tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post1536400909631000370..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: SHYLOCK IS MY NAMEJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-90877861481891230332016-04-24T10:11:21.977-07:002016-04-24T10:11:21.977-07:00No worries I know it gets confused...;-)))))No worries I know it gets confused...;-)))))The Reader's Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701126931175725145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-61543762072228757582016-04-20T14:59:24.049-07:002016-04-20T14:59:24.049-07:00He was perfect!He was perfect!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-34173414017484193582016-04-20T14:49:20.719-07:002016-04-20T14:49:20.719-07:00Sounds like Harold Jacobson was the right one to t...Sounds like Harold Jacobson was the right one to take on the play Shylock & give it a rebuttal. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-60173277617980195442016-04-19T11:07:36.741-07:002016-04-19T11:07:36.741-07:00Thank you! And of course, you did tell me your hol...Thank you! And of course, you did tell me your holiday was in Germany. My short term memory seems to be a bit challenged this week. Please forgive me.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-90662941834902948442016-04-19T10:45:49.663-07:002016-04-19T10:45:49.663-07:00Hello dear Judy! Fabulous review as usual. I also ...Hello dear Judy! Fabulous review as usual. I also like your personal thoughts. Grand lady you are ;-) <br /><br />That said, Judy, the Edinbough was a "remembering post". My holiday was in Germany. ;-)))The Reader's Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701126931175725145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-76074750532484518042016-04-19T10:36:42.676-07:002016-04-19T10:36:42.676-07:00Thank you Debbie for your story and your thoughts....Thank you Debbie for your story and your thoughts.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-49082038804953073902016-04-19T10:00:29.497-07:002016-04-19T10:00:29.497-07:00I first encountered the idea of anti-Semitism in n...I first encountered the idea of anti-Semitism in ninth grade when we studied <i>The Merchant of Venice</i>. Until then, I don't think I was even aware that Jews existed (I lived in small town in the 1960s). The biggest "divide" in religion that I had encountered until that time was knowing the Catholic kids in our neighbourhood went to confession, and we Protestant kids didn't.<br /><br />To this day, I still tend to see the world as homogenmous and the individuals in it as human beings with common traits. (As Shylock said: "if you prick us, do we not bleed?") Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-73514708718048370612016-04-19T08:30:54.529-07:002016-04-19T08:30:54.529-07:00Thank you Carmen. Well said!Thank you Carmen. Well said!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-16100102063484294592016-04-19T07:10:54.567-07:002016-04-19T07:10:54.567-07:00What a great review, Judy! I have never understood...What a great review, Judy! I have never understood anti-Semitism either, but I understand that the human race has needed escape goats through the ages and they are perfect as targets for being so loyal to their philosophy. The Jews are what one would call a resilient race; that is worthy of praise and admiration.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-75470455535859131492016-04-17T23:40:22.140-07:002016-04-17T23:40:22.140-07:00I plan to read the whole series. As I did with The...I plan to read the whole series. As I did with The Gap of Time, for this one I read The Merchant of Venice first. I think it is a great project. The next one will be Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler, a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew!!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-55723657848078628532016-04-17T20:52:03.516-07:002016-04-17T20:52:03.516-07:00This is an interesting project. I've been read...This is an interesting project. I've been reading quite a bit about these books that reimagine and retell Shakespeare. I actually enjoy Shakespeare in the original, so I think it will be fascinating to compare. <i>The Finkler Question</i> was a marvelous read and I can believe that Jacobson could really go to town on a character like Shylock!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.com