Shakespeare update

I've made my way through a few more of Shakespeare plays. I read Antony and Cleopatra and watched a filmed version. I didn't love it and the version of the play was helpful but not overly exciting. I didn't love the play. I've also read The Merchant of Venice, there are many issues to think about in the Merchant of Venice, I don't know that they are resolved to my liking in the play...or even at all but that does seem to be common in the works of Shakespeare.
I have learned more about some of the plays, maybe I'm the only one, but I hadn't realized that Richard II came before Henry IV and has an impact on it. I'm currently reading the first part of Henry VI but I'm excited to watch the Hollow Crown, including Richard II through Henry V and then go back to read Richard II.

If you are interested in Shakespeare and in learning more, I would highly recommend the series Shakespeare Uncovered, now back with a second season. It's great seeing scenes acted, hearing actor's musings on the plays and their parts and also learning about historical contexts.
This just in, you can watch the whole series online http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/video/

Shakespeare Update

Okay, so here's the update on my goal to read the complete works of Shakespeare (or at least the plays). I believe I've been making good progress. I've been reading dramas and histories, most of what I have read are comedies and so there's a lot more dramas and histories to read and I'm trying to do them in chunks with a comedy now and again for relief.
Getting back to the point, here are the plays I've read:
King Lear - depressing, I don't care for tragedies
Henry IV part I - I actually read this in my Shakespeare class but that was a while ago and I'd forgotten a lot. It was alright.
Henry IV part II - I'd never read this before and it was interesting but there again I didn't love it.
Henry V - I watched the Kenneth Branaugh movie version of Henry V as I mentioned previous post and I liked it alright and I'd say the play was similar, there were parts I really enjoyed and other parts not so much.
I'm currently about half way through Othello, another tragedy, more depressing plot.
It is always enjoyable when I stumble across something I hadn't realized was Shakespeare or just something I've heard quoted without the source. 14 and 1/2 plays down and 22 plays to go, stay tuned.