frodobee:


Cc rabzy buffalowings

That Antonio's speech was exceptional . Flawless oratory skills, enough to sweep Cleopatra off her feet. More than enough to incite the Roman citizens to attack the coup plotters.

Marcus Antonius - General and Politician rolled into one. Respect.

dfrost:




Ooh yah!!! It's like having a wine cellar

Or a collection of foreign currency
......only better! Much better

Mindfulness

I didn't even know I was mentioned here.

I just checked my mentions this morning and I'm seeing important mentions.

I read some shakespeare books, but that was because I loved reading then.

I can't recollect their names now, but one had to do with Taming a shrewd wife, another was about a pound of flesh, then there was hamlet and then there was this one about Macbeth and one scheming wife like that.

Tbh, most of these descriptions are probably about one book and I'm just jumbling it all

I was a science student so I wasn't exposed to voracious literature reading per se. I did read voraciously, but they were mainly newspapers, motivational/inspirational and then religious books, including the bible, oh and then, I read books that have a lot to do with my chosen path, career wise.

Don't laugh o

dfrost:


Why if I may ask?

I never liked literature.... I didn't understand the book and what we were meant to achieve reading the book..

rallymento:


I never liked literature.... I didn't understand the book and what we were meant to achieve reading the book..

Sorry to hear that hombre. I guess that's what makes the world go round: variety. Cheers hombre. Ciao.

MizMyColi:
Mindfulness

I didn't even know I was mentioned here.

I just checked my mentions this morning and I'm seeing important mentions.

I have been missing you. I hope all is well?

I read some shakespeare books, but that was because I loved reading then.

I can't recollect their names now, but one had to do with Taming a shrewd wife, another was about a pound of flesh, then there was hamlet and then there was this one about Macbeth and one scheming wife like that.

There is a film adaption of the 'Taming of the Shrew' starring the young Elizabeth Taylor. I haven't watched it yet but it's on my list. I love this actress.
Hamlet is a good read. It's a story of a young man not knowing which way to go and trying to come to terms with family conflicts. I think it's something most young people experience. Macbeth is cool. To me, its deepest message is that no human being is either good or bad and that a perpetrator can be a victim at the same time. 'Fair is foul and foul is fair.' LOL

Tbh, most of these descriptions are probably about one book and I'm just jumbling it all

You did a good job.

I was a science student so I wasn't exposed to voracious literature reading per se. I did read voraciously, but they were mainly newspapers, motivational/inspirational and then religious books, including the bible, oh and then, I read books that have a lot to do with my chosen path, career wise.

Don't laugh o

I read most of the books mentioned in my free time. You should give African literature a try. I think you will enjoy it. I absolutely and passionately love it. I have the feeling that 'Night Dancer' by Chika Unigwe would be the perfect choice for you. It's the story of a young woman who tries to make peace with her mother post-mortem and with the life her mother lived. It has a very interesting story line and you will fall in love with the female characters.

The girl learns very important lessons of which one is that people try to do their best at a given time to the best of their ability even if we consider their choices wrong.

Mindfulness:


I have been missing you. I hope all is well?



There is a film adaption of the 'Taming of the Shrew' starring the young Elizabeth Taylor. I haven't watched it yet but it's on my list. I love this actress.
Hamlet is a good read. It's a story of a young man not knowing which way to go and trying to come to terms with family conflicts. I think it's something most young people experience. Macbeth is cool. To me, its deepest message is that no human being is either good or bad and that a perpetrator can be a victim at the same time. 'Fair is foul and foul is fair.' LOL



You did a good job.



I read most of the books mentioned in my free time. You should give African literature a try. I think you will enjoy it. I absolutely and passionately love it. I have the feeling that 'Night Dancer' by Chika Unigwe would be the perfect choice for you. It's the story of a young woman who tries to make peace with her mother post-mortem and with the life her mother lived. It has a very interesting story line and you will fall in love with the female characters.

The girl learns very important lessons of which one is that people try to do their best at a given time to the best of their ability even if we consider their choices wrong.

Darling I'm fine o
I have missed you too
It comes with the territory for me though. I tend to go under after periods of hyperactivity till something Spurs me to get my game back on again.


Per those books, thank God I didn't flop o
I can't even remember some of their storylines. *rolls eyes*

Mindy, if I tell you I will read literature anytime soon, I'd be lying o
I have a physical, literal living one that I have to study and read and help make sense out of Life as we know it.

Y'know...
I once heard someone say that expecting is the easiest part, after that, there's no more you...I mean, as much as I'm prepared to give my ALL, I'd still like to have a sense of me and do those things that I love to do, more like striking a balance

MizMyColi:


Darling I'm fine o
I have missed you too
It comes with the territory for me though. I tend to go under after periods of hyperactivity till something Spurs me to get my game back on again.

I am glad to hear you are fine. Keep shining beautiful one.

Per those books, thank God I didn't flop o
I can't even remember some of their storylines. *rolls eyes*

It happens to me with films. Sometimes I watch a film for a second time and remember that I have already seen it at the end.

Mindy, if I tell you I will read literature anytime soon, I'd be lying o
I have a physical, literal living one that I have to study and read and help make sense out of Life as we know it.

Do whatever rocks your boat. You know my mantra: Life is supposed to be fun!

Y'know...
I once heard someone say that expecting is the easiest part, after that, there's no more you...I mean, as much as I'm prepared to give my ALL, I'd still like to have a sense of me and do those things that I love to do, more like striking a balance

You will find this balance, trust me, every mom does. Only those who don't want to or have absolutely no support, don't or can't. All others do.
There are different phases and every little one is different but you will not lose yourself. What would you have to give if you did?

Whether you have a child or not, life is all about finding the balance, then losing it, finding it, maintaining it, losing it and finding it again. The cycle ends the moment we leave our bodies so keep moving.

Mindfulness:


I am glad to hear you are fine. Keep shining beautiful one.

And you too

It happens to me with films. Sometimes I watch a film for a second time and remember that I have already seen it at the end.

Lol
It can annoying though. I don't like watching movies or reading a book twice. There are exceptions though.

Do whatever rocks your boat. You know my mantra: Life is supposed to be fun!

Exactly, I know that I am indulging that culprit called worry. I'm well aware that I should live this present moment with all the joy and gusto I can muster. Every detail about tomorrow's taken care of I think most times we believe this without KNOWING it.

You will find this balance, trust me, every mom does. Only those who don't want to or have absolutely no support, don't or can't. All others do.
There are different phases and every little one is different but you will not lose yourself. What would you have to give if you did?

This is re-assuring. I'm not worried anymore though.

Whether you have a child or not, life is all about finding the balance, then losing it, finding it, maintaining it, losing it and finding it again. The cycle ends the moment we leave our bodies so keep moving.

Awwmmm, this made me smile. Thank you
Thank you.

How are you so easy to talk to sef

Mizmycoli;

The Shakespeare's play about "pound of flesh" is "Merchant Of Venice". Salarino, Antonio, Portia, Shylock the Jew...

It was also the play that popularised this statement: "...temper justice with mercy".

Portia said that in her monologue when she disguised as a lawyer to petition for Antonio.

[...]

I saw where you said that studying sciences had you precluded from reading too many literature. An all-too-common chest nut with Nigerian science students, something I cannot reconcile with considering how American and European science-inclined studs are well-versed in Literature.
Perhaps a little Tetris ought to be done to the curriculum, one that would compel science students to take literature classes at least until SS2, and also until their second year in college.

Tess of the Dubervilles is another novel

darkenedrebel:
Mizmycoli;

The Shakespeare's play about "pound of flesh" is "Merchant Of Venice". Salarino, Antonio, Portia, Shylock the Jew...

It was also the play that popularised this statement: "...temper justice with mercy".

Portia said that in her monologue when she disguised as a lawyer to petition for Antonio.

[...]

I saw where you said that studying sciences had you precluded from reading too many literature. An all-too-common chest nut with Nigerian science students, something I cannot reconcile with considering how American and European science-inclined studs are well-versed in Literature.
Perhaps a little Tetris ought to be done to the curriculum, one that would compel science students to take literature classes at least until SS2, and also until their second year in college.

My dear,
Thank you for refreshing my memory.
I even forgot about the woman who dressed as a lawyer to plead her man's cause.

I think mine has more to do with disinterest, chiefly because we weren't exposed to reading as science students, infact, attending a public school deprived me a lot.
I sometimes wonder how I caught up.

I love reading, but if you keep a novel and a book that teaches stuff on spirituality and stuff we consider abstract, I will chew the latter first, three more after it before I look at the novel.

MizMyColi:


And you too


Lol
It can annoying though. I don't like watching movies or reading a book twice. There are exceptions though.

Exactly, I know that I am indulging that culprit called worry. I'm well aware that I should live this present moment with all the joy and gusto I can muster. Every detail about tomorrow's taken care of I think most times we believe this without KNOWING it.

Let's take it a step further. Not only will we cherish the present moment but feel eagerness for the days to come ... in this moment.
Confidence instead of worry ... in the moment. You choose ... now.

This is re-assuring. I'm not worried anymore though.

Awwmmm, this made me smile. Thank you
Thank you.

How are you so easy to talk to sef

You make me smile all the time.

darkenedrebel:
Mizmycoli;

The Shakespeare's play about "pound of flesh" is "Merchant Of Venice". Salarino, Antonio, Portia, Shylock the Jew...

It was also the play that popularised this statement: "...temper justice with mercy".

Portia said that in her monologue when she disguised as a lawyer to petition for Antonio.

[...]

I saw where you said that studying sciences had you precluded from reading too many literature. An all-too-common chest nut with Nigerian science students, something I cannot reconcile with considering how American and European science-inclined studs are well-versed in Literature.
Perhaps a little Tetris ought to be done to the curriculum, one that would compel science students to take literature classes at least until SS2, and also until their second year in college.

The beauty of these words speaks to and from my heart.

Mindfulness:


Let's take it a step further. Not only will we cherish the present moment but feel eagerness for the days to come ... in this moment.
Confidence instead of worry ... in the moment. You choose ... now.

THIS.
Oosheyy!
Tankyu!!

You make me smile all the time.

It is a mutual sonting

MizMyColi:


My dear,
Thank you for refreshing my memory.
I even forgot about the woman who dressed as a lawyer to plead her man's cause.

I think mine has more to do with disinterest, chiefly because we weren't exposed to reading as science students, infact, attending a public school deprived me a lot.
I sometimes wonder how I caught up.

I love reading, but if you keep a novel and a book that teaches stuff on spirituality and stuff we consider abstract, I will chew the latter first, three more after it before I look at the novel.

Same here. Some novels are horrible mirrors of reality and stretch credulity to its elastic limit, and sometimes seem like a complete waste of time.
That is why I have a partiality for the works of novelists like Dan Brown – he both entertains and educates.
What I hate most in a novel is when unnecessary and extraneous detail is given, like describing the colour of every character's hair or how they smile. I usually skip–skim those parts to expedite the reading process.

[...]

Use Pareto's Principle [20-80 law] – that way your readerly tentacles would cover more grounds within a small time frame, and without you feeling a salt pinch of enervation.

dairykidd:


Wow i am trying to imagine life without @least one of Shakespeare plays or even Charles Dickens embedded in me n to think of growing in a warring country like that..maybe u should enlighten us about what they taught u there cos am very sure u must have some wonderful literature ....no Marxism-Leninism .How many countries is the former Socialist Republic now?

see WAEC question oooo??

femi4:
when did you read them?

2008,09...

Savvy2:



2008,09...

Lucky you.....it ll be difficult to come by the original prints in the market

frodobee:
Funny enough I was a science student, but my late mum loved literature a lot and passed it on to me. I remember playing Antonio in Shakespeare's Ceaser and Odewale in The Gods are Not To Blame. My favourite lines in Caesar when Antonio addressed the Roman's at the Capitol after Caesar's death he said "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones. So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault, and so grievously hath Caesar answered it. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest— For Brutus is an honorable man; So are they all, all honorable men— Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me. But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man.
He hath brought many captives home to Rome Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill."

In the Gods are not to blame, I played Odewale and I remember my favourite after the Ifa priest confirmed my paternity I took hold of the floor and began on a strong but sorrowful note "no no, do not blame the gods, let no one blame the powers my people. Learn from my faults. The powers would have failed if I would not let them use me.
They knew my weaknesses, the weaknesses of a man easily goes to the defense of his tribe against others. I once slew a man in my farm in Ede, I would have spared him,but he spat on my tribe. He spat on the tribe I thought was my own tribe. The man laughed. And laughing he called me a bush man from the tribe of Ijekun, and I lost my reason.
Now I know that that very man was my father, the king who ruled this land before me. It was my run to calm the hurt of my tribe that brought me to this land to do more horrors. (I then plucked my eyes and concluded by saying) give her my wife, my mother, a burial of honour."
One funny thing happened when we were preparing for this drama. My school was a missionary sch but we went outof our way to invite a juju priest to teach the guy acting the Ifa priest role how to incant. Omo in our presence this man did incantation and smoke from no where land. We laughed it off. But now I am older, I look back and say mehnnnn.


Cc rabzy buffalowings

Wow you still remember the words, those childhood stuff just have a way of sticking with you, while the things you learn now just flies away. Acting was something i believe i could have been very good act. But drama in my school was non-existent. Though i directed some plays in the University. But i love acting, wish i could indulge in it. Odewale's story was too sad, when the outcome you dont want to happen invariably happen cause you tried avoiding it 'the tragedy of macbeth'.

I have the big compilation of shakepeares, very many brilliant stories. Reading lamb's tale was crazy, having to constantly check the meaning of those extant english words was fun but time consuming. Then you start start throwing the words around and showing off to friends and classmates.

The adventures of Souza by Kola Onadipe

How can we spur the younger generation to take a liking to reading?