“I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more, is none”
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Last time when I read William Shakespeare was “I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more, is none”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth [image]
Last time when I read William Shakespeare was in my second year of my college days; “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” that time I felt that’s the darkest and most power full tragedy’s of Shakespeare but “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is more darker than “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”.
“HELMER: I would gladly work night and day for you, Nora—bear sorrow and want for you sake. But no man would sacrifice his honour for the one he love
“HELMER: I would gladly work night and day for you, Nora—bear sorrow and want for you sake. But no man would sacrifice his honour for the one he loves. NORA: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done”
“HELMER: But this is disgraceful. Is this the way you neglect your most sacred duties?
NORA: What do you consider is my most sacred duty?
HELMER: Do I have to tell you that? Isn't it your duty to your husband and children?
NORA: I have another duty, just as sacred.
HELMER: You can't have. What duty do you mean?
NORA: My duty to myself.”
This play was staged on 1879, which argues about “women right”, the right for being herself. The relevance of this play will never go down because despite of being highly civilized and sophisticated still there are pigs sleeping; male chauvinist pigs in the dozy minds of each man (Don’t thing I am generalising). Now there is a slight change in above said sacred duty , now here duty is not only to look after her husband and children but to earn for them as well. Now husband and wife relationship has become like business partners. Majority of men never helps their wives in kitchen but they want their wives to be a partner in accumulate their bank balance. This kind of male attitudes frustrate female, when they are stressed give your shoulders they are also human beings. Like you they will also have work pressure from office simultaneously at home as well. There are lot of NORA around us but for the sake of children and the fear of society these NORA s are not stepping out their homes. ...more
Till date I have only read three plays, frankly speaking I was forced to read during by college days as a paIt’s after a long time I am reading plays.
Till date I have only read three plays, frankly speaking I was forced to read during by college days as a part of my syllabus but I never regret of reading them. Shakespeare's The Tempest & Julius Caesar and George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Among this three my all time favorite is George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.
Now with this book four more plays:
1. And then there were none 2. Appointment with Death 3. The Hollow 4. The Mousetrap
I think all fours are written with the same formula.
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Among this four I have already read “And then there were none” (Novel), and listen to the dramatized version of this novel by BBC with minor changes.Apart from this I didn’t put efforts to read first three plays, the core purpose of buying this book is to read The world’s longest running play:
The Mousetrap
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The world’s longest running play written with a usual whodunit formula with unusual twist ending. The story happens at Monkawell Manor guest house which is newly opened and among their first visitors there is a maniac with an ambition to murder ‘Three Blind Mice”. The plot of this play appeared to be loosely same as “And then there were none” where tem peopled are summoned to an island where everybody gets killed in as mysterious way till the end of the readers gets into number of assumption on “whodunit” but everybody gets killed leaving the reader blank with the lines of nursery rhyme : Ten little Soldier Boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little Soldier Boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little Soldier Boys travelling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were seven. Seven little Soldier Boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six. Six little Soldier Boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little Soldier Boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little Soldier Boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little Soldier Boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little Soldier Boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little Soldier Boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none
And thru Postscript the culprit is relived.
We should never compare two books written by same author but I am forced to, The Mousetrap is really a gripping one and sure treats for all mystery lovers. Everybody will think what is the reason for the record breaking success of this play. Friends its nothing but the tourists who come to London….. ...more
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