and in other Shakespeare stuff

[tempestsarekind]

An article from the Guardian with some potentially interesting quotes from Emma Rice (newly appointed artistic director at the Globe):

'One audience member tried to punch an actor': the battle to shake up Shakespeare ( Read more... )

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[a_t_rain]

While summer lasts, and I live here, Ian,
I'll sweeten thy sad grave...

One sand another
Nor more resembles that sweet rosy lad
Who died, and was Ian. What think you?

Um. No. They couldn't have managed something with the right number of syllables?

[tempestsarekind]

Well, obviously, preserving the verse doesn't matter! It's all about the story! It's not like Shakespeare wrote it that way for a reason or anything...