Shakespeare Play Test, yanked from several

Your Score: Macbeth

You scored 39% = Tragic, 37% = Comic, 36% = Romantic, 38% = Historic

You are Macbeth! A supposed retelling of the true story of King Macbeth of Scotland, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's bloodiest plays. Macbeth, after hearing the prophesy of three witches, believes he will be named king of Scotland. However, this line of thinking eventually leads Macbeth down a horrible road of blood and death as he fights first to gain, and then to keep hold of the crown. Believing the play to be cursed, many actors will not even say the name of the play inside of a theater unless it is being performed and refer to it simply as "The Scottish Play". But you probably don't care about some stupid old curse. As Macbeth you most likely don't take warnings too well and you are so headstrong that you can't take good advice when it comes your way, even if it is for your own good. But being Macbeth isn't all bad. You are most likely a man (or woman) of action. People probably like you because you are good at thinking on your feet and making quick decisions. But be careful, as your rash behavior may also get you in to trouble along the way.

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Big shock here, folks. I have a certain weakness for Lady Macbeth.

DV

Sweet Valley High #1 - Reissue

 carbonelle asked me awhile ago (in one of the book update posts) if I had seen the reissued, rewritten Sweet Valley High (#1 and #2 are out now, #3 and #4 in August).

 I picked up #1 for my birthday, and sat down to read it today.  I wanted to to be able to flip back through the original when I was done for compare/contrast.

 Short, unspoilered version: they're about as good as the originals.  My only caveat is that Jessica seems more malicious, and Elizabeth seems a little less goody-goody.  (Yes, I identified more with Elizabeth as a teenager, go figure.)  This one is fairly shallow, and more prone to being dated than, say, Nancy Drew, but other books in the series did handle tougher teenage subjects without necessarily getting all Afterschool Special on us.

 More in-depth stuff:

( Welcome to Sweet Valley... )

They're still fairly shallow... and they're still fun.  I will have to pick up the next one and see how it goes.

 DV