Reaction to Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 recited by Dame Judi Dench
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Shakespeare's Sonnet 29:
When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,
Desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
(Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven’s gate;
For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.
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I love the way the audience are silent, just captured in the moment!
Yes, that is impressive. 🙂
I adore Shakespeare’s sonnets. Watching Dame Judy recite one is a precious gift.
It is! 🙂
To be able to do this, at the drop of a hat, is amazing. And to give so much meaning to the words so that we can understand the meaning of the sonnet is true talent.
Judi is truly talented. 🙂
I could listen to Dame Judy’s voice all day. I just love her tone. As for explaining Shakespeare, there is no need. Unlike say, John Donne, Shakespeare doesn’t write in metaphysical language. Shakespeare’s plays & poems were written in Early Modern English, the language of the time, and of the common man. If you read Sonnet 29, just read the words. Don’t go symbol hunting . The words mean what they mean. No hidden meaning. The resolution to the poet’s problem, is always in the final rhymed couplet at the end of the sonnet. 😀💙
I agree with you concerning Judy Dench. She is amazing. I would generally agree with your comments about Shakespeare as well; however, there are several interpretations despite the relatively straightforward language. For example, not everyone agrees on the meaning of the resolution of this sonnet. Also, sometimes people have difficulty with the phrasing and language used. I do agree with you that one should read Shakespeare for pleasure and not get caught up in symbol hunting. It means what it means to you - and that is what is so enjoyable about any writing. 🙂
I've seen her on other talk shows and such doing Shakespeare. I cry everytime!! She's just AMAZING AND MESMERIZING!! 💯👏👍
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Have to say, Judi Dench is also a remarkable comedy actress. She, and her late husband Michael Williams started together in a wonderful gentle sit- com called ‘A Fine Romance’. I loved that series and showed just how versatile she was. She could do anything.
I think she's great. 🙂
I agree. Cannot remember how many times I have watched and rewatched "Fine romance" and "As time goes by". 🎉
They are wonderfully talented these Shakespearian actors they must be to be able to deliver pieces that nobody else has s clue what it’s about.
Well, many don't - but many do as well. 🙂
I saw Dame Judy in 72 in London in Midsummers nights Dream when she was just a slip of a girl. Unforgettable. 😊
Awesome! 🙂
There’s a good film of that.
Undoubtedly one of our greatest actresses of all time and winner of several Olivier awards. Eerie how on her appearance on ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ when tracing her ancestry, led her to Denmark and to be be indirectly associated with characters from Shakespeare’s plays.
That's interesting. 🙂
@@l.t.l.tutoringcentral1622 In her family tree, there are coats of arms for people called Rozencrantz and Guilderstern.
Dame Judi Dench was a brilliant M in Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig's James Bond films
I've never seen them, but maybe one day I'll check them out. 🙂
She hasn't been JUST in films or on the stage. She started on the stage - and then went to television. She played with her husband, Michael Williams, in an odd sort of sit-com called, "A Fine Romance" for three years. And then she played in another sit-com with Geoffrey Palmer, called "As Time Goes By" - that was long-running, had several reunions and a movie. And she played "M" in several James Bond movies - and Geoffrey Palmer also played with her in those movies.
She was in both original stage productions of Cats (Grizabella) and Cabaret (Sally Bowles). And of course, all the movies and plays for which she is so famous. She and Dame Maggie Smith are famously good buddies - and I adore them both. But Dame Judi is something very rare and special. A National Living Treasure - who is very beloved.
Yes, as I said, she has a very long list of accomplishments. Thank you for reminding us of a few more to add to the short list I mention in the video. There are so many! She is amazing. 🙂
She also has advanced Macular Degeneration and had someone read her lines so she can learn them
@@HelenHurst-mz1kq Yes, in recent years. She has said that it is much more challenging to memorize lines now because of it. However, I think her Shakespeare has stayed with her for the most part. 🙂
A fine romance and I can’t believe it’s not butter paid for her Hampstead house.
A British revival of A Little Night Music.
Classically trained actors know how to recite poetry properly. Other actors tend to butcher it by acting it, forgetting that poetry is about flow and rhythm.
That's true, but then I can't talk because I'm probably going to be butchering some sonnets in future videos- lol. 🙂 (Of course, I'll try not to - but I'm no Shakespearean actor)
Totally agree. Young actors today over-interperate every line, every word.
I read her book "The Man Who Pays the Rent" absolutely fabulous, her memories of the plays she acted in and her take on the character. Well worth reading.
I must get that book. 🙂
Once learned, never forgotten.
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Give her tv show a watch, it's called "as time goes by"
I did see some episodes of that show a long time ago. I really liked them. I should look them up again. 🙂
Loved that show! Kudos for showing love between individuals in their 60s; specifically, former lovers Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle, whose lives intersect again 40 years after they lost touch with each other. Well done BBC! A much loved show!
I first remember seeing her in "Talking to a Stranger", and was so struck by her performance, very early in her career. An astonishing piece of television. You should watch it if you can find it.
I will have to look out for it. Thank you! 🙂
I have found videos for "Talking to a Stranger" and have just finished the first part. It is very good indeed, and the black and white takes me back to when I was a lot younger - lol. 🙂
Talking To A Stranger is a series of four plays, set over one weekend, and from the perspective of each of the characters, father (Mayrice Denham) mother (Margaret Mason) Son (Michael Bryant) and Daughter (Judi Dench) It is on TH-cam. At the time it was life changing, and is still, from the Sixties and in b/w, still retains huge power.
The great missed opportunity was not doing a remake of the Elizabeth and Essex/the Virgin Queen movies. Her Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love (Oscar winner) was THE greatest performance of Queen Elizabeth on film. Spot on. Too short!
Thank you for commenting. I'm not sure I've seen that film. 🙂
I had the good fortune to see her and Anthony Hopkins in ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’ as a kid. Mesmerising.
Yes, I love Anthony Hopkins as well! 🙂
True. It is not every day Graham Norton has real cultured guests of Dame Judi Dench's caliber 😂
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More dear lady
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Excellent final bow as 'M' in the supurbly written SkyFell - which drew on the Disparate talents of both John Buchan & Albert Finney 🎉❤
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His sonnets are not meant to be read aloud. They are read silently as we might read someone's diary. It records our thoughts as we develop into adults: loneliness, attraction, LOVE!, aging, loss, and Death.
Thank you for commenting - although I disagree. Certainly one can read them silently and contemplate; however, they can also be very entertaining to read aloud and spread the message. 🙂
I thought he was amazing He RECOGNIZED A GENIUS ACTRESS And Paid homage to Her in his own magical EVENING
Agreed! 🙂
Saw her first in Room with a View.
Nice! 🙂
A while ago I caught a program in which that other titan of the profession, Sir Laurence Olivier, recited from memory the 116th Sonnet. Either his memory or mine was at fault, but I suspect he got snarled in two or three lines, from 'It is the star [he said 'guide'] to every wand'ring bark'. But though he wasn't 89, I have little doubt he would have recited entire scenes from the plays perfectly. Amazing how some performers' speaking can be more musical than others who are lauded - and overpaid - for singing!
Well, I'm sure his memory was better than mine is now! Lol. Thank you for commenting. You are right about some actors being able to speak more musically and impressively than actual singers. 🙂
I've heard her in interview say she has a photographic memory.
On the stage!!
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Kenneth and Ian reciting Sonnet 29 to each other from "All Is True": th-cam.com/video/GxoNO2NTGwg/w-d-xo.html
Excellent! 🙂
Can you imagine Dame Judy Dench and Richard Burton together?
That would be amazing. 🙂
@l.t.l.tutoringcentral1622 I saw a TH-cam video of the soliloquy Sir Burton did- Act 1, scene 3, ( the "to be or not to be" scene) where you can see dust particles coming down from the beams overhead. His voice was so powerful. Yes, putting both of those fantastic actors on the same stage would be epic!
@@clairewyndham1971 Thank you. I'll have to check it out. Yes, it would be epic. 🙂
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I believe she is completely Blind now
You could be right.
yes ,she is losing her sight.
Ian McMillan is another.
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We had to read Shakespeare at school I hated the rubbish he wrote, we had to learn verses which meant nothing to me. It was a penance for attending a high school. I would much rather have read books by John Steinbeck or similar.
That is unfortunate. Shakespeare is filled with murder, love, intrigue, mystery, playfulness and so on. I always encourage my students (and everyone else) to look at the plays (or sonnets) first for fun - to enjoy and then again to get a deeper understanding. (Granted, some teaches suck the joy out of all reading - though they can't be solely to blame for that.) It takes far more than one read or watch - and it is great to see the plays performed, of course. To be fair, most students say any book they read at school is boring - lol. I am a private tutor, so I hear from a very wide variety of students from all different teachers, and they always complain about the books they "must" read for school, no matter the author. I think once someone attaches "work" to the idea, they reject it. Once they see my excitement for the action, emotion, etc. they generally perk up at least a little bit. Steinbeck is an awesome author as well. 🙂
school crippled Shakespeare. highly recommend you.go see a play.
It was your school not Shakespeare fault.
@@kristincooperholtz2997 I agree. Go to a reputable playhouse - and many small ones are very good and inexpensive. It makes a huge difference. 🙂
@@paulashe61 Agreed!
She did it completely from memory at the age of 89. She lives and breaths Shakespere and Kenneth Branagh said in their many times working together that she gives him a certain that tells him that he screwed it up. She remains a gem.
She is amazing, and what an emotional delivery! 🙂
Not only did Dame Judi recite the sonnett but she actually did it as she would on stage at the RSC. Just brilliant. There was a tribute to Cameron Macintosh, the West End and Broadway producer, done some years ago that had a star studded cast perform musical numbers from his various shows. Dame Judi did Send in the Clowns. It was a master class in how to completely sell a song. Like Glyness Johns, who did the song on Broadway, Ms. Dench was certainly not a polished singer but the sheer power of her acting while she was singing made the performance iconic. Look up Judi Dench Send in the Clowns Hey Mr. Producer and sit in wonder. She has also performed it at BBC Proms concerts as well as other venues but the one that I cited may be the best of them.
She is amazing. Thank you for commenting. Yes, as I say about many singers, they don't have to be the best singer or have perfect pitch (a term I'm sick of hearing) if they are committed to the art. That makes all the difference. Dame Judi's ability to connect with the material and an audience is impressive. 🙂
I saw Dame Judi Dench sing Send in the clowns at Richard Eyre’s leaving party at the Royal National Theatre
@@robertphelps1574 Nice! 🙂
Made me cry. I love that sonnet.
She did it beautifully! 🙂
It's in her blood, her family history is quite remarkable if you manage to see the BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are? about her particular heritage
Do you mean her Irish origins reflected in her poetic soul and softer verbal delivery.
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Her origins took her back to Hamlet's castle!
I have all the episodes of 'as time goes by'
Awesome! 🙂
On the stage of a chat show, Dame Judi manages to stop time. It's word perfect, and despite it being written hundred of years ago, it comes across as completely honest. She narrated the Mendelssohn incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with the late Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony; in this recording she does most of the characters in the play, with a few funny accents where appropriate, and it is no less brilliant than the sonnet.
She is quite incredible. 🙂
I've heard her say she has a photographic memory. Now that her sight is deteriorating it's tricky as she needs to see new lines to put them into her memory.
Watch her in the BBC Hollow Crown series acting as the mother of Richard III with Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard. They have known each other all his life and remain close friends. But to watch them throwing verbal bricks at each other and drawing blood is as chilling as it is thrilling.
Sounds fantastic. 🙂
@@l.t.l.tutoringcentral1622 There is also a sweet little clip of them doing some Shakespeare together at Hay on Wye Literary Festival. Search with both names linked, and you will probably get them also fooling around filming a TV charity event, Red Nose Day. You will, I think, enjoy their cheeky interplay.
@@BelaughI'll have to check it out. Thank you. 🙂
@@l.t.l.tutoringcentral1622 My pleasure. Nothing better than spreading the word and the fun.
Dame Judi is a quintessential national, nay international, treasure 💞
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I saw that show. She was mesmerizing. I would also recommend anyone to become familiar with Graham Norton's program. He hosts a talk show quite unlike anything you've ever seen before.
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How lovely that was xx
She is amazing. 🙂
Dame Judy Dench might not remember everything that has happened over such an event filled lifetime but she remembered Shake's Sonnet and it was beautiful from her mouth.
She did an excellent job! 🙂
Dame Judy n Dame Maggie are the best Graham is the best talk show host none of our buffoon talk show hosts can compare Graham let’s the guests interact n every one has a lot of fun n it’s a lot looser too n when u get a Scot n an Irish talking the look on the U.S. guests faces is a riot cause they don’t understand what their saying 😂
I haven't seen the full shows in a while as they don't seem available on any of the packages I have currently. I did like the format of the show and Graham is great. 🙂
My first experience of Shakespeare
was aged eight at the Royal Shakespeare Company
in Stratford-upon-Avon
where I saw her as Portia
in The Merchant of Venice
Weirdly I remember the set
as Shylock's house popped out of the stage
in the elopement scene
and Nerissa was played by a TV Comedy star
and sang the song to guide Bassanio to the right casket.
That was in 1970!
I have seen her many many times since then.
Awesome. 🙂
The truly amazing Dame Judi Dench, a regular on the best entertainment show on world tv, the Graham Norton show.
She is amazing. 🙂
See “Mrs. Brown” fabulous movie ❤️🎞️🎥
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Judi Dench is probably best known in the UK as a stage actress. She is phenomenal and has appeared in Ibsen and Chekov as well as Shakespeare. I first saw her on stage in the early 1970s in Stratford upon Avon, playing Portia in the Merchant of Venice. Her performance made a lasting impression.
Yes, I imagine that would leave a lasting impression! She is amazing. 🙂
I subscribed because I've never seen anyone do a reaction to a Shakespeare sonnet before! I look forward to see what more Shakespeare or other things you do.
Thank you. I appreciate it. 🙂
I'd love to hear Arnie do it.
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She and Derek Jacobi says about lines. Just act like you know what you’re saying. Sci fi or Shakespeare.
Seems like solid advice! I think it is so true that commitment plays a huge part. 🙂
Honestly from your intro I thought you would go in to the meaning of the lines/words.
Sorry about that. I do say in the Intro that I won't be going over the text carefully myself (around 2:42). This was to be more of a reaction to the beautiful presentation Judi Dench provides. I also explain that there are many interpretations, so going line by line would not necessarily be the best approach. I wanted viewers/listeners to be enveloped by the words and to make their interpretations if possible. 🙂
@@l.t.l.tutoringcentral1622 👍🏻
I saw her as Brecht's Mother Courage live at the Barbican some 40 years ago. Sheer magic.
That's awesome. I actually caught a show of "As Time Goes By" last night - so good. 🙂
Dame Judi is a classically (Shakespeare) trained actress. She said that when she had trouble with a scene the director tood her that S had a rythm and beat it out for her. Once she learned the "beat" tge scene was easy.