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Why is this too solid flesh not melting? ([info]apoplexia) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-05-22 15:34:00


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A little amuse bouche before dinner.
Over on Indiana Auditions, someone asks the seemingly harmless question:

How do you recite Shakespeare?

Various people weigh in with their experiences and helpful suggestions, and all goes well until... the vexed question of meter comes up:

Mr Antrobus suggests throwing out the meter to start with.

emily counters that "most of it is written in iambic pentameter for a reason".

Daniel begs to differ, "Au contraire, Emily."

emily's not about to take this lying down, since, "i spent 6 months studying with the rsc in stratford. i know what i'm talking about." (Yes, but do you know what the shift key is for, dear.)

tcrick's there to back her up, gently suggesting that, "whenever I see a passage that is prefaced by a trite romance language phrase I am immediately skeptical of any ensuing discourse as pretentious, patronizing pontification by an ill-informed or ignorant writer." (Love the alliteration!)

The OP tries to bring balance to the force peace,
pleading, "Please don't fight. It's just theatre, fer cripes!" (Stop spoiling our fun!)

And Daniel retreats faster than a Frenchman.

I realise that this doesn't have as much TMI as your usual otf post, so let me mention in passing this odd pain I've had in my side for the last week and a half. I think it might be pancreatitis.


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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]dalassa
2007-05-22 03:33 pm UTC (link)
But was it a møøse?

As far as the actual wank goes in my awkward high school Shakespeare days we spent most of our time attempting to figure out the sex jokes and ignoring the meter. Not sure that was the advice the person was looking for though.

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]soupspooks
2007-05-22 04:59 pm UTC (link)
Teacher: In the line "Marry to- Come Captain, shall we go?", where is the double meaning?
Me: ...come?
Teacher: *facepalm*

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]queencallipygos
2007-05-22 05:05 pm UTC (link)
...Your teacher's comment puzzles me, because as far as I can tell, you were right.

Well, maybe it wasn't a double-meaning in Shakespeare's day, but it sure as hell is one in ours...

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]soupspooks
2007-05-22 05:21 pm UTC (link)
She was referencing 'marry' because the previous line was something about happiness, so merry/marry. I'm a perv. XD

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]oar
2007-05-22 06:20 pm UTC (link)
We didn't get to pick apart the dirty jokes in my class. Stupid midwest.

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]missdaisy
2007-05-22 08:03 pm UTC (link)
We didn't even get to read the dirty parts in my class. Go Catholic school! Repression FTW!

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]littlest_lurker
2007-05-22 11:30 pm UTC (link)
Aww, weak. That sucks.

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]luthe
2007-05-28 05:25 am UTC (link)
Y halo thar, Mr. Bowdler!

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]anonyrat
2007-05-22 07:11 pm UTC (link)
One of my favorite memories from 9th grade is having to explain to a bunch of dense classmates what Shakespeare meant when Iago said that Othello and Desdemona were 'making the beast with two backs'.

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]freezer
2007-05-22 07:36 pm UTC (link)
When I first worked out what that line meant I was all "DAMN! He just up and said that in front of her father?"

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]amxjm
2007-05-22 08:03 pm UTC (link)
My 9th grade English class got a great chuckle out of the "Fetch me my longsword, ho!" line in Romeo & Juliet.

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Re: An actual theater-type person responds in here:
[info]nekoneko
2007-05-22 09:32 pm UTC (link)
I didn't understand Romeo and Juliet's jokes until I was observing a 9th grade class learning it. The teacher made sure they got most of the dirty jokes. Partly through gestures.

It was wonderful.

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