I find it much better to read the play while listening to it being performed first. Sometimes shakespeare can be a bit impenetrable when only dealing with the written word, hearing the emotion and rhythm of the words makes the second reading a page turner :)
I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting this I am working on a scene from this play in a Shakespeare acting class that I am taking and it really helps me to listen to it.
By William Shakespeare. Tom Courtenay stars as the wildly jealous King Leontes, who, suspecting his queen Hermione of infidelity with his best friend Polixenes, exacts a terrible revenge which forces the full retribution of the gods. Music by Julie Cooper , performed by Justin Pearson (cello), Alasdair Malloy (percussion), Lucy Wakeford (harp), David Roach (oboe) and Claire Moore (singer) Director Eoin O'Callaghan Contributors BBC 22.Dec.1997 Unknown: William Shakespeare. Unknown: Tom Courtenay Music By: Julie Cooper Cello: Justin Pearson Cello: Alasdair Malloy Harp: Lucy Wakeford Harp: David Roach Harp: Claire Moore Director: Eoin O'Callaghan Leontes: Tom Courtenay Hermione/Time: Harriet Walter Paulina: Jill Balcon Polixenes: Tim Pigott-Smith Mamillius: Rory Campbell Autoloycus: Nickolas Grace Rorizel: Jonathan Cullen Shepherd: Sean Baker Perdita: Tracy Ann OBErman Archidamus: Chris Scott Camillo: Hugh Dickson Emilia/Mopsa: Carolyn Jones Antigonus: Stephen Thorne Clown: Chris Pavlo Dion/Geoler: Ioan Meredith Clemones: Gerard McDermott Dorcas: Alison Pettit Mariner: Alex Lowe
Thank you for the upload! I've got a million things to do for other classes but I can't not read this play because I'm including it in an essay, this is saving me so much time
@@leepleiades8624 That's so cool! No way I could ever remember these lines that were written in the 16th century, haha. You should be proud of yourself :)
His patron was the king, so that's probably why. To be fair, he is almost always critical of rulers/monarchy in his shows. There aren't many sympathetic portrayals of kings.
It wasn't the done thing in those days, or for a long time after. Stories were about heroes, which meant the nobs. Of course there are ordinary people in his plays, but they're usually the comic relief.
If y'all want a fabulous version of this play, you can go see some scenes and songs at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ygrK3TlH0cA.html
Christian Academy, really you do not understand a thing? So what kind of education have prior to arrive in there Or maybe your teacher is and ass from another play from Shakespeare, wich is a comedy.
Good cast of stalwarts, but it's always distracting to hear Tom Courtenay trying not to sound like he's from Yorkshire. Actually...it's not the best performance by him.
Dear god guys couldn't they come up with a better Leontes than this guy? He's got the emotional constitution of a wet mop! We just finished doing this play at my college and our Leontes was ten times better than that guy...
Some of us listen *for pleasure. 🤍 No directly related projects, no classes/homework/tests. Dear Shakespeare, my brain is eating your words in the year 2023, 2024… in a country you have never known, in a culture that grows more barren of intellect, beauty and culture year-after-year… and where the threat of demonic entities rule sway over all things great-and-small, where ignorance is joy and safety, and stupidity is championed in the name of ‘freedom’ and acceptance for all.
