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The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens
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dabbe
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩵🩵🩵 10mo
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dabbe @Eggs 💜🩶💜 10mo
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Kenyazero
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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Panpan

Actual photo of me when the king swore that the Oracle of Delphi lied about his wife not cheating on him, and his son immediately died. Otherwise I hated this. The story is horrible, and I listened to the worse quality audio recording I‘ve ever encountered. It sounded like someone put a tall mic in front of a stage and just ran the stage play. 😂 So hard to hear, except when they played loud trumped fanfares 😦 #Shakespeare

Kenyazero Admittedly, I mostly read this because I needed something older than 1800 and a Shakespeare play for two different reading challenges on The Storygraph. 2y
Reggie Lol 2y
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SnowFlower
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
Pickpick

So excited to read The Winters Tale! I read it once in college , and now many years later I am taking the chance to read it again❤️

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Blueberry
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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"Exit...pursued by a bear."

#thoughtprovokingThursday @BayouGirl85

Arvena 👍👍👍 4y
BayouGirl85 🤣🤣 4y
Libby1 Me too! I was unaware of it before I read the play and nearly collapsed in giggles. 4y
KVanRead 🙌🏽 4y
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alisonrose
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
Pickpick

Still so chuffed about getting that iconic stage direction! Also, this play is fucking weird, is it a tragedy w/wacky bits? A comedy that starts hella dark? A mishmash of both & 5 other things? Yes to all. And I liked it! Very readable, has some great speeches from female chars, kooky but not slapstick, a wild twist & basically a happily ever after? Shakespeare was in his feels. Fun, weird, & GAY, Leontes & Polixenes were def doing it. 4/5 ⭐️

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alisonrose
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare

What u do
Still betters what is done. When u speak, sweet,
I‘d have u do it ever. When u sing,
I‘d have u buy & sell so, so give alms,
Pray so; & for the ord‘ring yr affairs,
To sing them too. When u do dance, I wish u
A wave o‘ th‘ sea, that u might ever do
Nothing but that, move still, still so,
And own no other function. Each yr doing,
So singular in each particular,
Crowns what u are doing in the present deeds,
That all yr acts are queens

alisonrose For God‘s sake, Litsy, give us more space in posts so I don‘t have to resort to u and yr in a damn Shakespeare quote to make it fit!!! 😠 4y
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alisonrose
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Aaahhhhhhh finally, the greatest stage direction! I don‘t think I knew which play it was from. 🏃🏻🐻

LiteraryinPA Yes! This one is epic! 4y
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alisonrose
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare

LEONTES: A gross hag!—
And, losel, thou art worthy to be hanged
That wilt not stay her tongue.

ANTIGONUS: Hang all the husbands
That cannot do that feat, you‘ll leave yourself
Hardly on subject.

[Hardy har, women talk too much, amirite??]

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alisonrose
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare

We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i‘ th‘ sun
And bleat the one at th‘ other. What we changed
Was innocence for innocence.

[Yup, def queer.]

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alisonrose
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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I‘ve heard this one is hella queer so of course it‘s my monthly Shakespeare pick for June 🏳️‍🌈🎭 #nowreading #shakesqueer

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Michael_Gee
The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens
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Pickpick

Though technically a comedy, there is plenty of tragedy in the first three acts, with Leontes‘ paranoia as dangerous and baseless as Henry VIII‘s, or Trump‘s, for that matter. The action moves along at a fast clip, and though I missed many fine points, I was pleased to find it easier to read than expected. It‘s been over a decade since I read Shakespeare, and the first time I read simply for my own pleasure. Love Paulina.

Michael_Gee Sculpture: “Zenobia in Chains” by Harriet Hosmer, c.1859 (St. Louis Art Museum). Hosmer was a feminist and this sculpture represented, to quote the curator, of “woman‘s ability to move beyond the constraints placed on her. Zenobia‘s bearing stresses her strength rather than victimization,” which also exemplifies Hermione, not to mention Paulina, who accepts no constraints society may put on her. 5y
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sprainedbrain
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Mehso-so

I like Shakespeare, but this was a rather odd mixture of tragedy and comedy and neither really drew me in. I found myself kind of bored, although the later acts of comedy where definitely more interesting for me.

For #Popsugar this year, I had to read two books that share the same title. I read this one and Helprin‘s Winter‘s Tale.

Friends, I wasn‘t crazy about either of them. 🤷🏻‍♀️

⭐️⭐️⭐️

MrsMalaprop Remember reading this for school/uni many years ago & feeling a bit so-so about it. And I too am a lover of the Bard. 5y
Graywacke Weird mixture, right? But now you‘ve experienced the 🐻! 🙂 5y
sprainedbrain @Graywacke I did laugh out loud when I got to the exit, pursued by bear. 😂 5y
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Graywacke @sprainedbrain it was all so serious, and that guy starts describing the bear attack and it‘s like - wait, this is funny! No, bad, that wrong...But still... 😂 5y
Lindy I‘m not a fan of this play either, partly because I don‘t understand the jealousy. Jeanette Winterson‘s modern interpretation made me appreciate the play a little more. 5y
sprainedbrain @Lindy I‘ve been planning to read the whole Hogarth series, starting with the Winterson. I‘m glad to hear you liked it! 5y
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Seshat
Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare

Leontes. Break up the seals and read.

Officer. [Reads]. Hermione is chaste;
Polixenes blameless; Camillo a true subject; Leontes a jealous tyrant...

Lords. Now blessed be the great Apollo!

Hermione. Praised!

Leontes. Hast thou read truth?

Officer. Ay, my lord; even so As it is here set down.

Leontes. There is no truth at all i' the oracle...

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EmilieGR
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
Pickpick

Pretty good

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Laurenprice98
The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens
Mehso-so

Act 4 was so long and I kept getting bored with it

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Sharpeipup
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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Sitting in Starbucks enjoying my Earl Grey tea, when I spotted this hat. So what random act of #shakespeare would you perform?

jillannjohn That one scene from Romeo & Juliet that we had to memorize in high school. 😂😂 6y
Exbrarian I‘m certain it would be a scathing insult. 6y
Lcsmcat A Winter‘s Tale - exit pursued by a 🐻 6y
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i.z.booknook
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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Saw some loose Shakespeare pages on Etsy and couldn‘t resist 😂

❤️

debthmpsn Oh I have that same problem. Can not resist old books/pages ❤️ 6y
i.z.booknook @debthmpsn Phew! Glad it‘s not just me! 😂😂😂 6y
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CrowCAH
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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#WinterWonderland #AWintersTale
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jszz8SEORr8

I guess my sister‘s Shakespeare collection doesn‘t have The Winters Tale, but it‘s still impressive! Just look at the LEGO mini figure of Shakespeare!!!

MrBook Love it! 6y
GondorGirl She needs to get to work if she hopes to rival your P&P collection! 6y
CrowCAH @MrBook I‘ll let her know; thanks! 6y
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CrowCAH @GondorGirl oh totally, her Shakespeare got nothin‘ on my Austen! 😂 6y
batsy Those editions on the right look so lovely 😍 6y
Cinfhen That‘s a great photo and LEGO Shakespeare is ALMOST as cute as Jack Sparrow 😜 6y
TrishB Loving Lego Shakespeare! 6y
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Chrissyreadit
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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Cinfhen 💙 6y
Cinfhen Stunning 6y
Cathythoughts Gorgeous pic ♥️💙 6y
TrishB Beautiful picture ❤️ 6y
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CoffeeNBooks
The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens
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@merelybookish All of the books I ordered with my #shakespearereadalong gift card have finally arrived! Thank you so much! 📚

TheBogwitch Loved Garden Spells! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! Fiona Davis!! ❤️❤️ 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I can‘t remember... Have you read The Address? 6y
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CoffeeNBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks No, I actually haven't read any of her books yet, so I'm really looking forward to reading them!! 6y
merelybookish My pleasure! That is an impressive book haul! 😍 Merry Christmas!! 6y
Littlestbookshelf I loved Garden Spells! I have to check out the others you have! 6y
readinginthedark Well used! 👏 6y
TheBookHippie Woe!!!!! ❤️ 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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Mehso-so

Stuff and nonsense. I struggled to get into this, hence I fell far behind the #shakespearereadalong. Leontes, King of Sicilia, has a ridiculous hissy fit and thereby causes heedless death and suffering. Sixteen years later, Polixenes, King of Bohemia, has a hissy fit of his own which makes everything right in the end (if you can forget said death and suffering). And as for that ending?! Nope!
I liked Paulina. I loved the language. And that's all.

batsy "Ridiculous hissy fit" just about describes it! 6y
GingerAntics I‘m with @batsy you nailed the whole core of the play in three words. 6y
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Graywacke
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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The Winters Tale is based off Robert Greene‘s Pandosto, it‘s kind of like Shakespeare‘s dramatization of the story. My edition to includes some excerpts from Pandosto (20 pages worth)... it‘s an elegantly written work on its own, even if it goes a bit silly in the comedy parts.

#shakespearereadalong

batsy Is this the Signet edition? I have the Signet one and there's quite a chunk of an excerpt as well, I should read it ☺️ 6y
Graywacke @batsy yes, Signet Classic. I‘m still working through the commentary stuff. The Greene excerpts are rewarding. Not sure about the rest. 6y
merelybookish Oh thanks for posting that! There doesn't need to be a reason for Leontes's jealousy because jealousy isn't reasonable! 6y
Graywacke @merelybookish yes...actually. I hadn‘t thought about that because in Greene‘s version there is good reason for suspicion. 6y
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BookishBelle
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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I choose Elle Fanning as Perdita. #shakespearereadalong @merelybookish

Lcsmcat Good choice. 6y
Jennick2004 Is this Dakota‘s sister? I loved her growing up! 6y
GingerAntics I didn‘t even know she had a sister. They looks quite similar. (edited) 6y
BookishBelle Thanks @Lcsmcat ! Yes, it‘s Dakota‘s sister! @Jennick2004 @GingerAntics 6y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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And Neil Patrick Harris is my rogue Autolycus... singing, scamming, etc.... come on, he played Barney and Count Olaf...he‘s got this goofy character.
#ShakespeareReadAlong

umbrellagirl I‘m enjoying your casting 🙂 6y
GingerAntics Oooooooooh...good choice!!! 6y
merelybookish He is always so good. And could definitely pull off A's antics! 6y
Lcsmcat Perfect choice! 6y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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Ok, I‘ve been saving some of these for awhile... whether he‘s The Shepherd‘s Son in your version or The Clown, as in mine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the man for this role. I think his ability to do singing, dancing, and physical comedy would make this role very very memorable.

#ShakespeareReadAlong

umbrellagirl I think this image is Joseph Gordon Levitt. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @umbrellagirl It is, and that‘s who I meant, I fixed it above...Thank you so much! 6y
umbrellagirl @Riveted_Reader_Melissa of course. I wasn‘t sure you meant him or another person. 💙 6y
merelybookish Good one! He and NPH would be great together on stage! Thanks for playing along! I will draw a name and announce the winner with Saturday's host post! 🙂 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @umbrellagirl You can tell I was posting on the go today, I didn‘t even realize Shepherd was spelled wrong until I got home a little while ago. 6y
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Rachbb3
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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🍷) Wine meme

🍷) Artwork on the wall behind me

🍷) Classic? Is Shakespeare considered classic?

🍷) I can't remember. 😝

🍷) Yes! And I can't carry a tune to save my life. 🎤🎤

@MinDea
#HumpDayPost

MinDea 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 6y
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batsy
Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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Mehso-so

I admire this play more than I love it. It's a hard play to connect with emotionally, but there's so much going on that speaks to Shakespeare's maturity. It takes the jealousy & patriarchal poison of Othello & reworks it with the pastoral fantasy of As You Like It. But danger intrudes into this fantasy: there are pick-pocketing tricksters & bears to watch out for 🐻 The themes of art/rebirth/nature are aspects that I'll be mulling over for awhile.

batsy This is another one where I'm torn between a "Pick" and a "So-so"! Thanks for hosting @merelybookish I loved the fun weekly challenges, and thanks to fellow readers for the interesting discussions this month #shakespearereadalong ? 6y
mabell Terrific review! 6y
saresmoore Your reviews kick the 451 character rule‘s ass every time! 6y
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batsy @mabell @saresmoore Thank you, guys ❤️❤️ 6y
GingerAntics This is a really good way to explain this play. I was torn between a pick (it was a pretty good play and has some interesting possibilities for any production) and a so-so. In the end it‘s just in the so-so end of the spectrum. 6y
merelybookish Great review! I think I like this better than you or @gingerantics. I like the characters and am intrigued by what he's trying to pull off. I also suspect it works better on stage. (Probably true of all his plays. 😆) 6y
batsy @GingerAntics @merelybookish Thank you both! The characters are very interesting and there's a lot to chew on here. I'll be interested to know how I feel when I revisit it again in the future. At the moment it all didn't hang together well for me, which is largely why I went with a so-so. 6y
GingerAntics @merelybookish I ended up going so-so over pick for the same reason @batsy did. I would love to see a production of it. I feel like that would tip me toward pick. 6y
Moray_Reads Love the cover on the left! 6y
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batsy
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I realise that I'm very much out of the loop where younger actors are concerned. A lot of the teen TV shows I enjoy are pure #braincandy and I can't imagine any of the actors taking on Shakespearean roles 😆 However I did enjoy Eliza Scanlen's unnerving performance in Sharp Objects and would cast her as Perdita. An interesting switch from the dark and grim to a role that symbolises rebirth, hope, and love.

#ShakespeareReadAlong @merelybookish

merelybookish None of us are up on young actresses, it seems! 😆 But I think is a great pick. She definitely has dewy milkmaid/princess looks! 6y
Reggie When Julia Roberts started playing a mom in movies I realized we‘re all getting older. 6y
batsy @merelybookish Ha, yes! And I've learned a lot, like I need to watch Columbus soon! (Plus, it just occurred to me that John Cho would make a perfect Autolycus...) 6y
batsy @Reggie Bahaha so true! 😂😭 6y
merelybookish Oh yeah, John Cho would be good if that role! Columbus is great, if you like quiet character studies. Another movie in a similar vein is Paterson. Loved it too! 6y
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BookishBelle
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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I choose Morgan Freeman to play Time. I‘m playing catch up here. #shakespearereadalong @merelybookish

merelybookish He's played God often enough, I bet Time would be a great fit for him. I do love his voice! 6y
GingerAntics Oooooooh...good choice for Time. Will he have a cocktail? 6y
BookishBelle Thanks y‘all! I bet he would have a cocktail! @GingerAntics @merelybookish 6y
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GingerAntics 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Great pick!! 6y
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Lcsmcat
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I wanted a fresh face for Perdita. Bailee Madison is unknown to me, but she‘s got a filmography going back to Bridge to Terebithia when she was 6, so I think she has the chops. #shakespearereadalong (Anyone ever actually see her in anything?) @merelybookish

gradcat She looks very familiar, but the name is not ringing a bell 🔔 6y
abookishbutterfly She was such a cute little girl. I totally missed the fact she actually grew up! 😂 6y
merelybookish Fresh-faced does seem right for Perdita! I don't know this actress but she has a sweet face. 6y
Lreads I think she‘s in a TV series and movies on the Hallmark Channel called The Good Witch. 6y
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CoffeeNBooks
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The Winter's Tale: I would cast Gal Gadot in the role of Perdita.
#shakespearereadalong #thewinterstale @merelybookish

merelybookish Excellent! A fun change from playing Wonder Woman! 6y
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GingerAntics
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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Mehso-so

The ending was not what I expected at all. It was like Leontes got a personality transplant or his meds were finally properly regulated. So weird and random, not to mention the explanation of how he recognised a daughter he saw once when she was just 2 days old just doesn‘t work for me. This wasn‘t one of Shakespeare‘s better plays.
#shakespeare #shakespearereadalong #thewinterstale

Faibka I can only agree. It‘s like the first half is a slaughterhouse and the second everyone is signing and dancing and everything gets quickly resolved. Like wtf Will? Lol 6y
batsy @Faibka Hahaha! Yes, that's an accurate description. There's a lot that I admire about what's going on thematically and stylistically in the play, but I can't emotionally connect to it in a way that makes me love it. Which took me by surprise! I thought I was going to love it :) 6y
GingerAntics @Faibka @batsy exactly...it‘s good, but there was nothing to connect with. If it had stayed the slaughterhouse, I probably would have liked it more. I‘m trying to remember if I ever emotionally connected to it. It almost seems like two separate plays smushed together. He‘s got plays that are so good. This just isn‘t one of them. 6y
merelybookish I guess they can't all be winners. This and Cymbeline has made me interested in his romances, and what he was trying to do. Maybe we'll dive into the Tempest sometime. 6y
GingerAntics @merelybookish I suppose we can‘t expect good old Shakes to always be on his A game. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I‘ve heard good things about The Tempest. I‘m looking forward to when we read it. 6y
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Rachbb3
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Pickpick

I think this may be my favorite Shakespeare so far. I haven't read them all yet. You get the best of both worlds in this one being a tragedy and a comedy. I really liked the characters and it seemed each had an important part. Great ending!!! (Trying not to give too much away!)

@merelybookish
#Shakespearereadalong

merelybookish I'm so glad you like it! I think the romances are my favorites now because they bring together so much. (I still have to finish the last act so thanks for not ruining the end!) 6y
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Rachbb3
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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Perdita: Zendaya

I think she's absolutely beautiful. Thank you @merelybookish for hosting and making this so much fun!

#Shakespearereadalong

merelybookish I love this! She was so good in Spiderman: Homecoming. And thanks. I'll announce the winner of the random draw in my last host post! 6y
TheBookHippie Ooooo!!!! 6y
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GingerAntics
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My Perdita is Dakota Fanning. I needed someone who was cute as a kid and someone to reckon with as a young woman and she just came to mind. If anyone is going to tell off Leontes, is going to be her.
#shakespeare #shakespearereadalong #thewinterstale

I know she‘s not even remotely close to this age anymore, I still like her. I think she‘s sweet and talented enough to pull off this part in just the way I‘m imagining it.

merelybookish Excellent! And you can cast her when she was 16. One of the perks of fantasy casting. I've always found her looks so interesting! 6y
batsy Great choice. She has that cool, intriguing quality about her but can still come off as warm. 6y
TheBookHippie Nice!!!! 6y
Faibka Great choice! 6y
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merelybookish
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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Okay #shakespearereadalong stalwarts, it's the last week of casting. Act V and it's Perdita. (Right?!)
My pick is Haley Lu Richardson because I LOVED her performance in Columbus soooo much. (If you have not seen that film, I highly recommend.) Plus I'm not really up on young actresses.
So hit me up. Who should play Perdita?
Remember, there's $20 to win!
Thanks to everyone who has participated! It's been fun for me. I hope it's been fun for you!

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Faibka
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I was despairing that no one seemed to clearly stand up to the crazy king, with all the lords just barely daring to contradict him.
Late again for the #shakespearereadalong but happy to finally get to this play

batsy Paulina is brilliant. 6y
Faibka @batsy yes, she totally rocks. Love how, near the end she‘s still reminding the king of how he killed his wife and son, and he‘s begging her to stop, lol. 6y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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Pickpick

Although parts of this felt very familiar after reading some of his other plays, there were definitely some big surprises that I didn‘t see coming and I completely enjoyed. One more pick for our #ShakespeareReadAlong 👍

merelybookish I'm glad you enjoyed it! Still have one more week of the readalong and one more role to cast! 🙂 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @merelybookish I know! And I have one picked out already that I‘ll cast no matter what, but I was waiting to see if there was a specific one you wanted this week. 😉 6y
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batsy
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Well, I had to find a way to cast Cillian Murphy in this 😆 And while I would love to have him hang around for as long as possible, some of the bigger male roles like Florizel are kind of boring. So I'm going to cast him as the trickster Autolycus. The absurdism of Act 4 would be great material for an actor like him ❤️

@merelybookish #ShakespeareReadAlong

Cathythoughts You are still pining away I see .... nice pic of himself 👍🏻♥️ 6y
batsy @Cathythoughts Yes ... This love is eternal 😂 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Why am I not surprised? 😁 That‘s a great pic of him you found. 👍 6y
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mreads 😍 6y
readordierachel Excellent casting 😉 6y
batsy @erzascarletbookgasm 😆 Thank you; can't take credit for how he looks but will take credit for the picture hunting 😂 6y
Ddzmini He is yum yum 😋 6y
merelybookish He is rocking that cable knit sweater! 😍 Ive been wondering when he would take the stage. This would be a fun part for him to play! 6y
batsy @Ddzmini Indeed! 😆 6y
britt_brooke This is such a nice photo of him yet I can‘t unsee him as Scarecrow. 😳 It‘s weird when an actor gets so ingrained in your head as a character. 6y
Faibka Ha! Great choice 👍 6y
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Lcsmcat
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GingerAntics
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Just plowed through Act IV...weird. All I can say is weird. I guess I've got to cast that one part after all. Who knew?
#shakespearereadalong #shakespeare #thewinterstale

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yep! Just save it until a bit later so you have something for the next 2 weeks. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I love this graphic too, by the way 6y
GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa It may take me that long to come me with someone for that role. lol I don't know any teenage actresses. lol I Google The Winter's Tale and there is was. It seemed a good fit so I went with it. It's from the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's production of it. Apparently they're doing it on March. (edited) 6y
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Lcsmcat
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I‘m type-casting (young) Will Ferrell as Clown. #shakespearereadalong @merelybookish

merelybookish Interesting! 👍 That would clearly establish the humour! 6y
GingerAntics Ooooooooh I can't believe I didn't think of this. Yes. Absolutely yes!!! 6y
batsy Nice one! 6y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Well, I finally got my Sicilia side all together, and I‘m adopting your Time @GingerAntics

I‘ll work on Bohemia later this week, after I read a bit more about some of their characters in the next act.😉

#ShakespeareReadAlong

GingerAntics Oh the sixth sense kid (Hailey Joel Osmond) for Mamilius. Good choice. 6y
GingerAntics How did you do this collage? This makes a lot of sense. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics Yes, he‘s all grown up now, but the nice thing about fantasy casting is that it doesn‘t matter.😂 6y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics a free app called Bazaart I picked the background through them and then just layered over the photos I had already picked and saved in my phones screenshots over top. Then added the text. The pushpins I just added where you add text and used the emojis of them 📌 📍 6y
GingerAntics I was thinking that exact same think about HJO!!! lol I'm checking out this app...please hold. 6y
merelybookish This is awesome! You and @GingerAntics have gone above and beyond! It's fun to see your cast all together! 6y
GingerAntics @merelybookish I may have to do two posts. I have almost every role (and every major role) cast. I think I've lost my mind. lol 6y
merelybookish @GingerAntics just leave someone for the last week. lol 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics Book fun is the best fun! 6y
GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I've got Perdita, the Shepherd and shephardesses (including Mopsa and Dorcas), and the jailer left to cast. Interested in any of those folks for next week? lol 6y
GingerAntics @merelybookish don't forget that I also cast Apollo while I was at it. lol 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics I think I‘m going to save Perdita and Florizel for last, the last week. 6y
CoffeeNBooks Wow- look at you go! This is great! 6y
TheBookHippie Wow!!!!!! 6y
GingerAntics How do we cast a baby, though? Unless there is a massive time jump and she gets lines, how do we cast a baby? I was going to leave that one. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics There is a time jump and she does, which is why I saved it. 😉 6y
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The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens
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The Winter's Tale: I think Matthew McConaughey woyld be perfect in the role of Polixenes. #shakespearereadalong #thewinterstale @merelybookish

Rachbb3 Nice! 6y
JoScho ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GingerAntics Oh hello!!! 💙💙💙Always a lovely choice. 6y
merelybookish Oh that's a fun pick! I wonder if he's done Shakespeare before? 6y
merelybookish Polixenes seems more laid back than Leontes which fits, I think. 6y
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Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | William Shakespeare
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Florizel - Chris Pine

Who wouldn't want to elope with this guy right here? 😂

@merelybookish
#Shakespearereadalong

IheartYA I'd do ANYTHING with him. 🙈🤪 6y
Rachbb3 @IheartYA 😂😁 6y
GingerAntics 💙💙💙 well played ma'am!!! 6y
merelybookish Good choice! Could he been any cuter? 😛 6y
batsy Haha, sign me up! 6y
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The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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I lied. This is my last one for now. I'm stealing @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 's choice for Camillo and making him Apollo. After being conjured he's going to stalk the stage at will and refill Time's cocktails (someone's got to keep her going!). At some point he will smack Leontes (who is now played by Wallace Shawn) upside the head. #shakespearereadalong #shakespeare #thewinterstale

GingerAntics @merelybookish we didn't have to stick with "official" parts that Shakespeare had, did we? My production has taken on a life of its own. There is no constraining the creative process. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics I say once you cast the play, the scene direction is up to the Director (which is you!) 6y
GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa that was my thought. Now I just have to find a real director willing to see my vision and make it real. It will make millions!!! 6y
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GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 👍🏻 I may have to give a little on the casting, which isn't a big deal for some of the roles, but some of them are nonnegotiable. (edited) 6y
batsy Idris Elba for all the roles! 😍 6y
GingerAntics @batsy oh now there is a thought. His Leontes would be perfect seeing that he'd be talking to himself the whole time. Having a hard time picturing him in a dress, but it is tradition. This may have to happen. Thoughts, @Riveted_Reader_Melissa lol 6y
GingerAntics @batsy are you sure we can't have Judi Dench just for the role of time, drinking cocktails and throwing things at Leontes?! 6y
batsy @GingerAntics Oh for sure! Judi Dench for all the roles! 😍 (OK, I see the problem here) 6y
GingerAntics @batsy they can trade off from one night to the next. It will make the weekends easier. Whoever isn't doing all the roles, will sit and drink the cocktails. 👍🏻 Good thinking. They are human. 6y
batsy Bahaha! A most considerate plan; it will work perfectly 👌🏽 6y
GingerAntics @batsy they're going to be tired at the end of the run, but it will be so worth it. 6y
GingerAntics @batsy I think we've got this planned perfectly!!! lol 6y
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