Sunday, January 27, 2008
How i love Sophocles better than Shakespeare
The first piece of literature that i was taught was boom! - Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. Thus, the era of my passion for the homosexual poet started..No one could shatter this love-hate bond between me and Shakespeare which lasted for 6years (duh!) until a scantily-clad curl-bearded guy called Sophocles came along..Haha. So long Shakespeare dear.....your heavy terms of endearment are so passe in my whole new Apollo-Zeus-Hercules-Hera world...I won't deny that Shakespeare's works are loaded with dramas...there'd be a hero who managed to tame a real awful out-of-this-world girl, a heroine who'd dress as a man to mend a broken heart, a best friend who betrays out of jealousy, a love-stricken pair who'd drink poison to be with each other without even bothering to check if their partners are truly dead.Talk about adrenaline rush...But Sophocles, ah..Sophocles,he is very straight forward..And i guess Greeks spend less time fooling around as there were no comedic anecdotes in-between the lines..and if Shakespeare make use of the Clown/Fool/Puck.....Sophocles generates a whole batch of Choragos...His issues are dead serious and true.You can totally feel the presence of truth somewhere in the dialogues and visuals of real life actions can easily be seen.But the absolute seriousness can definitely be burdening.Halfway through the drama, one can fall into a case of depression and maybe lose interest to venture further.Nevertheless, being a drama addict as it is...I adore seriousness.I don't know for long..because Shakespeare won't be gone for long..He'll try to win me back with romanticsm..in the form of Antony and Cleopatra..Sophocles better be alert.I'm weak when it comes to love.....
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