All's Well That Ends Well

Alls Well That Ends Well

Yay Shakespeare!!!! My love for Shakespeare has been increased due to working as a company member with The Grassroots Shakespeare Company this summer. Alls Well That Ends Well is one that I have never scene, but there is only some much information that is available on Shakespeare plays. Most believe that this play was written between 1604 and 1605. It didn't show up in any publication until 1623 when it appeared in the First Folio with other Shakespeare plays. 

Like anton's The Cherry Orchard the classification of the play is a little mingled. It was originally written as a comedy, but there are discussions addressing the opinion that it may be one of his 'problem plays;' however, Hamlet is grouped with the 'problem play.'

Interesting things about the play:

There is no evidence that it was popular in Shakespeare's life.

Critics think that Bertram's conversion is too sudden. This could be due to missing text?

No recorded performance until 1741 at Goodman's Fields,

This show was my first globe experience, and it confirmed my love for Shakespeare and Globe, but definitely not my love for this play. 

Here is a picture of my favorite character Parolles. I loved his spurs.

Usually the audience feels like Bertram is such a bad guys, but I ended up feeling bad for both Bertram, and Helena. The actors were really great. I've never seen a woman cry so much on stage.

I decided I'm going to be in a Globe show. I had four favourite productions, and one of them was at the Globe, but that was not this one. It was Doctor Faustus, and it was amazing, but more of that to come.