This needs to be used as a framework for restructuring the way we teach Shakespeare at all levels in schools: This kind of approach to Shakespeare completely transforms the pieces from half-intelligible boredom-inducing torture to living, interesting and engaging theatre! I almost mourn how much I missed out on when we studied Macbeth in secondary school after watching this!
It is great to watch it in one piece for a change. I have seen bits of it before and loved it. Thank you for the new upload. The question that remains unanswered to me is, when, how will I have the chance to see a play in OP? Selfish I know, but it’s what I long for. Anyway a great performance and a true pleasure to spent a solitary night of social distancing with love and verve transmitted by immortal words in action. Thank you so much for that.
I love the reading of the scene at Ophelia's grave. The overlapping voices mimic the way a group of upset people would speak. And, I have to thank Ben et al because I have been tinkering with a play in which the characters are characters from Will's plays. Listening to this presentation solved one of my problems.
So excited my kid is finally reaching his Shakespeare lessons in school. I pulled Shakespeare on Toast off the shelf for him to appreciate Romeo and Juliet.
First, this is amazing and I'm so glad it's up. I've watched it many times, recommended it, and used these concepts doing Shakespeare plays. I kinda wish for captions and/or better (louder) audio, but I'll make do Second, I'm gonna link some timestamps for reference if that's alright 0:44 start or 0:59 10:23 poetry vs. prose 21:45 ish "the actors have to come in on cue" 23:47 Mackers -- acting gaps 32:44 Hamlet grave scene! 39:48 synthesis, 40:02 moving on to "bright" and there end my timestamps because I just watch the whole thing
I must say thank you. Thank you for sharing this. My soul was truly enriched by this video, and you didn't have to provide it. I fell for Shakespeare at 48. I am past becoming an actor, or teacher, or using Shakespeare for monetary gain. But you've given me knowledge to pass on to the younger. To peek their intrest and when I do, I will turn them toward you to learn.
Sharing this video to my then-girlfriend, now-wife who I met in a Shakespeare class was very important to our relationship and I'm glad that the video is finally back after mysteriously been taken down for so long
i first watched this in high school, as i dove excitedly into acting. now im gonna be puck in my local community theatre guild's production of midsummer night's dream. there are a bunch of kids cast as fairies. one of the youngest is a second grader. very shy at first, but by the end of the lesson on shakespeare we got, she read a monologue aloud for all of us. i hope the old bard is happy, wherever he is.
3 years ago this was published to YT and it's still a regular view for me, because Ben Crystal approaches Shakespeare in the only really logical approach. That of an actor, director, troupe manager, because these are PLAYS, not books. Plus ofc he is, himself, a great teacher, engaging, funny, deeply knowledgeable and passionate about his subject, and people like that, no matter what their subject, are always a pleasure to listen to, and a revelation too. Beauty really IS in the eye, or ears of the beholder, and to me, OP is truly beautiful to the ear.
This needs to be used as a framework for restructuring the way we teach Shakespeare at all levels in schools: This kind of approach to Shakespeare completely transforms the pieces from half-intelligible boredom-inducing torture to living, interesting and engaging theatre! I almost mourn how much I missed out on when we studied Macbeth in secondary school after watching this!
It is great to watch it in one piece for a change. I have seen bits of it before and loved it. Thank you for the new upload. The question that remains unanswered to me is, when, how will I have the chance to see a play in OP? Selfish I know, but it’s what I long for. Anyway a great performance and a true pleasure to spent a solitary night of social distancing with love and verve transmitted by immortal words in action. Thank you so much for that.
I love the reading of the scene at Ophelia's grave. The overlapping voices mimic the way a group of upset people would speak.
And, I have to thank Ben et al because I have been tinkering with a play in which the characters are characters from Will's plays. Listening to this presentation solved one of my problems.
Hello Ben,
Why is the Globe so slow in adopting the original pronunciation?
I love this one. I have watched it many times, then watched when it was in pieces.
The full vid again at LONG last! Thanks so much.
So excited my kid is finally reaching his Shakespeare lessons in school. I pulled Shakespeare on Toast off the shelf for him to appreciate Romeo and Juliet.
First, this is amazing and I'm so glad it's up. I've watched it many times, recommended it, and used these concepts doing Shakespeare plays. I kinda wish for captions and/or better (louder) audio, but I'll make do
Second, I'm gonna link some timestamps for reference if that's alright
0:44 start or 0:59
10:23 poetry vs. prose
21:45 ish "the actors have to come in on cue"
23:47 Mackers -- acting gaps
32:44 Hamlet grave scene!
39:48 synthesis, 40:02 moving on to "bright"
and there end my timestamps because I just watch the whole thing
Accent reminds me if Newfoundland met Irish met West Country.
I must say thank you. Thank you for sharing this. My soul was truly enriched by this video, and you didn't have to provide it.
I fell for Shakespeare at 48. I am past becoming an actor, or teacher, or using Shakespeare for monetary gain. But you've given me knowledge to pass on to the younger. To peek their intrest and when I do, I will turn them toward you to learn.
This means the world. Wishing them - & you - well!
Shakespeare wrote “plays” not “ reads”
Wonderful to see this again. I think I have almost all of his books and some of his father's.
This guy should do something for audible.
True
Sharing this video to my then-girlfriend, now-wife who I met in a Shakespeare class was very important to our relationship and I'm glad that the video is finally back after mysteriously been taken down for so long
I have done the deed, medieval Hi Five.
i first watched this in high school, as i dove excitedly into acting. now im gonna be puck in my local community theatre guild's production of midsummer night's dream. there are a bunch of kids cast as fairies. one of the youngest is a second grader. very shy at first, but by the end of the lesson on shakespeare we got, she read a monologue aloud for all of us. i hope the old bard is happy, wherever he is.
Could you please re-upload this video with better quality and higher resolution? This is a gem of a lecture.
Simply stunning! ♥️
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3 years ago this was published to YT and it's still a regular view for me, because Ben Crystal approaches Shakespeare in the only really logical approach. That of an actor, director, troupe manager, because these are PLAYS, not books. Plus ofc he is, himself, a great teacher, engaging, funny, deeply knowledgeable and passionate about his subject, and people like that, no matter what their subject, are always a pleasure to listen to, and a revelation too. Beauty really IS in the eye, or ears of the beholder, and to me, OP is truly beautiful to the ear.
Wait up. Did I just hear that actor's real name is Aslan?
Wait up. Did I just hear that actor's real name is Aslan?
Also, it saddens me that this has only 6400 views and I'm only the 12th comment on this.
Close, the very brilliant actor and photographer, www.aslamhusain.com
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