#some of the most patriarchal plays in shakespeare's oeuvre or at least the least-discussed-by-feminists.

[britneyshakespeare]

You know what. Despite it being against my doctor's orders I think I should rewatch Jane Howell's Wars of the Roses tetralogy

#the extent to which i enjoy shakespeare's history plays is condemnable. #especially the henry vi plays. ppl talk about those plays like they're the lowest thing shakespeare ever wrote #can't say i agree with that at all tbh. they're messy yes but they're GREAT #they are riotously entertaining and the conflicts are very engaging. #I JUST LIKE IT WHEN THEY KILL EACH OTHER WITH SWORDS!!! #SWORDS!!! SWORDS!!!!! KILLING!!!!!!! HEADS ON PIKES!!!!!!!! #like that's good old fashion entertainment to be honest. i can totally picture myself as an elizabethan commoner #losing my absolute marbles watching one of these in london #tales from diana #jane howell has so much power over me #i am so obsessed w her having directed the wars of the roses tetralogy AND titus andronicus. #some of the most patriarchal plays in shakespeare's oeuvre or at least the least-discussed-by-feminists. #im not really sure why when it comes to the wars of the roses plays tho. the female characters are so fascinating to me #joan of arc. margaret of anjou. anne neville. elizabeth woodville #altho i guess in terms of the real history those women tend not to be discussed as much as the men around them #(excluding joan of arc whose image is often stripped of historical context) #but shakespeare's treatment of them is well well well worth discussing more. idk #maybe it's just the problem of ppl's degradation of those plays! idk idk #me why me i can never be accused of not loving the wars of the roses tetralogy enough #me diana britneyshakespeare tumblr's no. 1 wars of the roses tetralogy stan #i also love circus (2008) most of all of britney's albums. im ok disagreeing w other ppl's fan favorites