tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post6482183471930981590..comments2023-10-29T12:28:26.775+00:00Comments on Charley Robson's Leaning Tower of Plot: Tragedy - a short storyCharley Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-63415945202683713392012-10-02T14:04:16.492+01:002012-10-02T14:04:16.492+01:00He is - no doubt of that. Bit of a plonker all rou...He is - no doubt of that. Bit of a plonker all round, really.Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-3093644632973684992012-10-02T14:01:27.998+01:002012-10-02T14:01:27.998+01:00Well, no, I don't HATE Laertes, I just hate ho...Well, no, I don't HATE Laertes, I just hate how he behaves to Ophelia. He's so hypocritical. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-26376641239764293042012-09-28T07:58:28.397+01:002012-09-28T07:58:28.397+01:00Aheheheehehehe, I'm glad.
Also, to your first...Aheheheehehehe, I'm glad.<br /><br />Also, to your first comment . . . is it wrong that I kinda liked Laertes? I don't really blame him all that much for what happened. He's a hot-headed dimwit, but he's hardly got the brain to be malicious, has he?Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-47886805916233478522012-09-27T21:10:56.316+01:002012-09-27T21:10:56.316+01:00ALL OF THE HAMLATIO FEELS.
I've christened it ...ALL OF THE HAMLATIO FEELS.<br />I've christened it that. Because.Miriam Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516402325473855925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-27016470457494570002012-09-27T08:17:04.483+01:002012-09-27T08:17:04.483+01:00Haha, I don't mind. I actually thought of you ...Haha, I don't mind. I actually thought of you and your ship while I was writing this and thought "I have to put this in . . . just for her amusement" ;)Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-2153514457987107942012-09-26T19:50:31.976+01:002012-09-26T19:50:31.976+01:00Horatio/Hamlet = OTP.
OTP FOREVER. FORGET OPHELIA....Horatio/Hamlet = OTP.<br />OTP FOREVER. FORGET OPHELIA. (Actually, don't. I feel sorry for her. I'd like to give her a hug and kick Laertes in the balls for her.) BUT SERIOUSLY. HORATIO/HAMLET.<br /><br />So that was a mature and meaningful reaction to your tragic post.Miriam Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516402325473855925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-37645514844853043982012-09-25T08:08:03.670+01:002012-09-25T08:08:03.670+01:00Oh dear gods, no. Don't let ANYONE near Iago. ...Oh dear gods, no. Don't let ANYONE near Iago. Seriously, his character is based on Satan. Absolutely foul . . . and I love him to bits, because he's SO MUCH FUN. And he says exactly what everyone else is thinking xDCharley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-39616808054811471112012-09-25T08:07:09.780+01:002012-09-25T08:07:09.780+01:00Eh, it was what people did in the Shakespearean pe...Eh, it was what people did in the Shakespearean period. They was strange peeps *shrugs*Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-22492567933342070392012-09-24T21:07:13.671+01:002012-09-24T21:07:13.671+01:00Poetry... can't understand why someone would b...Poetry... can't understand why someone would be stupid enough to write a novel in it. Or a play. But I shouldn't let people hear me calling the Bard stupid...Liam, Head Philhttp://insideliamsbrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-73844361987668299722012-09-24T17:28:14.078+01:002012-09-24T17:28:14.078+01:00Somehow it does not surprise me in the lest that y...Somehow it does not surprise me in the lest that you spoke from Iago's point of view. But very intriguing...<br /><br />*Looks over at a few of her own secondary characters* Sharaon's nodding her approval and would like to converse with Iago at some point in time.... *eyeroll*Cathryn Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816869021658935999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-25500703052915303242012-09-24T07:54:32.052+01:002012-09-24T07:54:32.052+01:00That's slightly ironic - Shakespeare used iamb...That's slightly ironic - Shakespeare used iambic pentameter because it best mirrors the natural pattern of human speech! Or, at least, he thought it did. I find it does, mostly, though admittedly the run-on sentences in his verse speeches can get a little confusing at times. Curse you, Hamlet! xDCharley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-18791562368937057742012-09-24T00:27:26.665+01:002012-09-24T00:27:26.665+01:00Indeed you have. I love the idea of iambic pentam...Indeed you have. I love the idea of iambic pentameter, but it takes me such a long time to read. It doesn't flow for me.Liam, Head Philhttp://insideliamsbrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-52166286534692385512012-09-23T12:00:41.167+01:002012-09-23T12:00:41.167+01:00Hehehe, that's what I was going for. I was thi...Hehehe, that's what I was going for. I was thinking about it while reading Macbeth the other night (as you do) and I thought . . . I bet Iago would know. He knows EVERYTHING.<br /><br />As for reading Shakespeare, no fear if you dont' find it easy. I just have a weird talent for being able to read complicatd archaic words xDCharley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-53685988024578827962012-09-23T11:59:24.860+01:002012-09-23T11:59:24.860+01:00Ahahahaha, perhaps it's just as well this wasn...Ahahahaha, perhaps it's just as well this wasn't written in iambic pentameter then! And to be fair Shakespeare DID use prose sometimes - mostly when lower-ranking characters were muttering to themselves or their friends.<br /><br />See? I have spared you much ;)Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-71782842477260114322012-09-23T02:47:37.863+01:002012-09-23T02:47:37.863+01:00No... not poetry... NOOOOOOOoooooooo!No... not poetry... NOOOOOOOoooooooo!Liam, Head Philhttp://insideliamsbrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-68257371248147702142012-09-23T01:03:22.686+01:002012-09-23T01:03:22.686+01:00Sheesh, AND I had creepy music playing while I rea...Sheesh, AND I had creepy music playing while I read it. Sniff. I want to say something profound, but I'm very naive about Shakespeare. The words go backwards for me. Maybe I should read the books upsidedown? Anyway, despite my ignorance on the subject, I liked reading it. Made me think of all the messed up secondary characters authors leave to spiral out of control in their own dark little worlds.CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-24921142598065052062012-09-22T17:25:42.413+01:002012-09-22T17:25:42.413+01:00Eyyyup. Revolting character, that Demetrius. Needs...Eyyyup. Revolting character, that Demetrius. Needs a good kicking and sorting out . . . which I doubt adoring Helena would give him.<br /><br />I'm very glad you liked it! I certainly enjoyed writing it :PCharley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-58974047410008670412012-09-22T15:09:29.511+01:002012-09-22T15:09:29.511+01:00Beautiful prose! I have a Shakespeare idea bubblin...Beautiful prose! I have a Shakespeare idea bubbling around in le old brainpan, involving the Midsummer Night's Dream lot. Cause, let's be honest, Demetrius was always going to be an arse to Helena wasn't he? No matter the amount of flower juice... Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-79373115809444872972012-09-22T13:44:09.540+01:002012-09-22T13:44:09.540+01:00Eh, I probably should have done. I defend myself b...Eh, I probably should have done. I defend myself by saying that the character I've borrowed from his works for a persona wouldn't set much store by rules . . . and I did write it as part of an exercies for school itself, which we had half an hour for, and I later touched up. <br /><br />Nevertheless . . . your comment has given me an idea.Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-55881135879352516932012-09-22T13:42:48.880+01:002012-09-22T13:42:48.880+01:00Hehe, you ought to read it - it's literally my...Hehe, you ought to read it - it's literally my favourite stuff on earth. As in, ever. <br /><br />They are really sad when you consider the how and the why they happened - I don't often cry, but I do just sit there with a cold feeling in my chest and feel sorry and sad and want to hug people . . . or strangle Shakespeare.Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-60958444857910161822012-09-22T13:26:43.663+01:002012-09-22T13:26:43.663+01:00You sit here, copying the Bard. This thing is alm...You sit here, copying the Bard. This thing is almost Shakespearean fanfiction without the iambic pentameter. I'd say that's pretty tragic in itself; if you're going to copy Shakespeare, you've got to have the pentameter.Liam, Head Philhttp://insideliamsbrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-64597842050281580962012-09-22T12:38:19.060+01:002012-09-22T12:38:19.060+01:00That was really... tragic (I know. Very profound.)...That was really... tragic (I know. Very profound.) I've never read any Shakespeare. From the way you paint it, I think I'd sit there bawling my eyes out. Sniff. Tragedies are just so... tragic. :)Mimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166384979716659441noreply@blogger.com