Rapha-Writes
@raphawrites.bsky.social
Ze/they/iel | Amazigh ⵣ French Moroccan | queer indigenous.
Folklore, literature, languages, tv shows, music, trees, human rights and climate justice.
Ko-fi: raphawrites.
Folklore, literature, languages, tv shows, music, trees, human rights and climate justice.
Ko-fi: raphawrites.
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@raphawrites.bsky.social
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I've started a ko-fi to post some of my writings, both fiction and non-fiction.
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Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Introduction:
Most movie adaptations often cut or misunderstand the roles of Tybalt and Mercutio.
#booksky
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Introduction:
Most movie adaptations often cut or misunderstand the roles of Tybalt and Mercutio.
#booksky
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - INTRO
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November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Introduction:
Most movie adaptations often cut or misunderstand the roles of Tybalt and Mercutio.
#booksky
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Introduction:
Most movie adaptations often cut or misunderstand the roles of Tybalt and Mercutio.
#booksky
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
Part 3A! "A strange rivalry: Tybalt vs Mercutio", through each other's eyes.
What happens when you put fiery Mercutio against angry Tybalt?
(spoiler: nothing good at all)
#booksky
#shakespeare
#essay
Part 3A! "A strange rivalry: Tybalt vs Mercutio", through each other's eyes.
What happens when you put fiery Mercutio against angry Tybalt?
(spoiler: nothing good at all)
#booksky
#shakespeare
#essay
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - Part 3A
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November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Part 3A! "A strange rivalry: Tybalt vs Mercutio", through each other's eyes.
What happens when you put fiery Mercutio against angry Tybalt?
(spoiler: nothing good at all)
#booksky
#shakespeare
#essay
Part 3A! "A strange rivalry: Tybalt vs Mercutio", through each other's eyes.
What happens when you put fiery Mercutio against angry Tybalt?
(spoiler: nothing good at all)
#booksky
#shakespeare
#essay
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Part 2 - Tybalt, honour and loyalty: the angry Prince of Cats
B - Or another victim?
A dive beyond Tybalt's angry mask to look at the vulnerability at his core
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
#booksky
#essay
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Part 2 - Tybalt, honour and loyalty: the angry Prince of Cats
B - Or another victim?
A dive beyond Tybalt's angry mask to look at the vulnerability at his core
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
#booksky
#essay
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - PART 2B
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November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Part 2 - Tybalt, honour and loyalty: the angry Prince of Cats
B - Or another victim?
A dive beyond Tybalt's angry mask to look at the vulnerability at his core
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
#booksky
#essay
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Part 2 - Tybalt, honour and loyalty: the angry Prince of Cats
B - Or another victim?
A dive beyond Tybalt's angry mask to look at the vulnerability at his core
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
#booksky
#essay
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Introduction, part 1A and 1B and part 2A already up
Part 2B, 3A and 3B, conclusion and sources will be posted next week!
#booksky
#shakespeare
#essay
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Introduction, part 1A and 1B and part 2A already up
Part 2B, 3A and 3B, conclusion and sources will be posted next week!
#booksky
#shakespeare
#essay
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - INTRO
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November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Introduction, part 1A and 1B and part 2A already up
Part 2B, 3A and 3B, conclusion and sources will be posted next week!
#booksky
#shakespeare
#essay
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters?
A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Introduction, part 1A and 1B and part 2A already up
Part 2B, 3A and 3B, conclusion and sources will be posted next week!
#booksky
#shakespeare
#essay
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters? A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Part 2 - Tybalt, honour and loyalty: the angry Prince of Cats
A – Villain?
Meet Tybalt, the Prince of Cats, the Capulets' Blade.
#BookSky
#shakespeare
#essay
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters? A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Part 2 - Tybalt, honour and loyalty: the angry Prince of Cats
A – Villain?
Meet Tybalt, the Prince of Cats, the Capulets' Blade.
#BookSky
#shakespeare
#essay
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - PART 2A
Rapha published a post on Ko-fi
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November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters? A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Part 2 - Tybalt, honour and loyalty: the angry Prince of Cats
A – Villain?
Meet Tybalt, the Prince of Cats, the Capulets' Blade.
#BookSky
#shakespeare
#essay
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters? A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Part 2 - Tybalt, honour and loyalty: the angry Prince of Cats
A – Villain?
Meet Tybalt, the Prince of Cats, the Capulets' Blade.
#BookSky
#shakespeare
#essay
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - PART 1B
The Queen Mab tirade: Mercutio’s bravura
The Queen Mab speech is not just a long speech made of puns and funny, goofy, Mercutio-esque jokes. It has a dark underlying tone.
#BookSky
#Shakespeare
#essay
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - PART 1B
The Queen Mab tirade: Mercutio’s bravura
The Queen Mab speech is not just a long speech made of puns and funny, goofy, Mercutio-esque jokes. It has a dark underlying tone.
#BookSky
#Shakespeare
#essay
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - PART 1B
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November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - PART 1B
The Queen Mab tirade: Mercutio’s bravura
The Queen Mab speech is not just a long speech made of puns and funny, goofy, Mercutio-esque jokes. It has a dark underlying tone.
#BookSky
#Shakespeare
#essay
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - PART 1B
The Queen Mab tirade: Mercutio’s bravura
The Queen Mab speech is not just a long speech made of puns and funny, goofy, Mercutio-esque jokes. It has a dark underlying tone.
#BookSky
#Shakespeare
#essay
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters? A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Who are Mercutio and Tybalt? What parts do they play in Romeo&Juliet?
Welcome to the introduction of a multimedia Character Study.
Stay tuned for part 1!
#BookSky #essay
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters? A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Who are Mercutio and Tybalt? What parts do they play in Romeo&Juliet?
Welcome to the introduction of a multimedia Character Study.
Stay tuned for part 1!
#BookSky #essay
Shakespeare on Screen - A study of Tybalt and Mercutio - INTRO
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November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ko-fi.com/post/Shakesp...
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters? A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Who are Mercutio and Tybalt? What parts do they play in Romeo&Juliet?
Welcome to the introduction of a multimedia Character Study.
Stay tuned for part 1!
#BookSky #essay
Villains, clowns or misunderstood characters? A study of Tybalt and Mercutio, from play to movies
Who are Mercutio and Tybalt? What parts do they play in Romeo&Juliet?
Welcome to the introduction of a multimedia Character Study.
Stay tuned for part 1!
#BookSky #essay
My brother's started posting on YouTube the project he's been working on for years: a scifi epic, written, narrated, recorded and arranged by him.
While the text is in French, there are English subtitles and you can follow the story easily. Here's the Prologue: youtube.com/watch…
Enjoy#SciFiFi
While the text is in French, there are English subtitles and you can follow the story easily. Here's the Prologue: youtube.com/watch…
Enjoy#SciFiFi
https://youtube.com/watch…
September 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My brother's started posting on YouTube the project he's been working on for years: a scifi epic, written, narrated, recorded and arranged by him.
While the text is in French, there are English subtitles and you can follow the story easily. Here's the Prologue: youtube.com/watch…
Enjoy#SciFiFi
While the text is in French, there are English subtitles and you can follow the story easily. Here's the Prologue: youtube.com/watch…
Enjoy#SciFiFi
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"One no longer needs to demonstrate Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's environmentalist sentiments. Environmentalism, feminism and anti-war pacifism are the three main themes that can be highlighted from movie to movie."
"There are four films of interest we can review."
"One no longer needs to demonstrate Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's environmentalist sentiments. Environmentalism, feminism and anti-war pacifism are the three main themes that can be highlighted from movie to movie."
"There are four films of interest we can review."
A history of Earth in Hayao Miyazaki's environmentalism
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September 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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"One no longer needs to demonstrate Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's environmentalist sentiments. Environmentalism, feminism and anti-war pacifism are the three main themes that can be highlighted from movie to movie."
"There are four films of interest we can review."
"One no longer needs to demonstrate Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's environmentalist sentiments. Environmentalism, feminism and anti-war pacifism are the three main themes that can be highlighted from movie to movie."
"There are four films of interest we can review."
The way the weather went from so cold last week that we were considering restarting the wood stove to so hot this week the heat made me nauseous is bullshit. Like, can we get a progression here, from cold to warm to hot, instead of radical jump from cold to hot? Smh.
May 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The way the weather went from so cold last week that we were considering restarting the wood stove to so hot this week the heat made me nauseous is bullshit. Like, can we get a progression here, from cold to warm to hot, instead of radical jump from cold to hot? Smh.
Hello!
If you would like to read "Meta-literature: the “mise en abyme” of the narration in William Goldman's The Princess Bride" in its entirety, here is a downloadable PDF. Enjoy!
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#literature #essay
#BookSky #writer
If you would like to read "Meta-literature: the “mise en abyme” of the narration in William Goldman's The Princess Bride" in its entirety, here is a downloadable PDF. Enjoy!
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#literature #essay
#BookSky #writer
Meta-literature: the full PDF
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May 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hello!
If you would like to read "Meta-literature: the “mise en abyme” of the narration in William Goldman's The Princess Bride" in its entirety, here is a downloadable PDF. Enjoy!
ko-fi.com/Post/Meta-li...
#literature #essay
#BookSky #writer
If you would like to read "Meta-literature: the “mise en abyme” of the narration in William Goldman's The Princess Bride" in its entirety, here is a downloadable PDF. Enjoy!
ko-fi.com/Post/Meta-li...
#literature #essay
#BookSky #writer
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I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].
May 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].
Very important and timely thread, a must read, truly.
As a German I will forever be grateful to all who fought for the liberation of Europe.
But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵
But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵
May 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Very important and timely thread, a must read, truly.
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“This is my favourite book in all the world, though I have never read it”. With these words, William Goldman provides us with the crux of the novel in our hands.
#essay #metafiction #theprincessbride #literature
“This is my favourite book in all the world, though I have never read it”. With these words, William Goldman provides us with the crux of the novel in our hands.
#essay #metafiction #theprincessbride #literature
Meta-literature: The Princess Bride - Part 1/4
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May 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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“This is my favourite book in all the world, though I have never read it”. With these words, William Goldman provides us with the crux of the novel in our hands.
#essay #metafiction #theprincessbride #literature
“This is my favourite book in all the world, though I have never read it”. With these words, William Goldman provides us with the crux of the novel in our hands.
#essay #metafiction #theprincessbride #literature
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The Shepard of Spring
March 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Shepard of Spring
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Been reading a little mythology and it seems like one of the main cross-cultural themes is, “do not, under any circumstances, get on a boat.”
March 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Been reading a little mythology and it seems like one of the main cross-cultural themes is, “do not, under any circumstances, get on a boat.”
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Here's an essay I wrote in Spanish about culture, contemporary culture, and André Malraux's quote "Culture is what answers Man when he wonders what he's doing on Earth". I hope you enjoy it!
#essay #culture #contemporaryculture #inspanish
Here's an essay I wrote in Spanish about culture, contemporary culture, and André Malraux's quote "Culture is what answers Man when he wonders what he's doing on Earth". I hope you enjoy it!
#essay #culture #contemporaryculture #inspanish
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March 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Here's an essay I wrote in Spanish about culture, contemporary culture, and André Malraux's quote "Culture is what answers Man when he wonders what he's doing on Earth". I hope you enjoy it!
#essay #culture #contemporaryculture #inspanish
Here's an essay I wrote in Spanish about culture, contemporary culture, and André Malraux's quote "Culture is what answers Man when he wonders what he's doing on Earth". I hope you enjoy it!
#essay #culture #contemporaryculture #inspanish
Reposted by Rapha-Writes
Good Thursday morning
Wishing you a day of unexpected surprises...
Wishing you a day of unexpected surprises...
March 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Good Thursday morning
Wishing you a day of unexpected surprises...
Wishing you a day of unexpected surprises...
I've started a ko-fi to post some of my writings, both fiction and non-fiction.
ko-fi.com/raphawrites
ko-fi.com/raphawrites
ko-fi.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I've started a ko-fi to post some of my writings, both fiction and non-fiction.
ko-fi.com/raphawrites
ko-fi.com/raphawrites
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Look, I know I was reading Ancient Greek literature for fun when I was in my early teens and that’s not exactly normal, but I will admit I am still a bit horrified that lots of adult Christopher Nolan fans seem to have never *heard* of Homer or the Odyssey.
December 25, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Look, I know I was reading Ancient Greek literature for fun when I was in my early teens and that’s not exactly normal, but I will admit I am still a bit horrified that lots of adult Christopher Nolan fans seem to have never *heard* of Homer or the Odyssey.
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#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
1/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
1/20
December 25, 2024 at 12:42 PM
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
1/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
1/20