HOW CAN I GET INTO SHAKESPEARE? 3 tips for beginning Shakespeare
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- In this video we will look at 3 things that will help you get into Shakespeare and understand his amazing plays.
Have you ever wanted to get into Shakespeare but thought the language would be too hard; that you might not understand what is going on; or perhaps you wonder why you should read Shakespeare in the first place.
Be sure to watch through the whole video and be sure to put it into practice.
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I wish you joy in your reading.
I love you and your channel! Thank you for these excellent videos. Keep them coming!
And I love you too Wicked Child!😁 thank you for being so supportive and wonderful.
The Folger Shakespeare Library helps me. It's got good footnotes and summaries
Starting my journey with Shakespeare by watching this video
Thanks aplenty for “Shakespeare gives us inwardness”! Great video!
I have just got into Shakespeare in the last few weeks after school curriculum pute off him for the last 30 years. Started with King Lear, then Much Ado about Nothing, now I'm onto Othello. My method was to listen to the plays multiple times. Each time you will build a clearer idea of the plot and as passages and phrases are repeated you imbibe their meaning. I have the luxury of being able to listen to audiobooks all day long while I'm at work.
Hurray! I recognised the iambic pentameter when you were speaking! Progress! I didn’t know what it was till I watched another video of yours yesterday😊😊
I love this passion you exude. (Btw “wherefore” means “why”, not “where”, she’s asking why he has to have that name because it means he’s a Montague. This changes the reading of the beginning of the scene. She isn’t looking for him :) )
Wow!! You've convinced me to give Shakespeare a try again. I haven't read any since high school!
That's incredible Penny! You've made my day ❤ I have a whole playlist called Shakespeare Explained if it helps.😃👍
Tristan, you are the best. I love your channel. I’ve resisted Shakespeare for years and now I want to jump in. You’ve encouraged me. Thank you. I’ve been reading the sonnets before I go to bed. 🥰
Aww thank you Kandy. You are the best 😃 pleased you are diving into Shakespeare. Don't let any difficulties put you off. It gets easier and you get to bask in the most beautiful language.
I'm currently putting together a course on Romeo and Juliet.
Tristan, such a great video. Thanks for sharing! You insight is very helpful for me to continue to read and understand Shakespeare! Totally agree that Shakespear is the best and unique literature all about human nature and ourselves!
Fantastic content, thanks.
I wish my teachers back in the day had taught like you. I only had 1 that bothered to explain anything that was going on and even that just this 30 min video would've been better
What an excellent encouragement! Thank you.
So pleased that you found it helpful Terri. Thanks for the encouragement 🙏
I can't wait to reread the plays I am doing my first read now. I did reread "Romeo and Juliet" and when I read it in high school I hated it. But now on rereading I LOVE it! Such a guilty pleasure read for me because of how campy it is! Also read it with romantic music playing in the background! :)
Check out the 2004 Merchant of Venice film with Al Pacino. Fabulous!
We had to read Shakespeare plays throughout high school. I wasn't totally turned off. But, then I got to study the history of English literature in the summer of my last year of high school. We got to go to the Old Vic where we saw a production of A Midsummers Night Dream. It changed my whole relationship with this literature. I could not believe I was actually laughing! It was the best experience of my life!
That's amazing. Seeing Shakespeare performed is something else. I once watched macbeth performed in the ruins of an old castle. It was so atmospheric.
Grâce à toi, I'm attempting to read the complete works of the Bard in 2023. Just finished the amazingly remarkable Hamlet. Last night, I started my sojourn with the tragic couple, viz., Romeo and Juliet.
You rock!!
I really enjoy your passion, that alone earned my sub
Thank you so much. Shakespeare is worth getting passionate over😁👍
Tristan I love your enthusiam for literature and I feel so understood. I wanna read more Shakespeare again and this video makes me really wanna do it right now! Thank you!
Thank you.
Great video! Although I do admire and appreciate Shakespeare, I don't think I've ever read his works without it being in the context of analysis and therefore stopping and starting. I've never read them just for the sake of enjoyment or entertainment. Some really valuable tips here, and your Shakespeare passion is contagious!
Funny isn't it that we the greatest works of literature continually in a way that they were not meant to be read 😉
I discovered Shakespeare when I was 11 and loved it. It was when we read it in high school that it was stripped of all its fun. I had a good teacher too but they failed to just let us read it as a play, which disappointed me.
We studied MacBeth for 2 years in this way and, when I sat my examination, I wilfully chose to take the paper on Hamlet (which we never looked at in school) instead of MacBeth, just to make a point. Most enjoyable exam it was too.
It took me years to like MacBeth again.😅👍
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 very good an open minded confession, you are great
You are amazing! Thank you....
Thank you Sylvia. I think you're amazing too.❤
I've been watching adaptations, mostly on Brit Box (I'm in the us) and also reading the No Fear Shakespeare books that give you the original text on one page and a "modern translation" on the opposite side.
The full modern translation is ever so useful. I use that in moderation so as not to lose the rhythm, verse and power of the original. But it is such a great tool to have in the kit.
Oh you make me cry. So wonderful. I was searching for these introductory sort of videos all over just a month ago when I decided to pick up my first by him, Macbeth. I'm excited and so deeply grateful for what you've come up with and will continue to!!! The Romeo & Juliet explanatory segment was lovely, I wish I could just come over anytime and talk literature with you, haha. Thank you 💚
Thank you Tee!!! It's good to hear from you again. Love that you're getting into Shakespeare. The effort is immeasurably worth it.
Macbeth, you say?! What an amazing play
It's written at a time that Shakespeare has become so familiar with his abilities that he is producing works which precede psychological discoveries that were only recognized 2 centuries later.
If you need any help at any point, message me.
Also, I am releasing an hour long Shakespeare lesson on my channel in the next couple of hours. It might be beneficial.
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Yes, I'm halfway through your next video and it is wonderful of course! I'm only past Act 2 of Macbeth but it is already one of the best things I've ever read. Thank you for your help and your time.
Hm. I posted last night, but apparently RUclips didn't like something I said. I'll try a repeat of the core message: I've had a lot of luck tutoring Shakespeare-resistance people with Folger Shakespeare Library editions. They provide a nice little synopsis of each scene before you read it, and offer copious notes on the facing page of every page, so you don't ever have to hunt for a meaning. Excellent books to help with both plot and language comprehension.
That's brilliant Triy. Thanks for the recommendation. I've not checked the Folger editions. I like the RSC editions a lot.
I have the complete works of WS on audio. I read the play while listening. They’re actors performing. It’s such a great experience.
That's just the perfect way to read them! My problem is that I close my eyes and fall into the performance and before I know it I am asleep 😴🤣🤣🤣
Excellent video Tristan! Completely agree with you! Julius Ceasar is what got me into Shakespeare!
Thank you Chris. How marvellous, Julius Caesar was my first Shakespeare too!
You're the best!
Excellent presentation! I have watched and enjoyed all your videos. I subscribed after viewing the first one. I will continue to watch all the wonderful content on your channel. 😄
Thank you so so much Adrienne, that was such a lovely comment to recieve. I'm genuinely touched. I hope that you find a large diamond or bar of gold in your garden. You deserve it for being so wonderful☺
What's in a name? Without good name a man is merely guilded loam or painted clay. Good name is the immediate jewel of a person's soul.
Romeo and Juliet are guided by the force of their will rather than reason. Reason should not pander to will.
I love your videos and I love the idea of being able to go deeper into Shakespeare´s works with your guidance. Normally I try to find a two language version of the plays ( german-english), but many times I just read the english one for the pleasure of the language...so beautiful, I do not mind to understand everything, the language alone makes me feel like under magic. Thank you very much, your channel is a real treasure !
Hiya Muhlenstedt!!! So good to hear from you. I hope you are well.
Like you I love to let the rhythm of the language just wash over me.
Keep up the great videos my man, love the enthusiasm. I do think that one of these days I'll give old William a go
Well, that is splendid news, Zoran. Let me know when you take the dive into his works. Do any plays particularly appeal to you?
The one that I have on the shelf waiting for me is a midsummer night's dream, so that will be the ice breaker
@@zorankolar2083 Great choice.
You may not always understand everything such as "strained," instead of "forced," but you will get the gist of it. It is true that it is easier to understand with a good director (teacher), such as Tristan, prithee goode Master.
Verily you speaketh much that is sense. Tis not uncommon one doth strike against a word which meaneth something much different in our new fangled tongue. Then doth one come a cropper.😅
Excellent … your posts keep getting better and better
Thank you Stephen. Your praise means a good deal.😃👍
You are doing such a great service to people having interest in literature! Thank you so much. I love your videos and find them very informative and useful. Please continue doing this great work. Wishing that you hit 100k subscribers soon! Love from India❤❤❤
I have never read anything by Shakespeare even though I have a couple of his plays. I feel very intimidating by him. Your tips are helpful and I will give his work a try.
Thanks so much Tristan for sharing this video and for all your work really appreciate it ☺️
Hey Charmaine! I appreciate being intimidated by Shakespeare. He can feel a little unusual to begin with. But there is simply such a large reward in getting into his plays. The splendour of his lines are soul moving.
You may find following along with some of my Shakespeare videos helpful.😃👍
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 I will definitely follow your videos for help thanks Tristan ☺️
Great video Tristan!! LOVE the idea of Shakespeare giving us “inwardness” …wow 😌✨And I’m going to be covering that Juliet speech this month 😍 We hath synced again!! Thanks for sharing the joy of Shakespeare ❤️ Can’t wait for Richard II next week!
Oh goody. Can't wait to see what you do with Juliet. How serendipitous!😃
Hi, Tristan. I just discovered your channel two days ago and I've been avidly sampling your back-catalog of wonderful videos ever since. I've been learning a lot, especially about great books by non-English-speaking authors. And your lesson on iambic pentameter was simply marvelous.
You're an inspiring teacher, but even the most inspiring and knowledgeable of teachers gets something wrong now and then, so I hope you won't mind my pointing out an error in your reading of Juliet's balcony speech. Many, many people make the same mistake.
When Juliet says, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?", she's not saying "Where are you, Romeo?". She's saying "WHY are you Romeo?". In other words, she's asking why he has to be Romeo, a scion of the Montague family, an enemy of the Capulets. So "wherefore" has pretty much the same meaning as "what for," or "for what reason." And now the following lines ("Deny thy father and refuse thy name . . . .") make more sense as follow-ups to that introductory question.
Thank you again, Tristan, for your eye-opening videos. You have at least one fan in Wilmington, Delaware.
Tristan, I love your videos. I have watched many of them. But man, please get a mic. LOL The volume is very low. Beautifully explained, by the way....
Thank you Tristan for another great video. I throughly enjoyed it. I am so looking forward to the upcoming videos you mentioned today. I always share your videos - particularly those on Shakespeare's work. I find those videos where you single out extracts from his work and provide interpreptation and understanding particularly useful. Do keep them coming. Your efforts are very much appreciated.
Thank you Audrey for your continued encouragement. And thank you for sharing my videos with others. You are a pearl of high value. 😃👍
Tristan: could you or someone write the hyperlink summaries or at least the times where each tip starts on the vid. Thx
Isn't Juliett standing at a window?
If you wear in a much more casual way, it will be much better! You looks like a lecturer now
Thanks for the feedback Yuan. I had just come back from a meeting and had only had a short amount of time to record before going to another meeting.😃👍
Your shirt hurts my brain