Reacting to the Book Club's Favourite Shakespeare Play (Patreon)

Your votes are in.

They've been counted twice to ensure a certain King Lear fan hasn't manipulated the ballots.

And today we'll be revealing the Book Club's favourite Shakespeare play thus far. I will talk you through my own criteria for ranking plays (cognitive challenge, emotional expansiveness, aesthetic splendour, unity) and then read out and respond to your insightful meditations on your favourites.

Audio Timestamps:

• 0:00 the book club poll
• 2:00 the value of ranking
• 4:00 the reason for our choice
• 7:00 revealing the book club favourites
• 8:00 my criteria for ranking
• 17:28 reacting to your comments

It will be exciting to see how the book club favourite will fare in the next round when pitted against three more masterpieces.

Will it keep its crown or will another play rise triumphant and overthrow the current victor?

Happy reading, everybody!