all's well that ends well

at some point, i don't remember exactly when, i started to think of myself as a potential shakespeare scholar. i decided definitely that i wanted to know everything there is to know about each of shakespeare's plays. i began by ordering a copy of hamlet, the most famous version from the 50's i think with olivier. i began seeing different versions of each play, as much as i could get my hands on. i began to love the language of shakespeare, the poetry and love in it.

now i am studying all's well that ends well. a good play so far.

and there are, of course, study guides available on the internet.

one time i found a web page of free shakespeare plays done by the bbc. free video of these plays. and since then whenever i looked for this page, i haven't been able to find it. of course, it was illegal, and i don't blame whoever it was for taking the page down.

the poverty of the poor is their destruction. that's what the bible says. the book of proverbs. likewise, the rich are sometimes more eloquent and able to communicate on that level than the poor are. Jesus said the poor shall always be with you. so, read books. read plays. study plays. study literature. it will pay dividends and continue to pay dividends until the day you die. when you come across a word you don't understand, look it up. understand the full definition. so have a good dictionary by your side when you tackle something like jane eyre.

i have to admit i understand the basics of a plot of a shakespeare play, but a lot of the language goes over my head. so i need a study aid on that particular play. a study guide. to translate the phrases and jokes.

in those days, a king was a king. a fool was a fool. a king had a king's authority. yet the authority of a fool, or a knave, was that he told the truth, and didn't care if it meant he was going to die in the next minute. he told the truth no matter what.