I haven't read much of Shakespeare, but the lightbulb moment for me personally was the 1996 "Romeo + Juliet" movie with DiCaprio. The modern contextualization makes it so much easier to parse the period dialogue.
Yes I almost commented on that too, I am astonished that someone said ‘nothing of interest’.
That sort of adaptation makes it incredibly accessible and I love that they kept the original words yet somehow it all made perfect sense. I think Shakespeare works best in performance.
That sort of adaptation makes it incredibly accessible and I love that they kept the original words yet somehow it all made perfect sense. I think Shakespeare works best in performance.