Any Shakespeare Scholars?
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:02 pm
Let me be frank. I am, at best, a middlebrow - at least re the humanities, although I have always loved language.
It’s hard for me to get through a play, let alone truly appreciate
the subtext.
But I have been deeply moved by scenes I’ve run across here and there.
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
Hence away! now all is well.
One aloof stand sentinel.
Lear
Be your tears wet? Yes, faith. I pray weep not.
If you have poison for me, I will drink it.
I know you do not love me; for your sisters
Have, as I do remember, done me wrong.
You have some cause, they have not.
Cordelia
No cause, no cause.
Jack shall have Jill;
Nought shall go ill;
The man shall have his mare again,
And all shall be well.
I could go on, but not for too long. Which brings me
to my point. I’m hoping to find a large collection of
such juicy bits to enjoy.
The best I could do with our San Francisco Public
Library has been a couple of books of scenes for
aspiring actors. Limited and unsatisfying.
I thank you for reading this, and hope you may
have helpful suggestions. Stephen Waldman
It’s hard for me to get through a play, let alone truly appreciate
the subtext.
But I have been deeply moved by scenes I’ve run across here and there.
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
Hence away! now all is well.
One aloof stand sentinel.
Lear
Be your tears wet? Yes, faith. I pray weep not.
If you have poison for me, I will drink it.
I know you do not love me; for your sisters
Have, as I do remember, done me wrong.
You have some cause, they have not.
Cordelia
No cause, no cause.
Jack shall have Jill;
Nought shall go ill;
The man shall have his mare again,
And all shall be well.
I could go on, but not for too long. Which brings me
to my point. I’m hoping to find a large collection of
such juicy bits to enjoy.
The best I could do with our San Francisco Public
Library has been a couple of books of scenes for
aspiring actors. Limited and unsatisfying.
I thank you for reading this, and hope you may
have helpful suggestions. Stephen Waldman