This was a relief.
This is the first of the plays on the schedule that I’m really familiar with (who isn’t?).
It seemed much easier to read. I’m guessing that though this may be partly because Shakespeare was on top form, it’s also because of the familiarity. Which makes me realise that one of the things that this project is about is learning to read Shakespeare. It’s not easy; it becomes easier with familiarity.
As for R&J, this is the first time I’ve felt even faintly moved by it. Their extreme youth has always had the effect on me of wanting to tell them to grow up a bit before they start taking themselves so seriously. So I’m regarding my ‘faintly moved’ as progress in allowing myself to be swept up by the poetry.
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