Shakespeare Journey Tag

[@adayofsmallthings]

Thank you for doing the tag and sharing your story. It's wonderful to hear from someone who has the experience of teaching Shakespeare for many years!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Nicole, this was a really wonderful tag that I thoroughly enjoyed doing. I'm going to be traveling to Ireland this week, and so I'm not going to be around for a big chunk of time in the middle of the month, which may prevent me from participating to the degree that I would have liked just because I don't know how much time I'm going to have to myself to read. But hopefully, I will get in as much Shakespeare as I can before and after the trip. Maybe next year I can participate more fully. Thanks again for creating such a wonderful tag and reading event!

[@literarylove123]

Shaketember sounds wonderful. I loved hearing your responses to the prompts/questions.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@literarylove123 awww thank you, Jen. 😊

[@LibroParadiso-ep4zt]

Happy Sunday, Pat. I always enjoy listening to you talk about your student that loved Hamlet. "Wow This may just be the best book I've read in my life!" The book and you transformed him, Pat. Beautiful story.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Thank you for this lovely comment. I don’t like to repeat myself, but this story just fits this tag so well. Hope you’re having a good weekend! 🥰

[@apoetreadstowrite]

Yes, I still adore Bradley & Bloom, but Emma Smith is now my freeway - a whole estate of joy & wonder.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

I have had an on-again-off-again relationship with the work of Bloom, but this book is brilliant.

[@mrsfruity76]

Well Pat, you've convinced me to give Shakespeare another go. I also had to read Romeo and Juliet, decades ago, in 9th grade. We read the play out loud, but, honestly , my 13 year old brain just didn't get it🤷‍♀. I'm going to try reading his works aloud, because the language made sense, with minimal context, when I heard you reading it. Also, Justin's story was awesome. Some credit is probably due to his teacher😉.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

You are very kind. Thank you. Yes, if you can read it out loud, the language is definitely more accessible. And consider listening to an audio version of a play too as you read along. That really does help.

[@TimeTravelReads]

Those were lovely responses Pat. I love your teaching stories.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@TimeTravelReads thank you, Melissa!🥰

[@book-ramble]

Great... and especially about 'Justin'.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Thank you!

[@stuartgriffin1001]

Hi Pat. I love that the reading of Hamlet so helped one of your students. Thanks for tagging me. I will do this one probably towards the end of September. I am reading one Shakespear book for Shaketember. It will hopefully help me answer some of these prompts.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

No pressure ever, Stuart. But I'd love to hear your responses if you do decide to do it.

[@stuartgriffin1001]

@@BookChatWithPat8668 I will definitely do it. It is just that I might not have too much to say

[@apoetreadstowrite]

You are such an inspiration. That story about 'Justin' is so heart-warming - thank you!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Thank you, Phillip. Justin has a very special place in my heart.

[@JamesRuchala]

Loved the Justin story. Thanks for the tag. I cant resist this one

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@JamesRuchala this is a great tag for Shaketember if you’re observing that event.

[@greatbooksbigideas]

Excellent responses, Pat. Thanks for tagging me. I think I’ll give this a go!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Excellent! I’ll look forward to your responses! Hope you’re doing well, Jim.

[@readandre-read]

I remember reading Romeo and Juliet with my 8th grade drama class. That's where I learned I loved to read plays. I loved hearing the Hamlet story again! You are definitely a Horatio. Great tag!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@readandre-read Thank you, Angelia! I’d love to hear your responses-if you haven’t already done this.

[@vickicoleman2474]

Loved the story of your love of Shakespeare. And the story of Justin, so touching. My (much younger) sister taught AP English and she has choked me up many times with her stories of students that had shining moments like your Justin. Teachers are treasures! ❤

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Thank you for this lovely comment, Vicki. How wonderful that your sister is a teacher too.

[@Ali-AvidReader]

Great video, sounds as though you were a wonderful teacher!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@Ali-AvidReader Thank you! You are very kind. I did love my teaching career.🥰

[@heathersmusic8833]

My favorite Shakespeare play is Romeo and Juliet because of the way my favorite high school teacher taught it. I love the movie soundtrack too. Every time I drop by I see you have more subscribers. That is so well deserved. ❤

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@heathersmusic8833 thank you so much, Heather. I am so glad you had a wonderful experience with R & J in high school. A good teacher can make all the difference in the world! 🥰

[@awebofstories]

Well, Pat, you have done it. You are the first person who has ever made me excited for Hamlet. I've read it (for classes) several times and hated it every time and now you come along and make me want to read it! Yeesh! Anyway, thanks for the tag! I didn't get a chance to do this tag last year, but I'm going to put it in my Wednesday post this week!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@awebofstories Awesome! I will look forward to your responses. You’ve read more Shakespeare than just about anyone I know. I’m sorry your experiences with Hamlet have been so awful. Sometimes, we’re just not in the right headspace for a particular work. Maybe the next read will be better-if you do read it again. 🥰

[@lightofgodindarkness]

Hellow pat, thanks for sharing sister, New friend here stay connected God bless you

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Hello! Thank you for visiting my channel!

[@lightofgodindarkness]

@@BookChatWithPat8668 welcome sister

[@marciajohansson769]

I remember watching Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet when I was a young girl. When Mercutio was killed during the duel I was brought to tears! I also remember reading A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet and the sonnets in school. My daughter and I went to Plymouth Mass to see the Tempest by a troupe of all male actors called The Plimoth Players The room was similar to the stages in Shakespeare's time. It was quite delightful. I was fortunate to visit his birth place in Stratford - Upon - Avon in England when I was 14 years old. It wasn't until I was 16 on an America Youth Hostels bike trip that I saw a Shakespearean Play in a replica of the Globe Theater in Stratford Connecticut in 1974. Unfortunately, it was burned down by arson in 2019. Sorry for the lengthy comment. I guess I was taking a walk down memory lane. Oh and it was so much fun watching The Taming of the Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton!!! I guess my age is showing. Wonderful video Pat.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@marciajohansson769 you’ve had such incredible experiences with Shakespeare! How wonderful! Thank you for sharing. …..In other matters, I sent you a message earlier today on Voxer to ask you if you wanted me to add you to the A Court of thorns and Roses Voxer group. I think I saw your comment maybe on Kim’s channel asking how to join….

[@Uncommon_Reader]

Oh Shakespeare... I'll have to be cheeky and tag myself on this one because I have had such a passion for William since I was a teenager! 🙏🏻

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Excellent! You are tagged! 🥰

[@Uncommon_Reader]

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[@helenclare3250]

Fantastic video. I remember your Justin story from when you mentioned it before. Very moving. I have never seen a play but visting Stratford upon Avon is a special experience.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Thank you, Helen. One day, I hope to visit Stratford-Upon-Avon too.

[@constancecampbell4610]

I love the teaching story around Hamlet. How wonderful to be a part of such moments. By the way, my favorite Hamlet might be Derek Jacobi. It was on PBS as part of British television’s project to produce all the plays, unabridged. 💕

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Hi Constance. I don't know if I've seen the Derek Jacobi version. I may have to try to find it. Hope you are doing well.

[@constancecampbell4610]

@@BookChatWithPat8668 It was Minimalist scenically, but extremely active physically. Really put the play “on its feet”. I may be wrong, but I want to say Jacobi directed it, also.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@constancecampbell4610 it sounds really fascinating.

[@RaynorReadsStuff]

Loved this Pat. Thanks for the tag. That story about your student is wonderful. I shall do this this week. I have more time for tag videos now I have stopped looking after Mason midweek

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

I will look forward to your responses. I really enjoyed doing this one to kick off Shaketember! 😊

[@booksimnotreading]

Thanks so much for doing this tag! If you find a recording of Daniel Day-Lewis as Hamlet, please let me know! Loved hearing about your Shakespeare journey! 💛🎭

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Thank you, Kelly. I really loved doing the tag. There must be a recording or something of DDL as Hamlet….somewhere….😉 Thanks for making such a great tag!🥰

[@Nina_DP]

Great answers, Pat. My mother had a complete set of Shakespeare's plays on vinyl. I think it was called Living Shakespeare. I used to love listening to them as a kid and they made studying them in later years a lot easier because they were all alive to me, and so familiar.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@Nina_DP oh how wonderful! What a treasure! Do you know what happened to them?

[@Nina_DP]

@@BookChatWithPat8668 Not sure. I have a vague recollection of loaning them to a friend studying (and struggling with) Shakespeare. It's possible they never came back. That was a long time ago.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@Nina_DP awww sorry they are gone. What a treasure.

[@bighardbooks770]

I know you were a great teacher, fromm your great attitude, and since being w you in BookTube Groups. Great personal memories, as our usual. _King Lear_ tears me up, too: the man's flippant, stupid choice(s) cause his (and his daughters') direct demise is heartbreaking. (Just reread it tonight.) IMA drop this tag in a minute ... P.S. I like Sir Derek Jakobi's "Hamlet," a lot. 🎭

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

I am re-reading Lear now too. I had to stop last night. It just destroys me. Thank you for this lovely comment, Allen, about my teaching career. I am glad that "teacher Pat" comes through here. I did love being a teacher. I will look forward to watching your video.

[@GenreBooks23]

Thanks for the tag! I’ve already recorded, and it’s up later today. I think people who bought tickets for Daniel Day-Lewis as Hamlet would also like to have seen him! (He gets a mention in my video).

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Right! Isn't the legend that he walked off the stage in the middle of a production? I forget the story. It's just always been in my head that I would have liked to have seen him in the role. I will look forward to seeing your video.

[@ellenmadebookclub]

I love hearing about Justin. 💜 Also, thank you for not tagging me in this one! 😅

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Of course, I always think of you for tags, and you should always consider yourself tagged if you want to do any of these, but no, I didn't think this was one that you'd jump at the chance to do.

[@ellenmadebookclub]

@@BookChatWithPat8668 You thought right! 😊 I have seen the Tempest at a theater in Stockholm, but that’s about it! At least I think that’s Shakespeare…

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@ellenmadebookclub yes, it is! 🥰 A magnificent play!

[@patriciah8579]

You’re right, this was a perfect kickoff! Videos where you share stories from your life are always special and fun. There’s a Shakespeare-shaped hole in my reading life-it wasn’t part of my high school or college curriculum, and I’ve never gotten to it on my own. Which play would you recommend to kick off my own journey?

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Well, I would want for you to read Hamlet, but I wouldn't start there probably. I love A Midsummer Night's Dream. It's lighthearted and magical and funny. I might start there. But ultimately, I would want for you eventually to read the great tragedies--Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello....But that's just me.

[@patriciah8579]

@@BookChatWithPat8668 Thanks Pat, I trust the wise counsel of just me. It may be a little while, but I'll let you know how I get on. 😊

[@DianeSLoftis]

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[@BookChatWithPat8668]

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