Novel & Cerita Best Books About Shakespeare

"Are you sure these Author's biography is on the syllabus?" "Read or fail?" I purse my lips with a dismissing sigh. "It’s a hugely readable book, since B**e is happy to speculate – drawing on what evidence is available – as to many of the great mysteries of Shakespeare’s life and work, such as the identity of the ‘Mr W. H.’ to whom the 1609 printing of the Sonnets was dedicated. It has been called ‘the best modern book on Shakespeare’ (by RSC founder Sir Peter Hall) and is essential reading for anyone interested in the Bard. Also well worth the read is B**e’s biography of the Bard."

She’s speechless. I merely recap, verbatim, “The descent into darkness by an antihero in Macbeth. The comedic relief of Much Ado About Nothing. The intensity of Othello. The romanticism and tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, of course. And the magical fantasy of The Tempest. Then... There’s the madness of Hamlet.” “I—” Words apparently fail her. So I give a shrug and modestly say, “They’re not first editions or from the original Globe, but they are from the Globe.”

But he plays along. "Either A Winter's Tale or The Tempest would be a good place to go from there," he tells me. "But since you enjoyed Henry VI so much, you might want to try Henry V next. The St. Crispin's Day speech might be my favorite passage of Shakespeare of all time." "Really?" My heart flutters. I can't help it - I love when he gets going about Shakespeare. When he comes alive with that fire of passion. "I could probably recite most of it for you right here," he admits. "It's genius - powerful and poetic at the same time. In my humble opinion, it might be the most important passage of literature ever written in the English language."

“At putting me to sleep. I’ll place it number three on the list of books that put me to sleep.” He cocked his head to one side. “What’s number one and two?” “Shakespeare is number one. I couldn’t understand a damn thing in high school. Every time we read Hamlet for homework, I kept falling asleep. But come to think of it, I had the best sleep ever that week. No offense if you like Shakespeare. Thank God Mary and Katherine were there to help.” “Whoa, I had no idea.” “Of course you didn’t,” she said. “You know it’s odd, but I can still remember Hamlet’s speech.”

I asked while smiling politely at the boy. "Erm, I'm looking for some Shakespearean novels. Preferably the Merchant of Venice, Othello and Romeo and Juliet," he said as he blushed. He looked so cute while being red-faced. "Come this way", I gestured for him to follow me as I led him to the Shakespeare section. "Here", I pointed at the collection of books "You can find anything you want in this section. I'll be waiting where you met me. If you need anything, just come find me there and I'll answer your questions or guide you on anything you need," I said as I left him to continue looking through the books.