In addition to reading, I listened to the Arkangel Shakespeare production. It was pretty good. I had never actually read this one before, and I kept wondering if Helena might just be better off without Bertram. Am I even supposed to believe his hasty repentance at the end? I noticed some similarities to the bedroom switcheroo in *Measure for Measure*, and also the prank pulled on Parolles was very similar to the one Hal pulled on Falstaff in *Henry V Part I.* The similarities weren’t overly distracting, though.
Thank you. I'm excited about Jane Austen also. What a discovery for me this year.
In addition to reading, I listened to the Arkangel Shakespeare production. It was pretty good. I had never actually read this one before, and I kept wondering if Helena might just be better off without Bertram. Am I even supposed to believe his hasty repentance at the end? I noticed some similarities to the bedroom switcheroo in *Measure for Measure*, and also the prank pulled on Parolles was very similar to the one Hal pulled on Falstaff in *Henry V Part I.* The similarities weren’t overly distracting, though.