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[mari4212]

Item the first: Okay, A Comedy of Errors stands as proof that Shakespeare was on the good kind of crack. Seriously. And it helped that the acting was excellent this time, so I was doubled over laughing for most of the play.

Item the second: I got some work done on my religion paper, which is good. One page down, six to nine pages left to go. And still two weeks to work on it. Okay, so I'll still be freaking out about it last minute, but hey, the more I get done now, the less I have to freak about later.

Item the third: That reminds me, I still have to e-mail my teacher about possible subjects for our study. I really am leaning towards Mom's idea about comparing Jewish and Christian perspectives on life events, as that has potential.

Item the fourth: I'm still good at solving other people's problems, apparently. Okay, so in this case all I had to do was get the wasp out of a rather allergic-to-wasps girl's room before it stung her. All I can say is, I really love my bowl and my folder, it's so easy to trap and safely dispose of wasps using them.

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[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Oh, I had the opposite reaction to A Comedy of Errors. I was like, "Wow, Shakespeare, you did this plot so well in Twelfth Night; this is so obviously an early play before you got really good." Which is fine by me since I have no patience for the idea that *anyone* was an infallible genius, and I am very comfortable with only liking *some* of Shakespeare's works. (I know you weren't arguing that; Comedy of Errors just functions mainly for me as something to throw back at people who think everything Shakespeare ever wrote was the most brilliant thing ever.)

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, it's definitely not his best work, not even close. It's utter crack, and best viewed as entertaining Elizabethan fluff. The acting was good, though, highlighting the fun bits, moving fast enough that you never had a chance to acknowledge how many plotholes were left gaping.

Me, I have a love-hate relationship with Merchant of Venice, so that's the one I tend to point out as something that points to Shakespeare not being the best thing ever. Admittedly, in that case it's not so much for the writing, but the subject matter.

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Merchant of Venice is one of the plays I still haven't read. Really should remedy that.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

It has some fantastic sections of writing, especially Portia's monologues.

Unfortunately, the fantastic writing is wrapped around some of the worst anti-Semitic stereotypes of the time. Which is not fun to read.

And sadly, from what I remember of when we read it in high school, my teacher had nothing to say about that aspect. *growls*

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

That's weird, 'cause I feel like whenever I hear it mentioned it's always "Oh, that anti-Semitic play."