tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post1757128560474080113..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: InadequateBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-31180178036335580242007-08-03T10:15:00.000-07:002007-08-03T10:15:00.000-07:00I'm with you and the others here. I don't get him...I'm with you and the others here. I don't get him, either. especially when you add audrey, i really don't get it. then again, this is not exactly my favorite play, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-60829098454941797372007-08-03T10:03:00.000-07:002007-08-03T10:03:00.000-07:00I agree that Touchstone is a puzzle, but as far as...I agree that Touchstone is a puzzle, but as far as the songs go, I think their impact has to do with each individual performance. I've seen performances where the songs seemed out of place and odd, and other performances--like the 2005 West End production--where the songs fit incredibly naturally.<BR/><BR/>I always feel a little sorry for Audrey, because she is so simple. Does she really understand everything that's going on around her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-10085875788412257242007-08-03T06:42:00.000-07:002007-08-03T06:42:00.000-07:00Touchstone is, to me as to you, the least compelli...Touchstone is, to me as to you, the least compelling of Shakespeare's clowns--I'll take Feste any day. Of course, any time Shakespeare has an unconvincing character, I wonder if there's a <I>reason</I> the character falls flat, like the character is a comment on something that I just don't have the context for...<BR/><BR/>But Touchstone remains a riddle...Horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662740021328265642noreply@blogger.com