Anonymous

This afternoon I watched the movie Anonymous, and it is now my favorite movie tied with Midnight in Paris. The movie weaves a plot about the existence of William Shakespeare. There are many conspiracies about Shakespeare being a mere pen name for another author or multiple authors. Anonymous takes the stance that he is a pen name, but many twists require the real identity to be hidden. It was a great movie in my opinion. I don't know if I believe the plot, but seeing the plays being acted as they were in Shakespeare's time was incredible (I actually skipped back and watched that scene twice). Also, seeing the political effect the plays had was great. I know the movie is fictional, but the purpose of the plays as a political statement was beautifully acted in the movie. It's at Redbox. Go get it.

La Sonnet

• Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets titled in a thematic sequence.

• Sonnets 138 and 144 were published in 1599 without Shakespeare's permission.

• In 1609 Thomas Thorpe scalped the sonnets and published them without authorization.

• Sonnets 1-126 appear to be directed to a young man.

• Sonnets 76-86 suggest an existence of a rival poet.

• Sonnets 127-152 deal with the "dark lady" or mistress.

• Sonnets 5 and 6 compliment each other, and deal with the common theme of time and frailty of life.

• Sonnet 128 is the second and final musical sonnet. It is possibly titled 128 for the 12 notes within an 8 key octave. Get it? 128!

• Sonnet 150 and Sonnet 116 are synonymous while being contradictory at the same time.