Movie night. Awesome. It doesn't help that Henry was also the actor who does Lockhart on Harry Potter. Or that Fluellen was also the acter who is Bilbo Baggins in LOTR. I couldn't take either of them seriously.
But other than that...surprisingly a good movie. I was actually into it. They did a nice job portraying the people as real people. I felt the emotion of Henry being betrayed. Here's the clip:
Mostly starting at 3:12.......but the good stuff is from 5:26-5:48 and 6:00-7:15
Henry's character is really interesting. I love how the betrayers actually condemn themselves. Shakespeare makes him look like a genius. I'm excited to read the play and learn more about him...cuz the ending was SUPER surprising. Happy reading to all you cramming for Wednesday's class!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Tempest
Well, today was a good day: solely because all I did today was analyze the Tempest. Literally. From about 1:00PM to 7:25PM. All things Tempest.
And I must say, enjoyed a lot more than previously hoped for. Good themes. Good lessons. Good emotions. One scene I was literally fighting back the emotions that wanted to come out through my eyes. (I know, I know. I'm a girl. Kill me.) I doubt anyone was actually watching me in the library...but if they were, I bet it was comical. Shakespeare does it again.
I guess what I came up with today was a renewed love for all things exotic. When Professor was talking about going to India and not wanting Mac and Cheese: I TOTALLY knew the feeling.
So this may be un-kosher tangent for this class, but today, Shakespeare reminded me of my love for travel. So: here's to the exotic theme of the Tempest:
Jerus. Going this summer to the BYU center. This will be the view from my balcony.
Ireland/Scottland. My next dream. Why? Because how can you look at pictures like this and not want to be there? I guess I can mostly thank Andrew for the renewal of this dream today.
Germany/Poland. At Christmas time. Because I heard my sister and my close friend Chanson talk about it enough that I pretty much fell in love as much as they did.
After that....who knows? An island to myself like Miranda? China with my new friend Austen? I guess I'll see. For now? Off to read Henry V. This should be good. Although....I'll probably just wish I was in England.
And I must say, enjoyed a lot more than previously hoped for. Good themes. Good lessons. Good emotions. One scene I was literally fighting back the emotions that wanted to come out through my eyes. (I know, I know. I'm a girl. Kill me.) I doubt anyone was actually watching me in the library...but if they were, I bet it was comical. Shakespeare does it again.
I guess what I came up with today was a renewed love for all things exotic. When Professor was talking about going to India and not wanting Mac and Cheese: I TOTALLY knew the feeling.
So this may be un-kosher tangent for this class, but today, Shakespeare reminded me of my love for travel. So: here's to the exotic theme of the Tempest:
Jerus. Going this summer to the BYU center. This will be the view from my balcony.
Ireland/Scottland. My next dream. Why? Because how can you look at pictures like this and not want to be there? I guess I can mostly thank Andrew for the renewal of this dream today.
Germany/Poland. At Christmas time. Because I heard my sister and my close friend Chanson talk about it enough that I pretty much fell in love as much as they did.
After that....who knows? An island to myself like Miranda? China with my new friend Austen? I guess I'll see. For now? Off to read Henry V. This should be good. Although....I'll probably just wish I was in England.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Personal Learning Plan
Boring title. I know. But here's the thing: it works. Because this semester, I intend to learn from Shakespeare. Frankly, I'm tired of just reading Shakespeare. I'm tired of thinking inside the box. Maybe, just maybe, there is something more to Shakespeare's works then just his story lines. I've heard people's theories that perhaps Shakespeare was a women. Or a group of writers. Or that his plays were JUST comedies. Or that Romeo and Juliet is a love story.
I don't buy it. I think his plays are more like an iceberg than people want to believe. There's so much to be discovered under the surface of his plots.
Take Romeo and Juliet. Love story, right?
But maybe, just maybe, it's not. Maybe it tells more about the human mind. About how it gets carried away. Or makes rash decisions. Or fails to communicate.
I don't know, I guess what I'm trying to say is that there is more than meets the eye, here. And I intend to find just that. This semester I'm digging deep. There are things here to be discovered: common threads. I hope to string a few of his plays together by finding common themes. Life themes. Like how life is beautiful. Or how there is more to life then your everyday problems. How to deal with trials.
Shakespeare's plots = life themes. And I intend to find them.
I don't buy it. I think his plays are more like an iceberg than people want to believe. There's so much to be discovered under the surface of his plots.
Take Romeo and Juliet. Love story, right?
But maybe, just maybe, it's not. Maybe it tells more about the human mind. About how it gets carried away. Or makes rash decisions. Or fails to communicate.
I don't know, I guess what I'm trying to say is that there is more than meets the eye, here. And I intend to find just that. This semester I'm digging deep. There are things here to be discovered: common threads. I hope to string a few of his plays together by finding common themes. Life themes. Like how life is beautiful. Or how there is more to life then your everyday problems. How to deal with trials.
Shakespeare's plots = life themes. And I intend to find them.
Beauty
Sometimes, in this world, beauty is not easily discovered. The simple, yet relative truth for me is that every time I open one of Shakespeare's works...beauty is all I find.
Not to say that Hamlet stabbing someone is beautiful...but there's something beautiful in the way only Shakespeare can insult. Or show emotion. Or rhyme.
As a Psych major, I guess I just picture beauty waiting to be analyzed here. In the themes. Something within that shouts, "Life is more than you imagine." And that's why I'm here. That what I intend to find.
Not to say that Hamlet stabbing someone is beautiful...but there's something beautiful in the way only Shakespeare can insult. Or show emotion. Or rhyme.
As a Psych major, I guess I just picture beauty waiting to be analyzed here. In the themes. Something within that shouts, "Life is more than you imagine." And that's why I'm here. That what I intend to find.
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