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Maggie Alderson's avatar

HA HA HA HA HA you have made me soooo happy. I hated this film so much I left somewhere after the second lot of possets. I had already hated the book, so I don't know why I wasted my time and money going, but I liked the previous film I saw by this director and thought she might have done something interesting with it. Not. The issue with the 'very stupid face' (HA HA HA HA HA again) was a large part of it for me too. Thank you for making me feel less alone.

Francesca Stanfill's avatar

Brilliant analysis and a joy to read, in great part because a profound understanding of Shakespeare, both the man and his genius, underlies it. I wonder whether the modish urge to « feminize » so many aspects of culture infected the making of this film.

Loved the story about A.L. Rowse

Hannah Betts's avatar

How I do adore you and R. Do you know Shakespeare: His Life, Work, and Era by Dennis Kay, my former tutor? He died young at 47, but I can feel him cartwheeling in his (Charlbury) grave in your support.

Jonathan Gibson's avatar

I remember Dennis Kay—I loved his lectures on As You Like It (one of which I seem to remember he delivered in rugby kit).

Hannah Betts's avatar

Exactly that, yes, and swimming in armour for The Faerie Queene.

A giant.

Mary Wakefield's avatar

This has delighted me: “I can not believe that William Shakespeare had a really stupid face, as is, unfortunately, the case with Paul Mescal.”

Edward Greenwood's avatar

get In touch with Edward please