Dhul Fiqar
14th October 2003, 22:53
I know there have been some threads discussing specific works in the past - but I would prefer a more general approach to these incredible works to be the hallmark of this thread.
What do you think of him? Ever read an entire work by him? What is your favorite quote?
Personally - I am getting pretty engrossed in the whole debate over whether he actually wrote those plays or not. There is a lot of convincing evidence pointing to the possibility that Sir Francis Bacon - certainly capable of incredible poetry and insight - actually wrote those works. They cover almost exactly the same themes as his philosophical outlook would lead one to expect Bacon to write about - the wording is peculiarly similar, a friend of his was covertly peddling old Shakespeare originals when Bacon needed money, etc. etc.
Anyway - here are a couple of great quotes:
On alcohol:
I will ask him for my place again; he shall tell me I am a drunkard! Had I as many mouths as Hydra, such an answer would stop them all. To be now a sensible man, by and by a fool, and presently a beast! O strange! Every inordinate cup is unblessed and the ingredient is a devil. Cassio - from Othello
On Life, Death, and Fate:
There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, and sleep in peace, slain in your country's wars. O sacred receptacle of my joys, sweet cell of virtue and nobility, how many sons hast thou of mine in store that thou wilt never render to me more!?! Titus Andronicus in the play named after him - spoken uppon entering the tombs where his loved ones and loyal soldiers are buried.
What do you think of him? Ever read an entire work by him? What is your favorite quote?
Personally - I am getting pretty engrossed in the whole debate over whether he actually wrote those plays or not. There is a lot of convincing evidence pointing to the possibility that Sir Francis Bacon - certainly capable of incredible poetry and insight - actually wrote those works. They cover almost exactly the same themes as his philosophical outlook would lead one to expect Bacon to write about - the wording is peculiarly similar, a friend of his was covertly peddling old Shakespeare originals when Bacon needed money, etc. etc.
Anyway - here are a couple of great quotes:
On alcohol:
I will ask him for my place again; he shall tell me I am a drunkard! Had I as many mouths as Hydra, such an answer would stop them all. To be now a sensible man, by and by a fool, and presently a beast! O strange! Every inordinate cup is unblessed and the ingredient is a devil. Cassio - from Othello
On Life, Death, and Fate:
There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, and sleep in peace, slain in your country's wars. O sacred receptacle of my joys, sweet cell of virtue and nobility, how many sons hast thou of mine in store that thou wilt never render to me more!?! Titus Andronicus in the play named after him - spoken uppon entering the tombs where his loved ones and loyal soldiers are buried.