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14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - Trying to Write a Sonnet · 0 replies · +2 points

Thank you for the suggestion! I think you're right, I could definitely branch out to different themes.

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - The Elizabethan Audience · 0 replies · +2 points

Thank you so much! Since you've made this comment I've tried to keep it up.

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - The Elizabethan Audience · 0 replies · +2 points

Agreed :)

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - The Elizabethan Audience · 0 replies · +2 points

That is a very good comparison! It's true, a sporting event can encourage a whole lot of spectacle. I probably should've given some modern day examples in my post. Thank for the idea.

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - The Elizabethan Audience · 0 replies · +2 points

Thank you! And yes, it could be that we have a few spectacular people in our day. But I think someone like Lady GaGa is spectacular on stage, but maybe not so much in her every day life. She has to do many of the mundane tasks we do. But then again, Lady GaGa and I don't hang out, so I could be wrong.

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - Does Shakespeare Belie... · 0 replies · +2 points

That is a very good point. I wasn't planning on branching out to other plays, but I hadn't thought of The Tempest before. I'll definitely check out your blog and maybe make a short post on it. It would be good to have a bit of contradiction to my argument. But I think maybe since The Tempest is a bit more light-hearted than Romeo and Juliet, that Shakespeare wasn't trying to make a statement about love, but rather include this idea of instant love for purely entertainment value.

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - Does Shakespeare Belie... · 0 replies · +2 points

Well, my focus is on Romeo and Juliet and contrasting it with his sonnets. So, I have expanded on this idea a bit, but with other sonnets and slightly different themes. Basically, I'm just trying to draw conclusions about what Shakespeare really thought about love and narrowing it to this specific play and a handful of sonnets.

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - Does Shakespeare Belie... · 0 replies · +2 points

Yes, I also analyzed that sonnet s well. If you look at his sonnets, he really is an advocate of temperance. And also if you look at his plays a little more closely.

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - Does Shakespeare Belie... · 0 replies · 0 points

Thank you! And yes, the more I've studied this topic, the more I think Shakespeare was against these theories on love, such as love at first sight.

14 years ago @ http://shakeit382.blog... - The Idealized Woman · 0 replies · +2 points

Good question. I think Shakespeare was bold in some aspects concerning love. For example, in The Winter's Tale, he was bold in bringing up the controversial issue of sexual love and whether or not sex is sinful or not. I made a post about this is you want to check it out:
&lt ;http://shakeit382.blogspot.com/2011/03/chastity-china-plate-and-winters-tale.html>

Having said that, I think the majority of his motivation, besides the love of writing, was to make money. And bringing up these controversial issues would definitely sell.

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