Comments | selenak: What Will?

selenak

What Will?

Apr 23, 2009 21:17

Shakespeare's death-day, and by tradition, his birthday as well. I find it impossible to declare one film version of his plays my favourite, and at any rate, I've already written about several. But my favourite fictional representation of the bard himself? That I can do ( Read more... )

sandman, shakespeare, shaw, tom stoppard, neil gaiman, dr. who

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linaerys April 23 2009, 19:23:00 UTC

I thought the boy was John Webster in Shakespeare in Love, who was quite bloodthirsty.

selenak April 23 2009, 19:28:20 UTC

*edits*

It's late in the evening here in Germany, excuse my tired brain...

linaerys April 23 2009, 19:29:29 UTC

No worries! I enjoyed the entry, although Shakespeare in Love is the only one of those I've seen. I think "The Shakespeare Code" is the next Who in my queue.

lilacsigil April 24 2009, 04:48:42 UTC

What a lovely post! I really do love Gaiman's Shakespeare, in all his human folly, and I loved the brief appearance of his sharp-tongued wife, too. I absolutely agree with you about the Dark Lady sonnets in Doctor Who - such a wasted opportunity! Still, the one he does quote rather fits the themes of the episode...

redfiona10 April 24 2009, 10:29:32 UTC

Haven't seen the last two, but I have a soft spot for the Shakespeare Code's Shakespeare just because he's Northern. It makes me immensely happy.