In Which I Learn Roman Numerals! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on December 2, 2014 by tarvasalutes

I read the complete works of William Shakespeare from 2011 to 2013—it was one of my Big Life Accomplishments. Thus, my thoughts about my reading often escaped from my mind to my Facebook wall.

Digging up and dwelling on past mistakes and woes = not a good thing to do.

Whilst reading the sonnets, I finally learned how to count higher than 20 in Roman numerals.

It’s all quite logical when you can see the pattern.

There are 154 Shakespeare sonnets!

I may have to read that one again…

It’s so meta! A blog post referencing a previous blog post via a screenshot of a Facebook post!

A Binge! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on September 16, 2014 by tarvasalutes

Most of my thoughts about my experience ended up on Facebook while I was reading the complete works of William Shakespeare from 2011 to 2013.

A villain who enjoys his job.

The inadvisability of girls chasing guys.

A visit to Rome in a poem.

Sonnets!

Shakespeare in the movies!

Macbeth! And Hamlet! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on August 11, 2014 by tarvasalutes

It took me 2 years, 9 months, 18 days to read the complete works of William Shakespeare. I mentioned my reading frequently on Facebook. It seems that everyone has something to say about Macbeth and Hamlet!

The one thing I learned from reading Macbeth:

Ophelia and Horatio: What might have been.

In which Hamlet needs a time machine.

In which all the cool stuff happens off-stage.

Always have a Plan B.

Wait, how many people died in that play?

Bring on the Tragedy! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on May 19, 2014 by tarvasalutes

I recently read the complete works of William Shakespeare. It took me 2 years, 9 months, and 18 days. I talked about it a lot on Facebook.

In June of 2013, I commenced reading the tragedies.

That’s a bad idea.

All kinds of crazy men.

It dawns on me that more tragedy awaits.

A letter to a star-crossed lover.

Titus and Pericles! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on April 28, 2014 by tarvasalutes

While reading the complete works of William Shakespeare, I commented about him and his works on my Facebook wall. These posts are from May and June of 2013.

Now, you will see why I was warned away from Titus Andronicus!

Act I.

Many murders. (Spoiler alert!)

Reading Titus Andronicus got me thinking suspiciously.

Whew!

Life Lessons from Cymbeline! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on April 7, 2014 by tarvasalutes

During my long project (2 years, 9 months, 18 days) to read the complete works of William Shakespeare, comments about him and his works showed up on my Facebook wall.

I had a lot of fun reading Cymbeline in May of 2013.

Cymbeline is a dude?

My impressions of Iachimo:

Three things I learned:

The importance of birthmarks, etc.

In Which I Critique! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on February 24, 2014 by tarvasalutes

While reading the complete works of William Shakespeare, I made frequent comments about him and his works on Facebook, some of which I here reproduce.

In which I critique Cleopatra.

In which I mourn a death.

In which I express a foreboding.

In which I critique Antony.

In which I state a fact.

Beware the Ides of March! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on February 3, 2014 by tarvasalutes

During my long project (2 years, 9 months, 18 days) to read the complete works of William Shakespeare, I made frequent comments about him and his works on Facebook.

Here is a selection of posts from March 2013.

How fortuitous that I got to read Julius Caesar during the month of March.

My advice to Brutus:

The deed is done and explanations are made.

An exclamation that should come back into common usage.

A preview of things to come.

Beware Titus Andronicus! Shakespeare on Facebook

Posted on December 23, 2013 by tarvasalutes

During my long project (2 years, 9 months, 18 days) to read the complete works of William Shakespeare, I made frequent comments about him and his works on Facebook.

Because I just had to share the fun.

From May to November, the saga of the Kings Henry was my literary prime-time drama:

And then came Richard, that mesmeric villain.

February can be a depressing month.

Those tragedies always end badly!

In which I am warned away from Titus Andronicus.

How Now, Mad Wag!

Posted on December 2, 2013 by tarvasalutes

So, it took me 2 years, 9 months, and 18 days to read the complete works of William Shakespeare.

A little more than a year into my reading, my thoughts about Shakespeare started to show up on Facebook.

It was inevitable.

This was the first indication on my Facebook wall that I had Shakespeare on the brain.

You all remember that catchy song from the musical Kiss Me, Kate, right?

There is no brown cow in Shakespeare, but there is a rat and a mad wag.

After I finished reading the comedies, I looked ahead, and all I could see were Henrys ad infinitum. But it was all good because they were all good.

Tarva and Alambil

Victory Saluting Peace

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