tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post4206063561329509465..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: 10,000 dead frenchmenThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-58150747198365180952009-03-05T18:58:00.000-05:002009-03-05T18:58:00.000-05:00bob: Holy shit! Are you kidding me? He wrote a com...bob: Holy shit! <I>Are you kidding me?</I> He wrote a compelling plot with interesting, believable characters, all within the tight confines of this syntax?!?! That’s crazy. I’m impressed.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-69228076741224155132009-03-05T18:08:00.000-05:002009-03-05T18:08:00.000-05:00ba BUM, ba BUM, ba BUM, ba BUM, ba BUMiamb = unstr...ba BUM, ba BUM, ba BUM, ba BUM, ba BUM<BR/><BR/>iamb = unstress, STRESS (ba BUM)<BR/>pent = five (five iambs, ten syllables)<BR/><BR/>If mu- / -sic be / the food / of love, / play on <BR/><BR/>Is this / a dag- / -ger I / see be- / fore me? <BR/><BR/>A horse / a horse / my king- / -dom for / a horsebobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14897020036945541472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-64447208249265181062009-03-05T08:58:00.000-05:002009-03-05T08:58:00.000-05:00I think Iambic pentameter has something to do with...I think Iambic pentameter has something to do with sentences constructed in 14 syllable structures. I could be totally wrong about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-74349658625807956282009-03-04T16:48:00.000-05:002009-03-04T16:48:00.000-05:00kyk: I swear to God that's the funniest comment I'...kyk: I swear to God that's the funniest comment I've ever received. Laughed out loud while in a Starbucks. Much embarrassment ensued.<BR/><BR/>Annie: Thanks very much for the explanation. You should come down here! There’s a production of Othello currently playing on 42nd Street that’s suppose to be spectacular. One for the ages!The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-13759964135203325832009-03-04T15:23:00.000-05:002009-03-04T15:23:00.000-05:00Do you remember having to count the syllables in w...Do you remember having to count the syllables in words when you were a kid in school? Iambic pentameter is like that.<BR/><BR/>Henry VI, poor baby, didn't stand a chance. His father died in France when he was less than a year old and his kingdom was rule by a Regent until he reached the age of majority which is the real cause of the War of the Roses - too many potential heirs and a baby king. The fact that Henry V's queen suffered from the same sort of mental instability her father did, didn't help. VI was sickly and simple minded and raised to be a puppet and his cousins were ruthless and power-hungry. Gosh, I love the Plantagenets!<BR/><BR/>Good for you for reading the Cliff Notes. I always told my students that knowing the story going into one of Will's plays was half the battle.<BR/><BR/>Henry V is a wonderful play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-6539540111767250492009-03-04T11:45:00.000-05:002009-03-04T11:45:00.000-05:00I remember taking a date to a particularly dreary ...I remember taking a date to a particularly dreary performance of Hank5. Those three hours also flew by because I was sound asleep for most of them. Needless to say, we agreed to see other people.kyknoordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376671662670291957noreply@blogger.com