Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Screenplay by Kenneth Branagh, from the play by William Shakespeare
Starring Kenneth Branagh, Brian Blessed, Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, Ian Holm, Emma Thompson, Judi Dench, Christian Bale, Alec McCowen, and Robbie Coltrane
I am ignorant. Not of everything, because I definitely know stuff. But I do have some gaps in my knowledge, the only one of importance here being the writings of William Shakespeare.
If we’re honest, I’m hardly the only Shakespeare-ignorant one among us. In fact, I’m probably fairly typical. Truthfully, though Shakespeare has enduring popularity, he is not a writer for the masses. No matter what your high school English teachers, or college profs had to say about his enduring relevance and his appeal to audiences at the time, he is no longer a writer aiming for mass popularity. He is not the grandfather of rap. He is not the touchstone of all poets. He is not— Continue reading