Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Tue Sep-27-05 02:25 PM
41. "Wow, very interesting favorites list." In response to In response to 23
A Winter's Tale isn't one of my favorites, but Cymbeline and Measure for Measure are two of his greatest plays I think, even over some of his better known stuff (Much Ado About Nothing or Love's Labours Lost, for example).
I'll probably make separate replies about Cymbeline and Measure for Measure, in hopes of calling attention to two of his most underrated plays. Cloten is one of my favorite Shakespeare characters-- just a dumb funny asshole who wouldn't think twice before raping a chick.
King Lear, as I stated below, is my favorite of the four big-name tragedies, and I think it's a shame that it's normally held in lower regard by the masses than Hamlet, Macbeth, or Othello. I would've LOVED to see Chris Plummer in it, I think that would've been absolutely incredible.