Though this be madness, yet there is method in ‘t.
- William Shakespeare
Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
I’m not so sure about this new rendition of ‘The Tempest’
I have two problems with it:
1. Shakespeare does not need to be flashy. It distracts from the beautiful dialogue.
2. Russel Brand is in it. Russel Brand is in it. What the fuck is Russel Brand doing in a fucking Shakespeare movie? Also Katy Perry. Katy motherfucking Perry? Really? Fuck my life.
Come unto these yellow sands,
And then take hands:
Courtsied when you have, and kiss’d
The wild waves whist.
William Shakespeare The Tempest
Black Shakespeare on Holga at Wolfgang Books in Phoenixville.
The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.
Robert Graves
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
William Shakespeare Macbeth
