Baroque Art

like mannerism?
how about those intense religious experiences?
like the contorted pediments?
still think Gothic architecture is the bomb?

Northern v. Southern (Italian) Renaissance

vs.

Comments? Opinions? Which do you like more, and why? Who are your favorite artists? And other such fun items of preference and pondering.

Branagh vs. Gibson

Which film production is better? How are they different/similar?

Was Gertrude promiscuous?

Do you think that Gertrude did some things (in the Biblical sense) that would qualify as being promsicuous? Did she have a choice about this? Was it OK at the time?

"Let not the royal bed of Denmak be/a couch for...incest."

-Incest!
-A Couch!
Isn't interesting that many things ivolve incest? Coinidence, Frued? Methinks NOT!

Hammertime

let's talk about Hamlet...

What the Heck is this about?

What are your hells? Who's guiding you?