reading Shakespeare at 12? I wa...Wow. You started reading Shakespeare at 12? I was 16. In my defense, I did start reading it of my own free will, though. And I'd read Charles and Mary Lamb's condensed versions of a bunch of his plays when I was younger than 16. Still, I first read Lear in college and didn't really care for it much. Still don't.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com