tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post5991957629008600932..comments2023-09-02T10:11:48.147-04:00Comments on Savage Reflections: Berowne's 294Berownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-67111431759097192682015-11-21T13:58:02.387-05:002015-11-21T13:58:02.387-05:00handsome.handsome.Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-29116387766455408942015-11-19T12:54:52.816-05:002015-11-19T12:54:52.816-05:00I would like to think it was an attack on hypocris...I would like to think it was an attack on hypocrisy but I honestly don't know.<br /><br />mindlovemisery Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157593291278155756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-14251392886202959722015-11-19T10:09:42.320-05:002015-11-19T10:09:42.320-05:00Shakespeare was a deep thinker so I tend to think ...Shakespeare was a deep thinker so I tend to think he was ahead of his time. I'm not sure he would have been swayed by his own marriage, which MAAY have been an unhappy one.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-64836692670119212602015-11-19T07:05:39.137-05:002015-11-19T07:05:39.137-05:00I think he was simply mirroring society and the ex...I think he was simply mirroring society and the expected norm from women of that time. I would of course like to think he was being satirical but I very much doubt it was so.<br /><a href="https://beataboutthebook.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">BeatAboutThe Book</a>Obsessivemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659233519392456624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-14057695190263657552015-11-18T11:14:34.398-05:002015-11-18T11:14:34.398-05:00Thanks, Reader Wil, you really know your William S...Thanks, Reader Wil, you really know your William Shakespeare. Wil knows Will. :-)Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-56930752039078095102015-11-18T10:24:51.490-05:002015-11-18T10:24:51.490-05:00Shakespeare secretly wanted to be like Petruchio. ...Shakespeare secretly wanted to be like Petruchio. His wife was eight years older than William, moreover she was pregnant before the wedding. So she must have been a bit bossy.William was more in London than in Stratford after the birth of the twins.<br /><br />I don't think their marriage was a happy one. A happy marriage needs a bit of exchanging of opinions every now and then, followed by making it all right.<br />Thank you anyway for the post.<br />Wil,ABCW Team.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-8400482438938511582015-11-18T08:44:04.300-05:002015-11-18T08:44:04.300-05:00My opinion - no shrew should be tamed..particularl...My opinion - no shrew should be tamed..particularly in an age when marriage is optional...well..kind of...speaking as a shrew i am quite happy with my contrariness! Thank you Berowne - and phew..no quiz to fail at..much as i try and love themJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-2623611198844558762015-11-18T05:53:14.852-05:002015-11-18T05:53:14.852-05:00I think I mentioned on your quiz about 'he Tam...I think I mentioned on your quiz about 'he Taming of the Shrew, how I loved the film starring Richard Burton as Petruchio and and Elizabeth Taylor as Katherina<br /><br /> Whilst appreciating The Bard's efforts in putting women in their place,<br /> through Katherina, he is clearly demonstrating that women control men by appearing to obey them!<br />A loving battle of the sexes and who better to play the protagonists,<br /> than Burton and Taylor.<br />I believe they put up a large sum of money into the production of the movie a took an agreed percentage of the box office takings.<br />No wonder Taylor was dripping in diamonds, Clearly Burton didn't tame her!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Di.<br />ABCW team.Trubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-26983103137906842532015-11-18T03:59:06.988-05:002015-11-18T03:59:06.988-05:00Am an not sure if she is a dutiful wife or he is a...Am an not sure if she is a dutiful wife or he is a Male Chauvinist or is i slavery. Engaging read thoughDeepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764125425140331692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-18060302524899523942015-11-17T14:13:48.061-05:002015-11-17T14:13:48.061-05:00It would be nice to think that Will was attacking ...It would be nice to think that Will was attacking the customs and practises of his time. However, I believe he is just reflecting the customs and practises and giving men a good way of "taming" their wives to their will in a comical way. Sorry, but the idea of "women's lib" was a long way off.<br /><br />Leslie<br />abcw teamLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-86460999055354844722015-11-17T14:02:07.443-05:002015-11-17T14:02:07.443-05:00I think it reflected the period, neither approving...I think it reflected the period, neither approving nor rejecting, but showing the way it was.<br />ROG, ABCWRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-92100038720541783382015-11-17T14:00:41.669-05:002015-11-17T14:00:41.669-05:00i can not form an opinion, don't know enough a...i can not form an opinion, don't know enough about it ..to long ago ..that i read ore heard of it <br /><br />Nice entry for this weeks theme though. <br /><br /><br /><br />Have a nice abc-day/- week<br />♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc.-w-team)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11758256194344503620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-11051944225946220772015-11-17T13:48:05.121-05:002015-11-17T13:48:05.121-05:00I prefer it be an 'attack' of the mores of...I prefer it be an 'attack' of the mores of the times ~ Being somewhat of an egalitarian ~ look to relationship to be more 'interdependent' than the historical subservient ways ~<br /><br />Could also be 'taming of the shrew' in all of us ~ the not so delightful side.<br /><br />Happy Week to you,<br />artmusedog and carol<br />carol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-20867377745980234662015-11-17T13:14:22.990-05:002015-11-17T13:14:22.990-05:00Thanks for the visit today and taking the time to ...Thanks for the visit today and taking the time to comment. I haven't read Shakespeare since high school and didn't like it much then. I think it may be possible to "tame" someone on the outside, but on the inside they may be getting angry and it could come out in unexpected ways. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-32426381635912149362015-11-15T16:09:48.103-05:002015-11-15T16:09:48.103-05:00It would be lovely if Will had been attacking hypo...It would be lovely if Will had been attacking hypocrisy .. but I doubt it.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-39395560116641864042015-11-15T15:59:56.718-05:002015-11-15T15:59:56.718-05:00Ugh. So dated now. It's got its place in histo...Ugh. So dated now. It's got its place in history. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-5944370795628500262015-11-15T15:19:13.460-05:002015-11-15T15:19:13.460-05:00I think it's attack on the hypocrisy of the cu...I think it's attack on the hypocrisy of the customs and practices of his time. He's saying that they should be themselves.Sheilagh Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741333943021570641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-92007823599367385842015-11-15T13:56:53.524-05:002015-11-15T13:56:53.524-05:00I would guess that dear Will probably left both op...I would guess that dear Will probably left both options open. I think we are wrong to think that women should be subdued all the time... there is a tone of irony in those words I think. I have more problem with Ophelia I think...brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com