Pericles | Litsy

Pericles | William Shakespeare

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⭐️⭐️ Very behind on posting my review of this #shakespearereadalong play from last month 🤦🏻‍♀️I was so intrigued while reading this play because this is one that has been reported to have only been partially written by Shakespeare and boy does it show. It just does not read like Shakespeare at all. I loved this edition because it really pointed out each line and word that Shakespeare would not have used and why. Still need to read the intro

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GingerAntics

Pericles | William Shakespeare

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The revenge at the end is great and all, but everything you have to go through to get there isn‘t entirely worth it. It‘s really obvious where Shakespeare came in and started writing this play. The first half is terrible. The second half is all Shakespeare trying to redeem the play.
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TheBookHippie THIS. Exactly. 3y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie it‘s taken me a long time to figure out how to properly articulate my dislike of this play. 🤣😂🤣 3y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics just stamp that inside every book of this. It‘s perfect. 3y

batsy Yes, the last two sentences sum it up! Lol 3y

GingerAntics @batsy when I went back and looked at it, the entire review could have been those two sentences. lol 3y

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batsy

Pericles | William Shakespeare

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Pericles is a wild ride; one will be tossed back & forth by the waves & will emerge from it invigorated, dazed, or slightly ill. Maybe all three? Lol. This play has a combination of bad writing for the first couple of acts (attributed to another writer) & the fantastical elements of fairytale & myth. I didn't enjoy it all the way through but there are bits that stick in my mind, like Marina, her way with words, & her triumph (related to chastity).

batsy I enjoyed how it ended & the way it prefigures The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, & The Tempest. I didn't quite enjoy the way the play gets going--the incest motif that was just unimaginably grim, because of its relation to patriarchal power, & the ensuing moral judgments of the worth of a good woman (chaste). Thank you @merelybookish for gently guiding us through choppy waters & the #shakespearereadalong crew for the discussions! 3y

Cathythoughts Nice pic , loving the folds in the clothing ❤️ 3y

batsy @Cathythoughts It is a lovely image, isn't it! I was trying to find credits for it; found it here https://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/184517/sec_id/184517 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Great review 👍. 3y

batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Thanks, friend! Have a great Christmas 💜 3y

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erzascarletbookgasm

Pericles | William Shakespeare

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I could suggest another title for this play ‘The Adventures of Pericles.‘ Storms, shipwrecks, kidnapping, escape from brothel, lots of action. Poor Pericles suffered lots of misfortune but fortunately things worked out well for him in the end. I was expecting a serious play about the man who influenced democracy in Athens, but it was a fun romp, amusing, & entertaining. Once again, learnt some interesting insights from the
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batsy Glad it was a pick for you! There was certainly a lot going on in this one. 3y

merelybookish Great summary of this play! Definitely lots of shipwrecks! And not much political science. Glad you enjoyed it! 😀 3y

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Graywacke

Pericles | William Shakespeare

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Pericles travails. Wandering, finding, losing and finding again his daughter and wife. So. It‘s not in the First Folio. It has some second rate poetry that is claimed to be by another author, not Shakespeare, and it has a ridiculous ending. Also…there might be an incestual theme running quietly throughout it. So, um, not a favorite. But it had its moments and curiosities and the #shakespearereadalong always makes this fun.

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merelybookish The alarm in Marina's face here seems fitting. Great review! Not my favourite either but you seem to have more generosity for it than I do. 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish “more generosity” 🙂probably I do. I liked act iii, and was amused by act iv. And I liked learning about the sources and that one odd theme. 3y

batsy Nice review! You've captured my general feelings of ambivalence about this. It's got some great stuff in it but the overall effect is a headscratcher 😅 3y

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merelybookish

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Act V and to quote Helicanus, "twould be too tedious to repeat" (V.i.27). ? Just kidding! We get a happy ending! Marina, that paragon of virtue and beauty, is sent to visit the grief-stricken mute Pericles to try to lure him out of his silence. And she does! Father and daughter are reunited! And then with the help of a vision from Diana, the whole family is reunited! The just are rewarded and the evil are punished. Huzzah! #shakespearereadalong

merelybookish Welp, I found this play ridiculous. I didn't care much about any of the characters and I found the scope of the story too vast. What am I missing? Is this a play about faith? Loyalty? Turns out the best part for me were the sailors back in Act II. And Gower. I liked his stilted speeches. And so like him, my sand has run out. ⌛ Thanks to everyone who read this bizarro play. You guys rock! Cheers to another great year of #shakespearereadalong! 3y

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TheBookHippie https://shakespearecomesalivesdsuspring2019.wordpress.com/6-plot-analysis/ I found this while searching for information … 😵‍💫 and this https://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/184517/sec_id/184517 3y

TheBookHippie I‘m with you phew this was something 😅 I didn‘t know if it was me and being so harried this time of year or the play itself. I‘ve loved our year of Shakespeare RICHARD III was my favorite for the year! 3y

vlwelser This play was definitely something else. This was giving me Offenbach opera vibes in the last act. Like totally ridiculous. 3y

merelybookish @TheBookHippie Thanks for those links! I was wondering about how the play begins with incest and how that might connect to an overarching 'theme'. Agree that there is something 'plastic' about the happy ending. And all the emphasis on chastity. 3y

merelybookish @TheBookHippie Thanks for being such a great member! One of the OGs! 😀 3y

TheBookHippie @merelybookish 🥰 I love this group. 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser Yes, everything was done in very broad strokes ( which is how I would think of opera). It lacked the human scale which is what makes me love Shakespeare. 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish begins with incest and ends with daughter awakening dad - I really hope I‘m misreading the implication…or did the bard have that kind of a sense of humor!! (His inner Nabokov?) 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser Glad you joined us! I hope you'll stick around for a *better* play. 3y

TheBookHippie @merelybookish the web search started because the incest in the beginning, I kinda remember talk about this play-then found the links and went OH YAH 😵‍💫. 3y

TheBookHippie @Graywacke I was trying to figure that out! 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish your one quote in the main post - perfect. Love it. And I agree and @vlwelser - yeah, ridiculous. But… see next post 3y

Graywacke So, Signet-compromised peeps 😁 - There are two main sources for this play. One, where act v comes from, is John Gower‘s Confessio Amantis (and English epic poem). Gower was a contemporary and acquaintance of Chaucer. Signet excerpts the act v equivalent and its really wonderful. Far better than anything in the play. I really enjoyed that window. (Actually the play may get points just for the Gower excerpt.) 3y

Graywacke *it‘s 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke I'm curious what is lost in the adaptation? And I hadnt thought of the subtext of Marina getting her father to 'speak'.😳 This play is so weird. 😆 3y

Lcsmcat @TheBookHippie Wow. Interesting articles, especially the New England Review. Thanks for sharing. 3y

batsy @Graywacke Oof, didn't think about the implications of Marina awakening the father, so to speak! But it is interesting that this play ends with another kind of riddle/question bit to counter the one in the first act but in a happy ending, proper way i.e. the answer in the last act isn't incest 😳 3y

TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat ♥️I was like OOOFFF. Wow. I figured it‘d help a little😵‍💫 3y

TheBookHippie @batsy 😵‍💫 I had that thought 3y

TheBookHippie @merelybookish it‘s so weird!! 3y

Lcsmcat @Graywacke Oh I think you hit the (Nabokov) nail on the head! 3y

batsy Definitely bizarro! I did however sort of like the levels of bizarro in the last two acts, which felt more poetic whereas the first two acts were an awkward kind of weird? I'm not sure if that makes sense. I did also kind of appreciate the ideas being worked out (the act of creation, lost at sea, rebirth of sorts) that come up in Tempest and Winter's Tale. 3y

Lcsmcat @TheBookHippie It really helps the play make more “sense.” If that‘s possible. 3y

Lcsmcat The deus ex machina bit reminded me of Cymbeline. You can see how Shakespeare used bits in his later plays. 3y

Graywacke @TheBookHippie that second link is fascinating and makes the play a whole lot more interesting. Thanks for sharing. 3y

TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat That was my thought as well. 3y

TheBookHippie @Graywacke It helped me that‘s for sure! And I have a signet 😂 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish the main thing lost in the adaptation is the language. Gower‘s original is something of a classic. I found it elegant and moving (despite the plot). Gower here is, in comparison, like a mother goose rhyme. He rhymes, has rhythm, but that‘s all the language has. It doesn‘t have whatever that extra moving thing is good (er traditional?) poetic language has. 3y

Graywacke @Lcsmcat Lolita…before this discussion I hadn‘t thought of it. That article (thanks again @TheBookHippie ) 3y

Graywacke @batsy i like those ideas too. Act 3 was the enjoyable for me because of the language and that kind of exploration. (But now I‘m rethinking all that.) 3y

Graywacke @TheBookHippie one thing to add - the article shows it‘s not just here. All these father-daughter-missing-mother relationships in Shakespeare suddenly get very … well, bizarro. That‘s a kind a wow 3y

TheBookHippie @Graywacke My thoughts exactly! Wow. 3y

Graywacke Regarding the Gower original, Confessio Amantis, Signet quotes Book viii, lines 1607 to 1886. You can find the original text here, but unfortunately without the helpful translation-notes (which i was dependent on): https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/peck-gower-confessio-amantis-book-8 (edited) 3y

GingerAntics I agree. It is too tedious in places to repeat. 🤣 Actually, it‘s oddly not tedious where it‘s less than Shakespearian. The first half just isn‘t good. It‘s hard to describe it. It‘s just not Shakes. 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Is this play weird or melodramatic or problematic? Take your pick, I‘ll say.😅 3y

erzascarletbookgasm @Graywacke now that you‘ve highlighted the probable incest theme undertone (the beginning and ending) the play seems eerie! 3y

merelybookish @erzascarletbookgasm LOL. Exactly pick one or all! 3y

Graywacke @erzascarletbookgasm yeah, creepy. 3y

batsy @Graywacke Thanks for the tip about the Gower original; I need to read that! 3y

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vlwelser

Pericles | William Shakespeare

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This one is interesting. If you're looking for a cross between a rather bawdy fairy tale and an Offenbach opera, definitely try this. Image "borrowed" from the internet.

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Daisey

Pericles | William Shakespeare

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I got behind on reading this one and once I caught up through Act IV this morning, I just decided to finish it. This play is a bit all over the place, some aspects are completely unbelievable, and everything just kind of happens to the title character. Yet, it made me laugh, kept me interested, and had a happy ending. Overall, I found it incredibly entertaining.

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merelybookish I'm glad you enjoyed it! haven't finished it yet but am excited to hear there's a happy ending. 3y

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Pericles | William Shakespeare

Act IV is about Marina. Cleon wants to kill her since Marina outshines her own daughter. The murder attempt is foiled when pirates kidnap her, but would-be assassin Leonine pretends the deed was done. Marina is set up in a brothel yet somehow manages to outsmart any would-be clients. Her "jewel" remains in tact. She bribes a pirate to help her. Pericles sails in ⛵and sails out ⛵ devastated to learn Marina is dead. #shakespearereadalong

merelybookish I don't really understand how Marina has remained a virgin but I do feel Shakespeare had loads of fun writing scenes about a brothel and the people who work there. Cleon turns evil stepmother and other fairy tale elements. Maybe the play should have been called Marina since we learn more about her in one act than we have learned about Pericles in four. 3y

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vlwelser It seems like Act IV is where this is getting interesting. And I agree that Cleon is definitely giving off fairy tale vibes. There's something vaguely Snow White about this. Obviously not the watered down Disney version. 3y

Liz_M I am usually completely on board with accepting the plot as is, but this play I just can't! Why on earth doesn't the wife send a messenger to find Pericles and her baby? And really, every person is persuaded by Mariana's goodness and leaves her intact? In a brothel? But it does give the playwrights a lot of room for some earthy humor. Thank goodness footnotes explain all the double entendres I would otherwise miss. 3y

batsy This act felt more familiar, like we were on regular Shakespearean ground. The whole Marina thing made me ? Otoh the casual suggestion of violence in how a woman should be made available for sex; otoh the absurdity & capacity for humour. I laughed! (But I also felt bad!) Just how Marina launches into speech & keeps converting people & the Bawd saying, "She's born to undo us" & Boult whining, "What would you have me do? Go to the wars, would you?" 3y

Graywacke I enjoyed this act. Shakespeare is so happy to present worst people doing the worst stuff, and yet here they are undermined by their immorally deficient servants. Lots of fun banter. I‘m not sure Marina pulls off a convincing win-over-the-sinners act, but it‘s a good effort and entertaining idea. She‘s won over pirates, pimps, horny lowlifes and a horny governor. 3y

Graywacke @batsy does feel familiar. 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish a correction or maybe a question: my copy has Dionyza as the evil queen/stepmother not Cleon - who is present as her insecure king. 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke Yes! I got names mixed up. 🤦‍♀️ 3y

Graywacke …oh, and she kind of won over a would be assassin… 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser I also got Snow White vibes. Really changes things if you think of Snow White as being kidnaped by pirates...as opposed to living with some child-like dwarfs. 😳 3y

merelybookish @Liz_M I feel your exasperation with this play is 💯 valid! It's nuts...and as @vlwelser pointed out, it's like the first 3 acts were just background to get us to Act IV 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish 🙂 i was wondering because sometimes different editions have different characters names… anyway, no worries. We appreciate your leadership! 3y

merelybookish @batsy I understand! I was horrified for Marina while also finding the the frustration of the characters pretty funny. It was confusing. Also I just hate all the emphasis on virginity. Obviously I don't want Marina to be a victim of sexual violence but I also don't want a woman's worth to be attached to her purity. 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke Her noble nature cannot be denied. Even by lowlifes. 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish @vlwelser Well, that idea changes Snow White a bit … 3y

vlwelser @merelybookish @Graywacke and sold to a brothel! And I apparently went right along with the name change. 3y

Graywacke @vlwelser can‘t stop there. Rethinking the names of those seven dwarves… 3y

Lcsmcat This play feels like all plot to me. Even Marina. I‘d like more 3 dimensional characters. 3y

Daisey I was behind on reading and just got caught up through Act IV. I don‘t get too caught up in analysis of the writing, but I‘m finding the story in this one rather unbelievable while also highly amusing. Overall, I‘m thoroughly enjoying it. 3y

jewright I love that Marina escapes everything by using her words. I‘m guessing Shakespeare really believed in the power of words. The whole emphasis on her virginity is so icky though. She triumphs though! I had to laugh when she is saved from death by Pirates. That really is out of the frying pan and into the fire. 3y

Lcsmcat @jewright I like the power of her words too, although like @Graywacke says, it‘s a bit unbelievable that they would be converted. 3y

GingerAntics The conversions are quite odd, completely unbelievable. Is it supposed to be some sort of mystical power or divine intervention? At least this act was far more bard-like. 3y

GingerAntics @Lcsmcat I‘m so glad it‘s not just me. That may be that Shakespeare didn‘t actually create these characters (or these versions of them). I think the early characterisations from George Wilkins were so flat, Shakes could only do so much to round them out. 3y

batsy @jewright @Lcsmcat I liked the idea of the power of Marina's words, too. Though it was also amusing in how it panned out in a comedic sense, but the gift of her speech seemed like a nice touch in the vein of Shakespeare gifting some of his heroines with this—in a totally different context, but Juliet being one in our recent reads. 3y

TheBookHippie I‘m catching up! What a week at school so many new cases and extra security with all the threats just exhausting! Now I‘m winter break I‘m reading and catching up to finish. It‘s an odd play like oh there‘s Shakespeare and then oh maybe not 😂🤦🏻‍♀️🙃 3y

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Pericles | William Shakespeare

Act III is short but big on action! Pericles is found and sets sail back for Tyre. But another storm! Thaisa dies. At the behest of his crew, Pericles throws her body (in a coffin) into the sea. BUT, turns out she wasn't really dead and Cerimon opens the casket and saves her. Pericles drops off baby Marina in Tharsus vowing not to cut his hair till she is wed. Thaisa retires to a temple. Did I miss anything #shakespearereadalong?

merelybookish Tempest-tost does come to mind. Pericles does feel at the mercy of the elements! He is tossed hither and yon in response to various things but it never feels like he acts so much as reacts. Also, the quality language has notably improved. Glad to have Shakespeare back! This play is interesting for how it spans space and time. Operating on a very big scale. Marina and Thaisa will presumably reappear at some point! 3y

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merelybookish To paraphrase @Liz_M mostly plot, more poetry. 🙂 3y

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batsy It was a bit Tempest-y! But mostly this play still leaves me confused, like I can't quite get a grasp on what's happening. Pericles is a cipher; mostly just a person to whom stuff ... happens. I did like his "goodly gifts" bit & the convo between First Gentleman and Cerimon so I agree that the language flows better & seems less stilted. The whole "now she's dead, now she's not" thing also gave me whiplash lol. 3y

vlwelser I agree with @batsy . This is kind of all over the place and the changes are abrupt. Like half (or more) of it is missing. 3y

vlwelser Also, she's dead and then comes back to life because she isn't really totally dead. After being thrown in her coffin into the sea? Wtf? And what the heck are they planning to do with a baby on the boat? The logic doesn't seem to be too strong with this one. 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish ( @Liz_M ) good paraphrase. 🙂 For all the craziness of plot, the language leaves the strongest an impression. Enjoyed this act. 3y

Graywacke @batsy @merelybookish P isn‘t really a cipher to me, he is just subsumed by bigger stuff. He has already dodged the incestual princess, and then the assassin, leaving a good regent, and he won the good princess, and here he saves the baby. (I‘ve already forgotten what he did fir Cleon, but it was good, wasn‘t it?) 3y

batsy @Graywacke I mean, that's the thing. Nothing about him sticks (I've forgotten, too). But stuff happens and he's...there 😆 3y

Graywacke @vlwelser I can‘t help thinking of The Princess Bride. Well, flip Wesley and Buttercup (Thais could still become a Dread Pirate Roberts…right?). And Cerimon, of course, must be played by Billy Crystal. 3y

Graywacke @batsy Teflon protagonist? 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke @batsy "he's there" ? I agree. It's all reaction. So good on him for reacting but I'm not sure it tells us much about who he is and what he wants? 3y

Graywacke (Act 1, scene 4: “Pericles travels to Tarsus, where he rescues Cleon, Dionyza, and their subjects from famine.” Thank you Litcharts.com 🙂) 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser I wasn't sure if she was dead and brought back to life OR appeared dead and was revived. I think the latter? Both possibilities have occurred in other Shakespeare plays. 3y

batsy @Graywacke Hahaha! 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish @batsy - ok. I see what you mean. (The idea I have in mind now is that he is like a modern celebrity: we are only getting the mug and paparazzi shots, not seeing the real person.) 3y

batsy @Graywacke @merelybookish That's a nice take. Hopefully with the switch to Shakespeare doing the writing (I'm running with that narrative) we get to the gritty, unInstagrammable version of Pericles in the last two acts. 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke Yes, I like that too! I think the scope of the play (many counties, many years) also contributes to a very superficial portrayal of Pericles. 3y

merelybookish @batsy Also here for the IG-unfriendly version! 3y

vlwelser @Graywacke 😂 😂 3y

vlwelser @merelybookish I need to read more Shakespeare. This was a weird one to start with. (Not that I'm new to Shakespeare but have only read the mainstream stuff) 3y

erzascarletbookgasm I‘m laughing hard at @batsy ‘s observation..‘stuff happens he‘s there‘ 😄. And a lot did happen in such a short act. Over plotted for the first half of the play. 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser It is a weird place to start but we are glad you did! All his plays offer something to chew on. And this is a romance, which are often my favourites, but also tend to be the weirdest. 3y

Graywacke @vlwelser we are getting far down the list of plays. But this one has its special qualities so far. (I‘m finding the adjacent changes in linguistic quality with all this rushed plot entertaining.) I‘m starting to plan the next one - Two Gentlemen from Verona. Some have proposed that was his earliest play. 3y

Graywacke @batsy “gritty unInstagrammable version” - I love that. 3y

TheBookHippie @batsy I agree -I reread a lot! I may reread it all this week to try to get a better handle on it. 3y

TheBookHippie @Graywacke I love the litchart! 3y

TheBookHippie I feel like I could read this weeks section easier 🤷🏻‍♀️ however I am with @batsy it‘s details aren‘t sticking with me and I need a reread and more focus which is my plan today while I ignore the snow and wind 🥶 3y

jewright Got my Covid booster yesterday, so I feel super crummy today, but this act was hilarious! This reminded me of Jonah. Throw someone off to calm the sea. I‘m going with the not really dead theory and just revived by the sea. 3y

Lcsmcat Just got caught up. I agree that P. isn‘t coming through as a fully formed human. He‘s kind of a fairy tale good guy. But like @batsy and others, I‘m hoping for the “unInstagrammable version!” 3y

GingerAntics How on Earth did Thaisa just revive to music? Why not go looking for Pericles? What about her daughter? She really went all in on the priestess thing. I‘m not sure if that‘s impressive or sad. I‘m still debating. 3y

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Pericles | William Shakespeare

Act II #shakespearereadalong and my head is spinning! A shipwreck! And only Pericles survives. Some fishermen salvage his armour. A tournament! Pericles parades with other knights. He looks rough but wins! A banquet! The king and his daughter speculate about the moody stranger. An update! Antiochus is dead (smote!) and the search for Pericles is on. A marriage! Thaisa wants to marry Pericles, Simonides says ok, and Pericles seems to agree? 🤔🥴

merelybookish Maybe it is that so many different kingdoms are involved but this play feels like a lot is happening very quickly. Also, Pericles gets into dire circumstances but seems to move on pretty easily. And I don't feel like I know Pericles very much. Or understand him. And the ending scene was strange. Did he want to marry Thaisa? Looking forward to the shift in writing that comes on Act III 3y

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Graywacke Smote indeed. I find the different writing styles interesting. If I compare 2.1 (which signet claims passes the Shakespeare author test) to the rest, one big difference is the cleverness and speed of the humor, and another is the acknowledgment of things like silly clever fishermen. Anyway, I Iiked this act better. And not sure how P thought about his marriage. - also I was confused by the -she needs a year, go wed and bed together now- bit. 3y

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Lcsmcat I agree! I really don‘t have a handle on Pericles. But I actually enjoy the archaic language Gower uses. 3y

Lcsmcat @Graywacke I thought the “she needs a year” bit was to get rid of the acknowledged princes so T. could have her way and marry P. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y

vlwelser I liked the fishermen. They seem on brand for Shakespeare. Or at least what we think is Shakespeare. Otherwise it seemed to me like half the dialogue is missing. But maybe I'm just lost. It just felt really abrupt. 3y

batsy @vlwelser I agree, the fishermen did feel on brand for Shakespeare. But otherwise I agree, this act felt abrupt and perfunctory and the language itself seemed kinda tediously efficient, for moving the plot along more than anything else. 3y

Liz_M All plot, no poetry 3y

Liz_M Also what was with the juvenile mind game at the end - I join your hands, get married, I sunder your hands, are you upset, I join your hands again 3y

batsy @Liz_M Nicely summed up re: plot and poetry! 3y

batsy I too found the mind games at the end utterly bizarre & bereft of any levity or irony. We know that Shakespeare loves to be ridiculous, but the language is as awkward as the content; so the theory of another author seems to check out. The highlight for me here were the fishermen; there was something refreshingly rational about their assessment of the world vs whatever it is the aristocracy is up to at any given point. 3y

Lcsmcat @vlwelser @batsy The fishermen were my favorites. I‘d like to see this performed just for them. We‘ll also for the “dumb show” that is mentioned and might make this make more sense. 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke @vlwelser @batsy @Lcsmcat Agree that the fishermen were the highlight! There was a playfulness to their language that has been mostly absent in the play thus far! 3y

merelybookish @Liz_M Spot on description. All plot! (And too much plot at that!) 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser @Liz_M @Lcsmcat I read something online that contrasted how Pericles responded to the first princess in Act (he notes her beauty, etc.) and the absence of much response to Thaisa. It doesn't seem like he's all that smitten. But maybe after Simonedes's toying he didn't feel like he had much choice. 3y

Graywacke He did seem very interested when the fishermen said Simonides. Maybe he‘s more interested on the king than the princess. 3y

jewright I too liked the fishermen. The joking around feels very Shakespeare like to me. He often has servants making puns and jokes between serious parts. I‘m also reminded of other plays with shipwrecks. This also felt rather like a fairytale to me. The prince who looks like a loser wins the fight and the Princess. I‘m really enjoying this one so far. 3y

GingerAntics This play is oddly painful and a hot mess. I totally understand why someone else (George Wilkins) wrote the first half of the play. It‘s just not up to snuff with other Shakes plays. Can‘t wait to get into the bit he actually wrote. 3y

Lcsmcat @Graywacke re P‘s interest in Simonides: he compares him to his father, and does seem to be looking for a father-figure as much as a bride. 3y

erzascarletbookgasm P seems to have quite an adventure in just the first two acts! 3y

MoonWitch94 @GingerAntics That is a perfect description! I totally agree! 3y

GingerAntics @MoonWitch94 other plays that have been suspected of being collaborations I haven‘t understood because the other potential author was also a good writer. This time, not so much. You can just kind of feel it. It just doesn‘t feel right… or good. No wonder modern readers still no Kyd and Johnson, but not really Wilkins. 🥃 3y

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Daisey

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Starting another Sunday morning with a bit of Shakespeare before heading to church. This is another play I know nothing about, but with that first act I‘m curious to see where it goes.

#ShakespeareReadalong #ArkAngelShakespeare #BookAndBreakfast

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merelybookish

Pericles | William Shakespeare

"We hate the Prince of Tyre, and thou must kill him" (I.i.155-6) Well then! No mixed message there. ?
Act I of Pericles and...it's not what one would call subtle. ? Pericles guesses the riddle and realizes Antiochus has an incestuous relationship with his daughter. An assassin is sent to kill Pericles who flees to the poor country of Tharsus. A solid plot is launched. But it feels a bit wooden? Am I missing something? #shakespearereadalong

merelybookish @Graywacke @GingerAntics @Lcsmcat @batsy @TheBookHippie @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @erzascarletbookgasm @LitStephanie @Daisey @CoffeeNBooks @mollyrotondo @MoonWitch94 @Melismatic @Gezemice @vlwelser @jewright @Liz_M @saresmoore @Kristy_K @wanderinglynn @IamIamIam @Trashcanman @kathedron @Cuilin 3y

merelybookish According to my introduction, Acts I & II are very different from the rest of the play. Also, this play was very popular in Shakespeare's time. I'm excited to see how it changes. And I do like a romance. 3y

vlwelser Wooden is a great description so far. I'm also excited to see where this goes. It's strange (based only on Act I) that this was popular. 3y

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Graywacke Wooden - it‘s a good word for this. I couldn‘t decide, while reading, if the language was clever or needlessly confusing. But the plot is straightforward. 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser According to my intro, the story of Pericles was well-known and circulated widely in older texts (which this play is based on.). But it's now considered one of his lesser plays. Will be interesting to learn why. 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke Thanks. I found the language quite stilted, just lacking in finesse. Some places it was so bald (as in my quote above) and then other speeches felt needlessly tedious. 3y

Lcsmcat There‘s an interesting introduction on the Folger site that states “The play‘s structure, then, is like a narrative that periodically breaks into dramatic life.” WWhich kind of explains the woodenness. Here‘s a link to it: https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/pericles/about-shakespeares-pe... 3y

jewright Well, just come straight out with the incest on the first page. I know nothing about this one, so I‘m excited to read it. 3y

jewright Oh, and the riddle reminds me of Oedipus which is also full of incest. 3y

jewright Romeo and Juliet also compares his face to a book. This one is shorter but “Her face the book of praises where is read / Nothing but curious pleasures” Act I, scene i). 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I read somewhere, that they think the beginning of this play was written by a different author, and then Shakespeare took over the later part….maybe that‘s why it feels so wooden and abrupt? I wish I could find that article again to share it. 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Here it is…. https://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/prtshakepericles.html 3y

batsy I agree, wooden is a good description and I agree! I also haven't done enough research yet on the play but I'm assuming it's universally agreed that the first two acts were likely to have been written by someone else? The Signet intro pretty much goes with that. Thanks for the article @Riveted_Reader_Melissa gonna have a look! 3y

TheBookHippie @Riveted_Reader_Melissa that makes so much more sense to me now! 3y

TheBookHippie @batsy I too have notes and have plans to do a bit more research. 3y

TheBookHippie Wooden is the best descriptor. I have never read or researched this play at all, plans for the short week I‘m entering is to look things up! However the plot is set right in our faces so to speak and here we go! 3y

TheBookHippie @jewright I thought the same thing. Let‘s just put everything right out there first. 3y

TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat oh thanks for the link! 3y

TheBookHippie @vlwelser why is THIS popular 😳 3y

batsy @Lcsmcat Thanks for sharing; the Signet intro for this play is somewhat underwhelming. 3y

mollyrotondo @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @batsy my Arden Shakespeare is really pushing the different author theory. There are a lot of phrases and words that Shakespeare would not have used compared to his other works. George Wilkins seems to be the favorite to have written Acts 1 and 2. This Act definitely does not feel like Shakespeare to me. But I am fascinated by this story so far. Pericles‘s reaction to the riddle is really priceless 😂 3y

batsy @mollyrotondo Yes, his reaction was one of the few things that made sense! Lol 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Interesting about the earlier part not written by Shakespeare. Thanks for the article link @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 3y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat That was an insightful article. Thank Linda! I like how it places Pericles in relation to other Shakespearean plays. 3y

merelybookish @jewright Yes, good point about how it compares with other Greek drama. Also Hamlet, although the incest is more suggestive. Here innuendo here! 3y

merelybookish @batsy @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I'm using my Cambridge edition from my university days in the 90s. They dance around the idea of another author but don't come out and say it. 3y

merelybookish @TheBookHippie It isn't popular now I don't think. But was popular back in the day because the story of Pericles was well-known. (According to my intro.) I don't know when it fell out of favour. 3y

merelybookish @mollyrotondo Oh interesting! What are some of the words he doesn't use? I also didn't think it *felt* like Shakespeare. It just lacked a certain grace. 3y

TheBookHippie @merelybookish I imagine that‘s true, I took a library book out on him now 😂 3y

mollyrotondo @merelybookish so there are a lot of words and phrases that are not something Shakespeare would have written according to this Arden editing. One phrase is in Scene 4 line 42 when Cleon says “nuzzle up”. The phrase never appears in Shakespeare‘s works but appears several times in other works by Wilkins. The use of “wind” in Scene 2 also doesn‘t fit Shakespeare‘s writing because he would have used the word “blast”. I‘ll point out more as I go. 3y

Lcsmcat @merelybookish This feels like a play that will need more outside-the-text help than some others we‘ve read! 3y

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Graywacke

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Spending the first part of my morning reading the introduction to Pericles for our next #shakespearereadalong

(Unfortunately not one of the better Signet introductions.)

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merelybookish

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Just a #shakespearereadalong reminder that we kick off our discussion of Pericles this Sunday. Our schedule:
Act 1 - Nov 21
Act II - Nov 28
Act III - Dec 5
Act IV - Dec 12
Act V - Dec 19
We realize we are getting into holiday season and understand if that impedes your reading. Come as you can! Also if you want to be added or removed from the list, let me know. ⛵
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Lcsmcat Looking forward to it! 3y

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Graywacke My copy is sitting here, hopefully waiting patiently. I‘m be quiet week 1, traveling. 3y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat Excellent! 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke Gotcha! Safe travels! 3y

TheBookHippie Just pulled it out!!! Here we go! 3y

GingerAntics I‘m ready!!! 3y

Graywacke @merelybookish *I‘ll … 3y

batsy So ready! ⛵ 3y

vlwelser I also have this ready to go but thank you for the reminder because I nearly forgot. 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Thanks for the reminder! 🤦‍♀️ I‘ll be reading the pdf version. 3y

merelybookish @TheBookHippie @batsy @GingerAntics 👏👏 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser Excited for you to join us! 3y

merelybookish @erzascarletbookgasm I wish it were easy to pop a copy in the mail to you...Or I could give you my log-in info for Hoopla if you'd like the audio. 3y

MoonWitch94 Wahoo! 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Thanks, Margot. But I can‘t do Shakespeare on audio 😬 3y

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merelybookish

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Up next #Shakespearereadalong. We set sail November 21st. ⛵
(To be followed by Two Gentlemen of Verona & Coriolanus, for those who like to plan ahead. 😉)
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GingerAntics I‘ve read this one before, but this is one of the ones I don‘t remember. 3y

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merelybookish @GingerAntics New to me! I am assuming there's a ship based on the poster. 🤣 3y

TheBookHippie Yay!!! 3y

merelybookish @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @catebutler @MehoLovesReading @kathedron @Mtroiano @Susannah @sace @rabbitprincess 3y

merelybookish @TheBookHippie We have almost read all the plays! 3y

TheBookHippie @merelybookish Are we are in year 4 or 5 ? And 😫😫😫 I don‘t want to be done … 3y

merelybookish @TheBookHippie It would take some digging to find out but year 4 at least, for sure. And no reason we couldn't cycle through them again. 3y

vlwelser This one looks interesting. Can anyone join? I don't have to submit a dna sample or take an iq test or anything, right? 3y

Graywacke Yay! I was wondering if that was a book cover. It‘s a really cool image. I see above it‘s a poster…?? 3y

Graywacke @vlwelser we‘ll get you on the list. (dna test? 🙂) And you can follow the readalong tag: #shakespearereadalong 3y

GingerAntics @merelybookish yes there are several as I recall. Most of what I remember is that this may not have been written by Shakes at all… but it could also be a collaboration (so he might have written parts of it). 3y

TheBookHippie @merelybookish yay! I vote that! 😂👏🏼 3y

merelybookish @vlwelser All welcome! And I hope there's no IQ test or I'm in trouble. 👀 😆 3y

merelybookish @Graywacke Oh it is a book cover. It's Penguin. I just posters and it came up...didn't mean to mislead. 🙃 3y

merelybookish @GingerAntics Oh Shakes! What did he write?! 😁 3y

GingerAntics @merelybookish I remember having the discussion of who wrote this play in class. Most of us noticed that some of the acts didn‘t see quite up to snuff. Originally we thought he called some parts in, but then it was brought to our attention that those parts were very likely written my someone else, and the whole play may have been. 3y

batsy I do like that image! And I have not read Pericles or the next two coming up. I'm looking forward! 🙂 3y

merelybookish @batsy All new to me as well! 3y

LibrarianRyan Hello, this is going to sound odd, but I was cleaning up old LMPBC records and they say that in round 6 you sent to me in our middle grade group. I never got Tristan strong back. I was wondering if there was an odd chance you still had it. If you don‘t that is okay, like I said I‘m cleaning records. 3y

merelybookish @LibrarianRyan I don't! I think you mailed to me. I remember because you sent me back my book without reading it because you felt bad about holding on to it. Also, you had great packaging! Sorry. 3y

LibrarianRyan @merelybookish humm. Okay. I can‘t remember. That was just how I had it in notes. Thanks for looking. 3y

merelybookish @LibrarianRyan I just checked a post for tagged book. I mailed to @IndoorDame and the other member was @Johanna414

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LibrarianRyan @merelybookish thanks. I appreciate it. 3y

Johanna414 @LibrarianRyan wasnt that the round where you had to switch books at the last minute? I want to say you had a ARC and the new puppy chewed it or something, because we didnt read Tristan Strong. I think maybe you switched to Sal and Gabi? 3y

LibrarianRyan @Johanna414 yes!! You are right. It must have been the next round. I thought that was a weird name and not what I had in my memory for who didn‘t return the book. I could have sworn it was round 7 for which I had really bad notes. You are so right. THANK YOU. i do still have my dog chewed copy. 😃 3y

Johanna414 @LibrarianRyan haha glad we got it sorted! 3y

merelybookish @Johanna414 @LibrarianRyan Good memory!! And mystery solved! 3y

MoonWitch94 This is one I have not read. Can‘t wait! 3y

merelybookish @MoonWitch94 Yay! I think it's a new one for many of us! 3y

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Emilymdxn

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Guys! I know I‘m biased about globe productions lol but this was incredible! I‘ve never seen or read Pericles before but it took my breath away. The funny bits were probably the funniest bits of Shakespeare I‘ve ever seen, the emotional bits were really touching, the disturbing bits were genuinely a lot to watch but were done well. I always love the problem plays and romances most and I think this has just become one of my favourites.

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AvidReader25

Pericles | William Shakespeare

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In only a few minutes we‘re in the midst of incest and attempted murder. There‘s soap opera level drama from the start. There‘s a storm at sea, shipwreck, a lost infant, lost wife, prostitutes, pirates, and so much more.

This is one of Shakespeare‘s “romance” plays. Though the ending might be happy, the story is full of tragedy. Redemption doesn‘t come until the characters are heartbroken by loss.

“Few love to hear the sins they love to act.”

Readergrrl Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival??? Well, hello there, CT!! (edited) 6y

AvidReader25 @Readergrrl LOL I just loved that image a lot more than the generic cover I had! 6y

Readergrrl Aw, darn! I was hoping I‘d found another Connectican! 6y

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AvidReader25 @Readergrrl Nope, Indiana here, but I did get to visit Mark Twain‘s home in Hartford in August! 6y

Readergrrl @avidreader25 That‘s a great old home! It‘s hard to imagine that Hartford was once a booming city with beautiful houses gracing every corner. I attended a Haunted Tour of Mark Twain‘s house last year. Very cool!!! 6y

AvidReader25 @Readergrrl That would be amazing! The home was just gorgeous. 6y

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Lcsmcat

Pericles | William Shakespeare

#guard #quotsysept18 @TK-421

GingerAntics I read this play once for a class, but for the life of me I can‘t remember a think about it. lol 6y

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Lcsmcat

Pericles | William Shakespeare

#hunger #quotsymarch18 @TK421

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mcipher

Pericles | William Shakespeare

This is my mom‘s corgi, snuggling up with my brother‘s cat, Pericles. Pericles got suddenly really sick and had to be put to sleep yesterday. I guess I just wanted to share his very majestic pinkness with you all. My brother told me the vet tech was very impressed by Pericles‘ giant head and testicles, too. He was a very solid unaltered male cat, but also the pinkest cat I‘ve known. (Continued in comments because I‘m wordy today...)

mcipher Once he came to my house and peed on my shoes, my son‘s report card, and our telephone. But he was an awesome guy and he will be missed. My brother‘s a wreck. They were roommates for 12 years! #catsoflitsy (edited) 7y

cobwebmoth Aw! *hugs* 7y

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Bookzombie Aww. I‘m so sorry. 💕🐱🐶 7y

TheBookHippie Awe. So sorry ... 7y

JenReadsAlot So sorry.... 7y

xicanti I'm sorry about Pericles. 7y

mcipher @cobwebmoth @tournevis @Bookzombie @TheBookHippie @JenReadsAlot @xicanti Thanks you guys. 💗 7y

Captivatedbybooks 😿 7y

LeahBergen Aww! 💔 7y

Suet624 Awww, 12 years. How sad. 7y

DGRachel I‘m so sorry for your loss. {{hugs}} 7y

Megabooks Big hug! I‘m so sorry. 💜💜 7y

mcipher @Captivatedbybooks @LeahBergen @Suet624 @DGRachel @Booksandcooks Thank you. Litsy is the best. ❤️ 7y

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BookNAround I‘m so sorry to hear about Pericles. It sounds like he had a wonderful life and left some pink kitty prints on your hearts. 7y

Dragon Pericles sounds like he was a unique kitty, so sorry for his sudden loss. 7y

TricksyTails I'm so sorry for your loss. ♥️ 7y

JessClark78 So sorry for your loss. ❤️😿 7y

OrangeMooseReads He sounds like quite the mister kitty 🐱 sorry for the loss, it‘s never easy. 7y

jfalkens I'm so sorry for your loss xXxX 7y

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jbhops Awww he sounds like a wonderfully crazy cat! I'm so sorry. 7y

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planetshannon

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Finally watching an adaptation of Pericles by Shakespeare. Hoping this firms up my understanding of the play.

MrBook

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Does anyone else have this mug? It comes in handy! I literally just used one of the insults on it for a disturbing person inducing fantastically false aspersions over the phone with me 😆. It was in my hand, I had to counter-insult, and voila! Shut them down real quick 😂. Won't be messing with me anymore, hah! I've got the bard on my side...and in my thirsty face. Anyone else use any Shakespearean insults in the past? 😎

WordWaller We have this at the store. Love it! 8y

katedensen I have a similar one but it's black and white. I'll have to snap a pic when I get home tonight! 8y

Hornsby78 I don't have this one but I do have the Mr. Rogers mug with a photo of him on it in his suit and when you put warm tea or coffee in it, his suit jacket changes to his cardigan. 😍😍😍 8y

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Chelsey I don't, but I want it!! 8y

TheLondonBookworm Nothing better than a Shakespearean insult! They really cut like a Ye olde knife 😝 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings I want! 8y

Faibka 😍 want one!! 8y

Lynnsoprano I think there's a book of Shakespearean insults, but the mug would be much handier. 8y

Laura317 I think, perhaps, you've started something @MrBook because I WANT ONE TOO!!! 8y

BarbaraJean @MrBook, I'm so curious to know which insult you used! And @Hornsby78, that mug sounds amazing! 8y

Zelma No, but I'd like to use one of those insults right now! Trying to read at the bookstore, but keep being distracted by a mom following her toddler around while on speaker phone. Why did talking on speaker phone come acceptable? 😡 8y

RealLifeReading Now I'm just dying to know what comes at the end of the "roast meat" insult because the word that popped into my mind (fornicator!) is probably so very wrong 8y

LauraReadsTheBooks I do! 8y

elkeOriginal @MrBook @Lynnsoprano @TheLondonBookworm @Zelma @RealLifeReading @BarbaraJean There is also a book for that in case you need more insults than a mug can hold! Tagging it here and will post a photo in a sec...🙂

Shakespeare Insult Generator: Mix and Match More than 150,000 Insults in the Bard's Own Words

Rudis I have & love this mug! Still need an excuse to use its insults though 8y

SusanInTiburon @Hornsby78 Mr Rogers is my Higher Power ❤️❤️❤️ 8y

Scurvygirl Oh my! Do not have this but can only imagine the argument was along the lines of a Monty Python skit. "No, I'm sorry this is this Shakespearean insult room." 8y

MLRio Believe it or not I have three of these--all given to me as Christmas gifts last year. 8y

rustoryhuf I need this mug. It can sit on the shelf in my office next to my Jane Austen quote mug. 8y

MrBook @WordWaller 😁👏🏻👍🏻! Now, the question is: have you had to use its messaging at the store 😂👏🏻? @katedfisher Showing off the biblio-mug, alllriiight 😎👌🏻. @Hornsby78 😳 Whaaaat?! I've got to get one 😁👏🏻! @Chelsey I'll have to ask @BookBabe where she procured it. @TheLondonBookworm 😆😂👏🏻👍🏻😜! @BooksTeasAndBookishThings Knowing you, I thought you'd have this one m, with all your wonderful bookish knowledge 😉👏🏻👍🏻. 8y

MrBook @Faibka One knows when one is truly bookish because one craves all thing biblio ?????! @Lynnsoprano ?????????! @Laura317 ?????????! @BarbaraJean I called him a "roast-meat for worms". The guy went silent and then said, "Wait, what? That doesn't even make sense!" ???? So I said, "It's Shakespeare you dolt, as ignorant as dirt! You are all eyes and no sight!" That pretty much stopped him cold. Praise be to The Bard! ??? 8y

MrBook @Zelma Whaaaaat?! I'd be extremely upset. I'd call someone on my phone who I know could spare a few minutes, put them on speakerphone and follow the lady around talking at the same time she's talking. She'd get the hint ???. @RealLifeReading I called him "roast-meat for worms". He was speechless, then "Wait, what? That doesn't even make any sense!" Me: "It's Shakespeare, you dolt, as ignorant as dirt! You're all eyes and no sight!" Ten-count ? 8y

MrBook @LauraReadsTheBooks Aye, that's because you've got good taste ???. @elkeo Coming through for us ???????????! @Rudis Who needs an excuse? Just whip them around carelessly, half the world won't understand them anyway ?. It's like people who get insulted by the word "oxymoron" or think you speak ill of their mother when you say "onomatopoeia" ?. @SusanInTiburon I saw on YouTube him giving an acceptance speech for an award: WOW!!! 8y

MrBook @Scurvygirl 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻!!! He was flabbergasted and further flummoxed at the reproach 😉👍🏻. @SureAsMel That is awesome 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! @rustoryhuf Oooh, a Jane Austen mug! Now I need one of those 😂👏🏻! 8y

Sue That is brilliant. Need!! (I was very proud of myself the other day for working 'wart-hog faced buffoon' into a conversation at work - thanks Princess Bride) 8y

MrBook @Sue 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻🙌🏻 8y

Leslie I use it at school. It ups Shakespeare's cool quotient by 1000% 8y

Laura317 I got online to find it and also found the Jane Austen mug AND a Monty Python mug. Now I want all three. 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Not yet... But soon *evil villain fingertip tapping* 8y

Zelma @MrBook I may or may not have fell asleep in an armchair after this occurred. 😁 8y

Lizpixie I've been eying these mugs for awhile, but postage to Australia costs@as@much as the bloody mug! 8y

Hella I love this mug!!I'm afraid nobody in Italy would understand what I am telling them, just someone who is mad for Shakespeare as I am. 8y

melissanorr I had this but it broke. Thanks for reminding me to get a new one :) 8y

KCorter That mug collection is the best! I don't have this particular one, but the First Lines of Literature mug. 8y

WordWaller @MrBook ahahaha yes sometimes I use it secretly in my head ;) 8y

MrBook @Leslie ???????! Understandable. @Laura317 @Litsy should put an asterisk on its intro page for a footnote that says: "You may go broke on all things bookish, over and over and over..." ???. @BooksTeasAndBookishThings ???????! @Zelma ???????! @Lizpixie Aww ?, darn shipping costs! @Hella ?????! Then you need a "Romeo & Juliet" 8y

MrBook @Hella quotes mug 😎👌🏻. 8y

MrBook @melissanorr You're welcome! Sorry to hear it broke 😕, I had a James Dean mug and a Gahndi mug both break on me. 8y

MrBook @KCorter Ooh, I want that one too! "You may call me Ishmael." 8y

MrBook @WordWaller 😆😉😎🙌🏻! 8y

Krysta Oh my goodness. I used to have this mug at work. I would reference it a lot. It was my favourite until it crashed. I used to tell my students they could only insult one another with insults from Shakespeare. :-) 8y

MrBook @Krysta 😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻 8y

Leslie There is also a great first lines mug but nothing beats Will 8y

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taraolivero

Pericles | William Shakespeare

Today's fare: Pericles. And iced chai 👌🏼 which helps to offset the incest, murder, tragedy, etc.

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