Summative Entry – Ceremonial

The human and artistic concerns of the Shakespearean despite language differences are similar to our own concerns; the response to those concerns- given by poets, novelists, dramatists and artists- can help us live fuller, more meaningful and creative lives in our own times. "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely...

Blog 8 – This tempest is for you

Critical: In the role of any one of the characters you have met in the play so far, give a brief account of what it is like being who you are. What does a man do once he is given the power of gods? Does one reach towards the light or let his own darkness...

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https://georgianabousaid.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/engl210-blog-8-the-tempest/ ENGL210- BLOG 8- The Tempest Hi Georgiana, I don’t think this is quite an effective entry. While I do understand that it is supposed to be a summary of the play, you left out some details and made this seem more like an introduction to your summary, and the body and conclusion are not in...

Blog 7 – Beauty of the self

Creative: Write a paragraph that describes vividly three of things that for you fall in the category of BEAUTY. In other words, say what for you is BEAUTY. Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. That much is true. Beauty is hard to achieve and harder to keep. Beauty within the self, is what...

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https://emilyblake97.wordpress.com/2018/05/02/i-fell-in-love-with-an-ass-titania/ I fell in LOVE with an ASS! – Titania Hi Emily, Titania as you described was truly in love with Bottom as a donkey. In my opinion, it would have been better if Titania was influenced to love with Bottom, but once awaken, shocked to see her love interest had disappeared and in his place...

Blog 6 – What use is imagination

Critical: Write a paraphrase of Theseus’ anti-imagination speech Vile is what your imagination is. Lies, fairy tales and fallacies. What noble in his right would ever believe in them. Such would make me a madman. Such would degrade down to those clumsy lovers, stripped of all sanity, so blind that a gypsy in the Nile...

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https://whatalittime.wordpress.com/2018/04/30/theseus-rewritten/ Theseus, rewritten Hi Erin, this feels like a modern paraphrasing of Theseus’s speech, which is what I hope you were trying to achieve. I like that you used the word “imaginative” on its own, because it suggests that Theseus weren’t trying to turn imagination into a bad thing with bad examples, he genuinely sees...

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https://christellabade.wordpress.com/2018/04/20/fifth-blog-post-shakespeare-and-renaissance-literature/ Fifth Blog Post – Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature Hi Christella, I completely agree with your entry. I truly think that Bottom is an artistic soul with a devotion to literature and art, often misunderstood by his peers. It is interesting that you think his dreams are better translated through literature rather than words. I...

Blog 5 – Who is to judge strangeness

Creative: Take a short section (5 lines) from any section of  A Midsummer Night’s Dream  (chose a section that you feel you have really understood and that you have also really enjoyed as creative language) and add a further 5 lines that are completely your own, building on Shakespeare’s words. Give your words a different...

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https://ngaireale1.wordpress.com/2018/04/16/week-7-blog-post-4/ Week 7 Blog Post #4 Hi Ngaire, This is a typical love letter that would be effective in today, I guess provided we still write letters to each other. However, this is a Shakespeare drama and Lysander is convincing Hermia to run away with him. While I do agree Lysander was angry at her...