Watch Titus Andronicus on January 3rd, and finish reading on January 10th
There’s a wonderful exchange in the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. During the play-within-a-play Guildenstern asks “Wasn’t that the end?” The Player King responds “You call that an ending? With practically everyone still on his feet? My goodness, no — over your dead body!” That’s how you know when a Shakespeare play is over: by the body count!
We’ll be stacking them like cordwood for the new year, when we first watch the BBC version of the tragedy of Titus Andronicus on January 3rd beginning at 7:30pm, and then finish reading on January 10th at 7pm. Both will be on Zoom.
As another character once said, “When the players are all dead, there needs none to be blamed.” Leave a message below if you want an invitation to the Zoom meeting. All nationalities welcome, and no experience necessary!
Shakespeare-sama, Tokyo 
Richard,
Thanks for that – very informative.
Sorry for recommending the Norm MacDonald video. Actually, that wasn’t the one I meant, and it wasn’t very funny at all.
Looking forward to meeting Froth, Elbow, and Madam Overdone soon.
Best wishes,
Roger
On Mon, 11 Oct 2021 at 22:43, Shakespeare-sama, Tokyo wrote:
> shakespeareintokyo posted: ” Measure for Measure falls under the > description “problem play”, because unlike most of Shakespeare’s other > plays it doesn’t fit neatly into one category. While it is not a tragedy, > it contains many serious elements, including death and the threa” >
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