Is Shakespeare "as boring as bat shit "?

I certainly see why you would hold those views about Shakespeare Peter, but my view differs, in that I studied Latin for five years (as a lawyer of a similar age, I suspect you also may have practised the odd declension or two) and that, combined with my love of Greek mythology colours my viewpoint on our language origins and rollicking good tales.

I willingly bow to the fact that I may not be worth my salt as an actor - I have no wish / desire / yearning to do Shakespeare as part of my artistic development, although you are quite right in stating the Bard is part of our heritage, it’s just that I find people such as David Williamson, Tim Winton and Leonard Cohen (the later two not playwrights) infinitely more interesting in terms of capturing the dilemmas of the world in which I live, which takes nothing away from Shakespeare, or his contribution to the English language.

There is of course, no right or wrong, it's just personal choice, although I have permitted myself to smile, at some who posted after my review. I don't know if they are, however they may well be earnest lovers of Shakespeare, perhaps looking to advance their artistic development, yet one or two seemed incapable of understanding the English language, completely missing the fact that my advice to people was to go and see the play ( Laughing Matter) for the skill of the director, her cast and crew, all of whom were excellent.

It really does prove the need for a good director, when he or she may well be confronted with actors who can't understand the words written in front of them. All the Shakespeare plays in the world won't help them, but some core remedial English education may. Of course, to add a Shakespearean twist, there is the possibility that some were being deliberately obtuse

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Greg Ross

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