tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post7829651426285727090..comments2024-03-25T05:15:40.144-04:00Comments on Mama Diaries: Shakespeare According to MamaSherry Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-70682737709221568392018-04-04T21:39:58.508-04:002018-04-04T21:39:58.508-04:00Yes, I read the Shakespearean plays then, and yes ...Yes, I read the Shakespearean plays then, and yes I pretty much understood what was being said. It was a matter of concentrating hard. I certainly didn't get every nuance, but I had the general flow. Footnotes helped. Mark Muratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562597698193306363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-52895613538258490522018-04-04T12:15:02.667-04:002018-04-04T12:15:02.667-04:00Haha! I'd hope he'd agree with you.Haha! I'd hope he'd agree with you. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-13004359722578915612018-04-03T11:56:53.601-04:002018-04-03T11:56:53.601-04:00Your translation is spot on. Shakespeare would sen...Your translation is spot on. Shakespeare would send you kuddos.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-33160981530290351482018-04-01T17:28:33.046-04:002018-04-01T17:28:33.046-04:00Happy Easter to you, too! Happy Easter to you, too! Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-48262433313378584732018-04-01T17:28:18.174-04:002018-04-01T17:28:18.174-04:00That's good you had a good English teacher to ...That's good you had a good English teacher to help you. Most of us end up using Cliff's Notes or something similar to understand it.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-4847758894771105432018-04-01T17:27:41.395-04:002018-04-01T17:27:41.395-04:00I'm glad people don't write like that any ...I'm glad people don't write like that any more!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-34813553397444805222018-04-01T17:27:17.847-04:002018-04-01T17:27:17.847-04:00Cliff's notes work pretty good, too.Cliff's notes work pretty good, too.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-59323869550824561372018-04-01T17:27:00.069-04:002018-04-01T17:27:00.069-04:00The flowery language isn't easy to understand!...The flowery language isn't easy to understand!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-49756261994389476502018-04-01T17:26:44.955-04:002018-04-01T17:26:44.955-04:00You are one of the few who enjoyed Shakespeare. Th...You are one of the few who enjoyed Shakespeare. The only thing I liked was building a globe theater for a project. :)Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-86156126817874446942018-04-01T17:26:06.707-04:002018-04-01T17:26:06.707-04:00Haha! Maybe he needed you to teach him a thing or ...Haha! Maybe he needed you to teach him a thing or two about writing. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-22490760035324848842018-04-01T17:25:42.454-04:002018-04-01T17:25:42.454-04:00That's probably the reason. :)That's probably the reason. :)Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-7356694489738002352018-04-01T17:25:28.958-04:002018-04-01T17:25:28.958-04:00Haha! I'm sure Shakespeare has fried a lot of ...Haha! I'm sure Shakespeare has fried a lot of brains!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-66661637549925897972018-04-01T17:25:02.728-04:002018-04-01T17:25:02.728-04:00Not fun for a lot of people.Not fun for a lot of people.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-30029611296370176612018-04-01T17:24:51.844-04:002018-04-01T17:24:51.844-04:00I'm not sure even the English can understand i...I'm not sure even the English can understand it well.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-49467069768089462582018-04-01T17:24:24.948-04:002018-04-01T17:24:24.948-04:00Exactly. People back then probably would experienc...Exactly. People back then probably would experience the same thing if they had to watch our movies.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-33217378912581511582018-04-01T17:23:52.220-04:002018-04-01T17:23:52.220-04:00Thanks for your astute cheating. The afterlife par...Thanks for your astute cheating. The afterlife part wasn't as clear to me. I have been enlightened!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-471372110551251392018-04-01T17:22:51.286-04:002018-04-01T17:22:51.286-04:00Apparently, they spoke a lot differently back then...Apparently, they spoke a lot differently back then. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-73278635967727150722018-04-01T17:22:25.638-04:002018-04-01T17:22:25.638-04:00Can't say I was a fan of reading Shakespeare, ...Can't say I was a fan of reading Shakespeare, either.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-69992124024532528082018-03-31T19:33:45.978-04:002018-03-31T19:33:45.978-04:00This is a cute post! LOL!
And, nope, Shakespeare,...This is a cute post! LOL! <br />And, nope, Shakespeare, was not my friend! LOL!<br />Big Hugs and Happy Easter!Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-35247057332481189262018-03-30T13:30:44.466-04:002018-03-30T13:30:44.466-04:00I had to read Shakespeare in high school and I did...I had to read Shakespeare in high school and I did struggle with it. I had an awesome English teacher who helped make it easier- but on my own- yikes. <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-27801498513122138842018-03-29T01:52:31.478-04:002018-03-29T01:52:31.478-04:00I also struggle with Shakespeare English. I also struggle with Shakespeare English. Nasreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903012810404786521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-38851954475408107992018-03-28T12:18:51.868-04:002018-03-28T12:18:51.868-04:00Yeah, I struggle with Shakespeare. I like that mov...Yeah, I struggle with Shakespeare. I like that movies tend to make it more understandable with visual context. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-59191307589411035912018-03-28T10:10:24.935-04:002018-03-28T10:10:24.935-04:00Shakespeare always baffled me too!Shakespeare always baffled me too!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-9191305007628950272018-03-28T08:33:40.714-04:002018-03-28T08:33:40.714-04:00I remember reading Shakespeare and enjoying it. On...I remember reading Shakespeare and enjoying it. One of the things we had to read in school, which was so hard to understand, was The Cantebury Tales.The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629102377276886689.post-63708785583078397252018-03-28T03:51:42.155-04:002018-03-28T03:51:42.155-04:00Nope, never could understand Shakky Wills and I...Nope, never could understand Shakky Wills and I'm a professor of English literature LOL DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.com