Well, folks, you didn’t seem too keen to relate to a Shakespeare character, so tonight we’re adding a new poll, our third.
You may be interested to know that we had 148 votes on our poll test, with 116 of our readers (78 percent) saying they lived on Orcas Island while 32 (22 percent) said they did not live on Orcas Island.
And Hamlet was the Shakespearian character you most related to (29 percent at press time). Next came Julius Caesar and Juliet (at 21 percent each). Thirteen percent of our readers relate to Romeo, and Lady Macbeth and Othello tied for last at 8 percent each.)
But we’re not ready to give up on Shakespeare yet! This week we’re asking which of the following plays did you study in elementary or secondary school?
- Julius Caesar
- Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Macbeth
- Hamlet
- Romeo and Juliet
- Merchant of Venice
NOTE: Poll Archives are always available HERE.
We studied all of them with the exception of Midsummer Night’t Dream…..Seemed like some pretty evil stuff at 17. Still is. Why didn’t you list his comedies?
Midsummer Night’s Dream — evil?! No way!
How about King Lear? That’s the one I studied.
I’m a boomer, and we listed the plays I studied in school, and Midsummer Night’s Dream was one my son studied in high school and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (the Arnie Zaslove Rock’n Roll version.) I bet you weren’t referring to Midsummer Night’s Dream as an evil one.
And I never understood why Hamlet’s indecision was a “fatal flaw.”
We’re going to try to revise the poll so that multiple choices and “other” can be registered. In the meantime, keep the comments coming!
“King Lear?” that’s a dark and complex one, with all those Edgars and Edwins, not to mention the evil daughters!