If you were my teacher, would you fail me for this?
Question by Who?: If you were my teacher, would you fail me for this?
Write an informal forum post on what you are going to do to make Shakespeare more fun in this class.
My paper:
This is what Shakespeare sounds like to me:
For thou to readeth Shak-a-sepere yee must be ardent, withal histrionical vocabulary-and furtive, stinky words deth shakespeare be making up. Furthermore, thoust brave audience must excitedlly fondle cliche stories of affairs of the heart, that oneth knowseth will endeth the sameth way everytimeth.
…Seriously?
I guess if I knew how to make Shakespeare a more entertaining read I would be singing it on the mountain tops, but if there is a way to make Shakespeare more fun than a root canal…the secret eludes me. But, just because I don’t like Shakespeare, doesn’t mean I can’t run and limp and crawl towards the last page of Othello with a smile on my face.
I have read Shakespeare a few times throughout high school and college, I actually like reading quite a lot and I’ve read lots of bad books and lots of wonderful books. When I opened Angle this semester and saw Shakespeare on the list, I knew I was going to have put forth some effort if I wanted to get the letter grade I’d been picturing in my mind. So, I decided this year that I am going to approach Shakespeare with a better attitude; I have spent some time thinking about the things I DO like and how I could incorporate them into Othello. I like psychology, I like history, I like studying great historical figures, and I like reading things that do not involve the author’s use of imaginary words. So I decided to approach Shakespeare from a historical point of view. From a historical standpoint, who is Shakespeare?
I learned some interesting facts about the playwrite. The psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud might have drawn inspiration for his theories of human nature- from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Antony and Cleopatra (which was adapted into a movie I loved), was written by Shakespeare. Here is a great piece of information: The English language was not as concreate as it is today, so Shakespeare’s most annoying attribute (his made-up words) might have actually helped shape our modern English; this information in particular was monumentally helpful for me, in regards to re-shaping my attitude. Also, for Shakespeare’s time in history, his play ideas were completely new and different. I also plan on trying to find sympathetic characters in Othello, which might make it easier to read.
I learned a lot more but those are just some of the things that helped me change my attitude about Shakespeare.
cecila,
I very much enjoyed your post! (this is an informal assignment) With the 1st paragraph, I was trying to get across the point, “Shakespeare seems ridiculous to me because I can make up words too- that make my play frustratingly hard to read” So I dont think I will change it but I will make sure to clear that up. My spelling is horrid so I’ll change that too and the other mistakes you pointed out. I was trying to bring some sense of humor, hopefully I can add more to the end to show that I genuinly did like the information I found about Shakespeare, hopefully that will help.
Best answer:
Answer by Morpheus
Hahaha! I know – I LOVE Shakespeare – but I do know how stupid that old speech seems.
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