Shakespeare, Harry Potter and Me, Gehayi

[gehayi]

I looked over the Shakespeare meme that's going around, but the problem with that is that it presumes that you've seen the plays both on stage and in the movies. I have never seen a Shakespeare play on stage or in the movies. The only adaptation of a Shakespeare play that I know I've seen is West Side Story. I've only ever read two plays for

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[lovefromgirl]

05. Wizard Rock: discuss. (What IS it?)

I have never really understood the wrock phenomenon. It's... highly specialised filk, I suppose, except it's more the rock version. About Harry Potter. Which I've never felt was particularly filkable.

Naturally, I have friends who adore it.

But! I digress!

You belong in the fandom as much as any other fan -- it's just that you're more a book person than a media person, which is also how I am considering how early I started (the movies were not even a dirty thought in JKR's mind at that point). You relate to the work differently. I personally wouldn't invalidate you as a fan for the way you do things. I hope to hell nobody else tries. *gets all glowery*

As for Shakespeare? I read him for the slash. Take that, purists.

[gehayi]

I'm...probably the worst person in the world at spotting slash. Which means if I notice that a character is behaving in a slashy way, it's REALLY noticeable. The subtext has become text, in other words. (Hi there, Dresden/Marcone!)

I think the only slash I've ever spotted in Shakespeare has been Romeo/Mercutio. And really, that's hard to miss, so I can't get much credit for that.

What other Shakespearean slash have you spotted?

[lovefromgirl]

Brutus/Cassius in Julius Caesar, and I know I'm not alone because it showed up on shipmanifesto the other day. :-)

[gehayi]

That one must have made no impression on me. Where did you see the slashiness?

[lovefromgirl]

They spoke of loving each other more than they spoke of loving their wives. :-)

[gehayi]

Yes, that's definitely text rather than subtext.