Sir Mark’s reading of “The Tempest” is stunning. I did this play several times with 10-12 year old students, and the students loved the story and loved the language. Their interpretations of the characters and the story were fresh and always changing. Frankly, I don’t care who really wrote these plays. What I care about is the fact that these beautiful plays are ours to love, learn from and to enjoy.
Well, it wasn't the illiterate from Stratford, that's all we know in absolute certainty. But knowing who the author was can inform a lot of our understanding of the plays and the sonnets. It can enrichen our experience.
@@Mooseman327that’s not true, as any word in text could and should be interpreted countless ways, who wrote it does not matter, the words reveal itself to some outline of the genius of the author but the words take precedence. Who wrote it is pure academics.
I have "acted", more or less, for about 40 years. In that tumblehome history, and had the great good fortune to do about 25 of his plays. You non-actors? Ever seen a play by Kit Marlowe produced? Nope.Hmm.... Any other contemporary work? Didn't stand the passage of time. This guy was special. Can I explain his volatile, searching mind? I cannot.
Marlowe's work gets produced relatively often. You could compare to someone like Heywood or Greene or even Middleton and Jonson if you wanted, but Marlowe is a weird choice as Edward II and Dr Faustus get put on every few years by some company or another here in England. I agree that Shakespeare was special, an absolute genius for sure, but lets not denigrate the amazing achievements of his contemporaries. Even a bardolater like Harold Bloom would not go so far as to denigrate Marlowe to this degree.
@@mikejohnson2638 Almost every academic in the field of Shakespeare studies agrees that he did. The authorship question is taken seriously by basically no one in academia. We have more primary materials on Shakespeare than basically any other non-royal/non-noble figure in 16th century England. He is one of the best documented figures of the period.
This authorship business is wearing a bit thin. It doesn't have anything to do with promoting that film in which two particular actors are featued, by any chance?
He is/was the girl's stepfather. He doesn't name the daughter, though. Rylance lost one of his two stepdaughters in 2012, an event that devastated him. A terrible tragedy.
Ever since reading about Sir Henry Neville, I have considered him the strongest contender as the main author of the Shakespeare plays. Someone highly educated, wealthy and well travelled. Never liked the claims it must be an already famous writer/poet, like Marlowe or Bacon.
Hard to believe anyone could doubt that Shakespeare was the author of his plays. It's just so stupid. And yet there are Rylance and Jacobi, among them. So many contemporaries attest to his being a great playwright and actor, owner of the theatre with Burbage, his whole life in Stratford documented, what is there to question? So ridiculous.
Sir Mark Rylance, one of the best actors of our generation. What a fantastic clip. ❤
I still think Mark has no equal.
First time watching him act was wolf hall. Exceptional actor.
I saw Mark Rylance playing Ariel 42 years ago! The whole play was amazing. I was sitting in the 'cheap' seats right on the stage.
Love the way he sets up the play as a situation where it's all open and has not happened yet. Very inviting!
Moving … wonderful as ever, Mark Rylance thank you
Dancing with words
Wonderful man, what a fantastic event.
A true artist, thank you for sharing.
Mark was amazing in Wolf Hall ❤
Great actor
Sir Mark’s reading of “The Tempest” is stunning. I did this play several times with 10-12 year old students, and the students loved the story and loved the language. Their interpretations of the characters and the story were fresh and always changing. Frankly, I don’t care who really wrote these plays. What I care about is the fact that these beautiful plays are ours to love, learn from and to enjoy.
Well, it wasn't the illiterate from Stratford, that's all we know in absolute certainty. But knowing who the author was can inform a lot of our understanding of the plays and the sonnets. It can enrichen our experience.
@@Mooseman327that’s not true, as any word in text could and should be interpreted countless ways, who wrote it does not matter, the words reveal itself to some outline of the genius of the author but the words take precedence. Who wrote it is pure academics.
He is so lovely!
Whoever wrote this had a great power of mind and huge knowledge of what works for an audience, actors and a story.
Can you imagine the impact of this manner of delivery and understanding of the text in schools?
Wonderful! Thank you.
I have "acted", more or less, for about 40 years. In that tumblehome history, and had the great good fortune to do about 25 of his plays.
You non-actors? Ever seen a play by Kit Marlowe produced? Nope.Hmm....
Any other contemporary work? Didn't stand the passage of time.
This guy was special. Can I explain his volatile, searching mind?
I cannot.
Marlowe's work gets produced relatively often. You could compare to someone like Heywood or Greene or even Middleton and Jonson if you wanted, but Marlowe is a weird choice as Edward II and Dr Faustus get put on every few years by some company or another here in England. I agree that Shakespeare was special, an absolute genius for sure, but lets not denigrate the amazing achievements of his contemporaries. Even a bardolater like Harold Bloom would not go so far as to denigrate Marlowe to this degree.
he's rocking Shakespeare's hair style. modern bard
3:36 If Rylance wants a synchronicity within a synchronicity, July 26 is Jung’s birthday.
Reading Shakespeare on your own < Reading Shakespeare while listening to Mark Rylance read it
superb!
Does anyone know what edition of collected works he's reading from? It looks beautiful
Rylance is a nutter!
Talent doesn't equate to common sense. Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare... fugghedaboudit
No he didn't.
@@mikejohnson2638 Almost every academic in the field of Shakespeare studies agrees that he did. The authorship question is taken seriously by basically no one in academia. We have more primary materials on Shakespeare than basically any other non-royal/non-noble figure in 16th century England. He is one of the best documented figures of the period.
@@comiclover99 You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.
My job is literally the academic study and teaching of Shakespeare at a university.
@@comiclover99 Then you should know Shakespeare didn't write the plays and sonnets.
This authorship business is wearing a bit thin. It doesn't have anything to do with promoting that film in which two particular actors are featued, by any chance?
Kier Stammer wrote As You Like It... Perhaps Lizzo. Feels me?
Interesting he didn't say from daddy and mommy. Is he her stepfather
He is/was the girl's stepfather. He doesn't name the daughter, though. Rylance lost one of his two stepdaughters in 2012, an event that devastated him. A terrible tragedy.
Yes.
MYOB,
kieran
Yes he is
Imagine all these E T s
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NO NO NO!
My ancestors
The real author of Shakespeare was Lord Greystoke.
So written by Tarzan? Wow.
He's great but he lost me when he couldn't get Bosun right. Lol
He did get it right pretty quickly and with a rare grace; by the way, how's your EME reading off the cuff ?
Ever since reading about Sir Henry Neville, I have considered him the strongest contender as the main author of the Shakespeare plays. Someone highly educated, wealthy and well travelled.
Never liked the claims it must be an already famous writer/poet, like Marlowe or Bacon.
Hard to believe anyone could doubt that Shakespeare was the author of his plays. It's just so stupid. And yet there are Rylance and Jacobi, among them. So many contemporaries attest to his being a great playwright and actor, owner of the theatre with Burbage, his whole life in Stratford documented, what is there to question? So ridiculous.
Help me out I really want to believe it was William completely
So ridiculous indeed.
You are misinformed.
@@DonWhisner You have to elaborate on your assertion. The burden is on you.
Have Rylance and Jacobi gone soft in the head? I'm beginning to see the makings of a De Vere cult.
DeVere didn’t know squat.
sirbacon.org/downloads/The_1623_Shakespeare_First_Folio_A_Bacon.pdf
When entertainers get knighthoods you know the nobility is wasted on their own fantasy.