| Name |
Views and Comments | Date |
| Naveed Ahmed |
I like shakespeare's Every written things |
11/28/2009 |
| Harry Horton |
The sonnets are my favourites of Shakespeare because the actual writing of them is so mysterious. I found out I had an ancestor, William Horton who lived in England. And he married a woman called Elizabeth Hanson. Elizabeth Hanson was the daughter of Katherine Brooke, who most likely was a relative of the famous William Brooke family. William Brooke owned the Shakespearian companies for a while, Arthur Brooke was pretty much the sole author of the English version of Romeo and Juliet, originally that is, and Falstaff (john Oldcastle) was relative of William Brooke's. I always wondered whether William Horton and/or his son could have been the mysterious Mr. W.H of the sonnets dedication. Thats another matter with no proof though. One thing I love about the sonnet's dedication, is that there appears to be a rather heavy hint that another person definitely was collaborating with the author (the author being presumably William of Stratford) to produce the sonnets as well as the other works of Shakespeare. I believe this person was the Eck Master of Eckankar's philosophy, or rather known also as the paraclete, found in the Book of John chapters 14-17 in the bible. From the book of John the paraclete is described as "The world receiveth him not, because it knoweth him not". Maybe an Elizabethan paraclete was additionally not known about very much in Elizabeth's England. But yet could have been the man who influcenced the works of Shakespeare. I mean consider this very revealing part of the sonnet's dedication: "all happiness and eternity promised by our ever living poet" Ever living simply means God. And translating the second part of the above phrase from the sonnets, a man (poet that is) who is God, or more accurately possesses the essence of God. No different than a Jesus Christ. That is "our ever living poet". Furthermore, all happiness and eternity is certainly a condition well associated with prophets and religous persons. Jesus Christ being the most notable one. But in this case it appears to be an English Eck Master living secretively in Elizabethan England. Such an Eck Master's Happiness and eternity is a promise of the afterlife's bounties for all the good souls and their deeds during their terrestrial existence; simply a religous phenomena at its most basic.
Additionally consider the following lines from Sonnet 20. The lines goes as "Gilding the object whereupon it gazeth, a man in hue and all hues in his controlling, which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth." This line describes a common contemplative technique of Eckankars in order to achieve a more fuller connection with God. The hu chant. Checking the Eckankar web page will deliver more information on these techniques and general tenets of the philosophy. Other previous sections of the sonnet additionally describe Eckankar phenomena and principles. "An eye more brighter than theres" for example could mean the Tisra Til, the spiritual eye of the forehead. This is a feature of Eckankar also. Sonnet 53 also gives a fairly substantial description of a man possessing the essence of God. A man much like Christ, but Shakespeare never mentions Jesus either in this sonnet. And finally there is the Maister EK of Edmund Spenser's works. Maister Ek, or known as simply Ek ,wrote the preface to Spenser's Shepherd's Calender. EK also wrote a lost commentary to Spenser's Dreames.Could Maister Ek be Eck Master. The chances are pretty good that that is the case. So these are some substantial examples that an Elizabethan Eck Master was indeed present during Shakespeare's time and could have influcenced the playwright's works. |
5/1/2007 |
| mlambo |
where is the funny sms |
10/24/2006 |
| Yvonne |
I am skeptical about whether all these quotations are from Shakespeare. None are attributed to any work of his, let alone to the act and line numbers. Some are obvious favorites from Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet, but others I doubt are even Shakespeare. The meter is all off, and the sentiments are awful generic in the following: "A friend is one who knows who you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still gently allows you to grow." and "When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew. " I question the veracity not because I have nothing better to do, but because I would really like use these quotations, but I cannot do so without being able to attribute these quotations and others to their proper source. |
9/4/2006 |
| Joy |
I think you should check your Helena quote from Midsummer - It doesn't scan, nor does it sound like I have performed it with several companies.
I'll follow thee, and make a heaven of hell
To die upon the hand I love so well |
8/21/2005 | |
