Welcome to Litsy!

I kind a feel like I completed a marathon. I made it! Following our map laid by @GingerAntics of 22 a week, my mornings for 7 weeks have been working through these 154 sonnets. They‘re difficult, but as you work through them they open themselves up with so much language play.

I like this Pelican edition, the one in front. The notes were curt, but smart and insightful. It doesn‘t have any real analysis.

Loved our little #shakespearerealong team

I really wanted to get up and grab the book for a picture with this review, but the cat refused to be moved. She would make a terrifying queen of Medieval England. Henry V was apparently an iffy king, but the Bard makes him a hero, a somewhat odd move as the play has no villain or, well, drama. Maybe it‘s a necessary piece in his history play oeuvre. Anyway, I‘ve now read it. Thanks #shakespearerealong and @merelybookish for guiding me through.