Directions: You have now learned a little more about drama and Shakespeare. Yay you! Please, now, describe what you found most helpful about the unit, what you thought was most difficult, and what you would like to know more about. While I will not be able to help you with this last part, you might be able to learn more in a class or on your own.
Thank you so much for a wonderful semester!
Due before 5pm on December 6th.
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I found the drama unit to be very interesting and engaging. Learning about the historical aspects, gender roles for the time period, and psychological strategies was interesting. I found throughout the semester that while my comprehension of literature is sufficient getting those ideas in a written form was difficult and somewhat painful. To me the plays that Shakespeare wrote are incredible, I would like to know more about the historical elements and what resulted from some of his more controversial work.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the drama unit! Since we had learned poetry beforehand, I thought it was much more relaxed and easier to understand the unit. I thought that the readings were laid back and I didn't feel overwhelmed. I found the handout about feminist criticism to be the most helpful. When I looked at the essays that were presented in the handout, it helped with my approach to citations. I found it odd that the citations stuck out to me the most out of everything else in there. The essays also allowed me to focus more on my organization during the drama analysis. I didn't find anything to bee too difficult in this unit. As I've stated in previous blogs, I am not aware of anything else that I would currently like to learn more about. I will just enjoy learning more about the different aspects of literature. It was a fabulous semester! Thank-you so much!
ReplyDeleteThe thing I found most helpful about this unit was looking at the play through all of the different perspectives. It helped me to better understand why the characters were the way they were, and how the different aspects of the play, such as the time in which it was written, helped to make the play more meaningful. The most difficult thing about this unit was comprehending the play, but watching the movies and asking classmates questions helped me to better understand the play. My brain is so full and tired at this point that I have nothing I would like to further know about.
ReplyDeleteI was greatly impressed by this Drama until, even more so that we examined the greatest dramatist of them all; William Shakespeare. I appreciated that we not only read Othello, but watched an adaptation in addition. Character analysis is something I never considered important to understanding a play before this module. Instead of simply reading a character’s lines, or watching a performance of that character, I am now equipped to get inside their head. That's possibly a dangerous bit of knowledge considering the sort of characters/archetypes I like. All that said, I do have a “however.” However, taking that knowledge and applying it to an essay was difficult, once you must pull that much out of a character to better understand them, finding the proper evidence is very tasking.
ReplyDeleteKnowing me, I would have preferred we studied Julius Cesar and discussed politics all class period. Alas…
I really enjoyed this unit. I feel like a missed some things mainly for those two days I was gone. I love William Shakespeare even if he was a bit odd. I have never read Othello before and I did enjoy reading this play. I liked the way we analyzed each of the main characters and found their personality types. I think that it is cool how Shakespeare wrote about things that were happening in his time but he changed the place and the people, and yet still managed to bring pride to England. I also liked the story of Othello. Although sad it kept you guessing and engaged as you read (even though the old English was harder to understand). I think what I would like to do is read more dramatic plays.
ReplyDeleteI think applying the gender strategy to each character was most helpful, especially in writing about Emilia. It was somewhat difficult for me to untangle Emilia's role in the play and put it into words, but our discussion in class was of great help. I would love to know more about the original performances of the play, and how each one differed and the use of sets, props, etc. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Shakespeare... Next up, Antony and Cleopatra!
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