kjm161 Posted January 14, 2019 All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players “As You Like It, Act II, Scene vii) In my MOC Lego minifigs are the players. I have tried to create the world of many of Shakespeare’s plays in Lego. I was inspired by the beautiful painting “Shakespearean Fantasy” by James Christensen, which is why there is a forest above the buildings. There are 19 plays represented in my MOC. Hope you can recognize most of them, although a few are from some less well known plays. I have included some animation and music to the model as well. The movement of Prospero is adapted from Jason Alemann’s Fisherman Kinetic Sculpture on JKBrickworks. Katherine is being chased by Petruchio while the “Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet” by Nino Rota plays. The movement was adapted from Pixeljunkie’s Swan Lake Ballet creation. The videos can be seen on my flickr page as well as closer images of all of the 19 plays. (I used mostly yellow minifigs except in those instances where the characters skin colour was relevant, they were magical creatures or they were dead or dying.) *Not sure if this is the correct forum but since most of the plays are set in the late1500s or earlier I placed it here. Shakespearean Fantasy 2 by Karen Metz, on Flickr Shakepearean Fantasy 1 by Karen Metz, on Flickr Shakepearean Fantasy 3 by Karen Metz, on Flickr Shakepearean Fantasy 4 by Karen Metz, on Flickr Shakepearean Fantasy 5 by Karen Metz, on Flickr Shakespearean Fantasy 6 by Karen Metz, on Flickr The Tempest/Macbeth by Karen Metz, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
locidm Posted January 14, 2019 I'm ashamed that I was only able to pick up a couple Shakespear plays out of the 19 (I'm obviously not a literature guy), but this set does scream Shakespear to me regardless. Lovely work. The scenes blend together really well despite being very different from each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoth33 Posted January 15, 2019 Great build. I really like the architecture, especially the arches, color choices and different scenes. The landscaping is really good, I like the trees the small ones at the top are neat. The rockwork is nicely done. The water feature has some nice piece usage. The figs are very interesting too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjm161 Posted January 15, 2019 19 hours ago, leafan said: Fantastic! Thanks! 15 hours ago, locidm said: I'm ashamed that I was only able to pick up a couple Shakespear plays out of the 19 (I'm obviously not a literature guy), but this set does scream Shakespear to me regardless. Lovely work. The scenes blend together really well despite being very different from each other. Getting the different time periods to mesh was one of the more challenging parts. Here are the list of all of the plays and some closer photos (sorry for the quality of these pics): Love’s Labour’s Lost/ Timon of Athens/ Romeo and Juliet/ Macbeth/ The Tempest/ Hamlet/ Twelfth Night/ King Lear/ Merchant of Venice/ As You Like It/ Midsummer Night’s Dream/ Julius Caesar/ Richard III/ Antony and Cleopatra/ A Winter’s Tale/ Taming of the Shrew/ Merry Wives of Windsor/ Othello/ Measure for Measure and of course the bard, William himself. Julius Caesar/Antony and Cleopatra by Karen Metz, on Flickr Love's Labour's Lost by Karen Metz, on Flickr Romeo and Juliet by Karen Metz, on Flickr Richard III by Karen Metz, on Flickr Timon of Athens by Karen Metz, on Flickr Midsummer Night's Dream/As You Like It by Karen Metz, on Flickr A Winter's Tale by Karen Metz, on Flickr Measure For Measure by Karen Metz, on Flickr Othello by Karen Metz, on Flickr King Lear/Hamlet/Twelfth Night by Karen Metz, on Flickr Merry Wives of Windsor by Karen Metz, on Flickr Merchant of Venice by Karen Metz, on Flickr 12 hours ago, zoth33 said: Great build. I really like the architecture, especially the arches, color choices and different scenes. The landscaping is really good, I like the trees the small ones at the top are neat. The rockwork is nicely done. The water feature has some nice piece usage. The figs are very interesting too. Thanks for the lovely comments. I ordered a few of the minifig tree trunks and lots of the new leaf pieces to try a new style of tree. Glad you like the water. I tried making the sea look as violent as possible for Prospero commanding it in The Tempest. Fun going through all my minifigs to try and create the characters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pantelis Posted January 16, 2019 i like al the collors and the details of this creation..superB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marghal Posted January 16, 2019 The theme is a brilliant idea, and the execution is wonderful. This is a scenery which is so interesting to explore. If you ever have some spare time, you could consider doing H. C. Andersen fairytales? Keep up the good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjm161 Posted January 16, 2019 14 hours ago, pantelis said: i like al the collors and the details of this creation..superB Thanks! 8 hours ago, Marghal said: The theme is a brilliant idea, and the execution is wonderful. This is a scenery which is so interesting to explore. If you ever have some spare time, you could consider doing H. C. Andersen fairytales? Keep up the good work! Thanks for the kind comments. An MOC with H.C. Andersen fairytales is a great idea. I love lots of his stories. There are so many to choose from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeoBrick Posted January 19, 2019 Wow, quite a blast. One could turn the model forever and still discover new details in this. And those cranks and handles are intriguing. What wonders happen if you twist/turn them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjm161 Posted January 19, 2019 2 hours ago, GeoBrick said: Wow, quite a blast. One could turn the model forever and still discover new details in this. And those cranks and handles are intriguing. What wonders happen if you twist/turn them? Thanks! The crank on the water makes the waves and Prospero move and the other crank near the pine trees causes a music box to play the theme song from Romeo and Juliet and two figures from "The Taming of the Shrew" to move around the columns. Here are the links to the videos on may flickr page. Not sure if the videos will play here. Tempest (1) by Karen Metz, on Flickr Taming of the Shrew by Karen Metz, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodiziorobs Posted January 22, 2019 The vignette from The Tempest is definitely my favorite, but all the scenes are identifiable (most of them--I don't recognize every play) and fit well together despite being so different. Very well done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricksnaps Posted January 22, 2019 So much detail well done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjm161 Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 2:56 PM, rodiziorobs said: The vignette from The Tempest is definitely my favorite, but all the scenes are identifiable (most of them--I don't recognize every play) and fit well together despite being so different. Very well done Thanks! The Tempest scene is my favourite as well. Some of the plays are more obscure. I have seen many of them but not all. The plays cover many different locations and time periods so it was interesting trying to get them to go together. On 1/22/2019 at 4:00 PM, Stillinamerica said: So much detail well done Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Witold Posted May 5, 2019 Very creative. I think you choose the great topic :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
