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nwhyte's review against another edition
"http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1232142.html[return][return]It's actually a play of two very distinct halves. The first two acts concern Edward III's attempts to seduce the Countess of Salisbury, which she successfully repulses; Acts III-V cover the Black Prince's campaigns in France, including the Battle of Cr
mikewomack's review
3.0
Edward III is an odd little play that feels disjointed but definitely not bad. It has been partly attributed to William Shakespeare, perhaps as much as 50% and as either revisionist of an original script or a true co-written work. In either part, Shakespeare is part of Edward III and so I read on.
My reading and enjoyment of the play was probably aided by watching at production of it a few months back at The Shakespeare Tavern. I anticipated a performance I'd sit through in order to scratch it from my Cannon list but ended up enjoying the show. I found the same experience when I read it. The writing is okay and the story line is bumpy but it's not bad. The first third of the play doesn't seem to mesh with the later parts. The lusty Edward struggles to jive with the warrior Edward. None-the-less, I'm glad I read (and watched) the apocryphal play.
Favorite quotes:
"To die is all as common as to live / The one in choice the other holds in chase; / For from the instant we begin to live / We do pursue and hunt the time to die."
My reading and enjoyment of the play was probably aided by watching at production of it a few months back at The Shakespeare Tavern. I anticipated a performance I'd sit through in order to scratch it from my Cannon list but ended up enjoying the show. I found the same experience when I read it. The writing is okay and the story line is bumpy but it's not bad. The first third of the play doesn't seem to mesh with the later parts. The lusty Edward struggles to jive with the warrior Edward. None-the-less, I'm glad I read (and watched) the apocryphal play.
Favorite quotes:
"To die is all as common as to live / The one in choice the other holds in chase; / For from the instant we begin to live / We do pursue and hunt the time to die."
rebmarara's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
caidyn's review against another edition
3.0
Reading this, I definitely got the hint of Shakespeare throughout it. Especially in the war scenes. Very much like him. The relationship with the Countess was also very Shakespeare, although I didn't think it was needed in the play since it was mentioned then never discussed again. Edward III's reign is one I'm not terribly familiar with, but it's a good prelude to the conflict England had with France with territory up through Mary I's reign.
This edition is great. There are so many notes to help understanding, so it was a very easy play to read for me. Probably helps that I've ready all the Shakespeare I can. (Besides the poems and such. I tried them and they made me go to sleep. Love his sonnets and plays, though.)
This edition is great. There are so many notes to help understanding, so it was a very easy play to read for me. Probably helps that I've ready all the Shakespeare I can. (Besides the poems and such. I tried them and they made me go to sleep. Love his sonnets and plays, though.)