Monday, October 24, 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011


Ruby has joined Facebook! I'm sure those of you who are normal don't think this is newsworthy in the slightest but I promise you, it came only after long and agonizing consideration. The decision was finally reached only because AnneliT insisted, claiming that with Facebook an instant worldwide network of Shakespeare fanatics will find their way to the blog – OK, OK, AnneliT, you didn't exactly say that, but according to you chances are better for reaching more people. So, now I'm waiting with baited breath... Those of you who have already checked out my page in Facebook can confirm that so far it's boring but once I figure out how to do things I might add some excitement. However, the real excitement is here so let's get going!

  • Shakespeare sightings –
    • On our way to the subway awhile back (actually this should have been on last Monday's report, which just goes to show that even while looking for Shakespeare sightings, they're so common that they can be missed), Hal and I came across a cultural event at Hallonbergen's Culture Center consisting of music, theater etc. One of the et ceteras was a performance by the actor Hans Wigren (unknown to me) on “The Mystery of Shakespeare's Sonnets”. Unfortunately we couldn't hang around for it because we were on our way to have dinner with friends.
    • Also missed last week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eidyrlSdKcE&feature=related Can you find the Shakespeare? Asks Eija. No contest on this one though so just enjoy.
    • DN's Friday crossword: clue - “Was Othello”. Answer: “Moor.”
    • In an ancient ”Populär Historia” (Number 7, 2001) - ”Shakespeare in Gdansk” about the building of a copy of the Fortune Theater. According to the notice, theater troops performed Shakespeare every summer in 17th century Gdansk.
    • DN again – who heaves tired sighs, just like me, over the moldy old theory that someone else wrote Shakespeare's plays. This particular sigh was heaved by the film editor who thinks a movie on the subject must be bo-o-o-oring.
    • In the biography Hal and I are reading about Monet, a painting of Hamlet by Delacroix was mentioned. I guess he did a lot of them. I'd had no idea. Check them out http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=602&q=delacroix+hamlet&gbv=2&oq=delacroix+ha&aq=1&aqi=g1g-S2&aql=1&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=1203l5235l0l7909l12l12l0l2l2l0l237l1849l0.6.4l10l0
    • I got this great link from Nadine at Oxford University Press. It's especially interesting at about 5 minutes into the program but history lovers will want to watch it all. http://www.videobb.com/watch_video.php?v=0ij5iBOix1j1
  • Winners of last week's contest with the correct answer being Hamlet, “murder most foul” spoken by the ghost (Hamlet's father) – tied for the first prize of a big smile are Eija and Libby who answered almost simultaneously via email (since posting comments can still be tricky). So here are your prizes: :-) :-) Well done!
  • Started reading aloud with Hal: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  • Book finished: Beginning by Kenneth Branagh.
  • Book started: Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film.
  • DVDs ordered from the RSC: a Hamlet, a Macbeth a Twelfth Night (with Kenneth Branagh) and a Shakespeare Sessions. If you feel a great urge to spend money log in! https://www.rsc.org.uk/shop/browse/
  • Text posted on blog: Don't Be Silly – Behind the Comedy in A Comedy of Errors.

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