Shake It: My Schedule for the Semester

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

My Schedule for the Semester

My topic is love/romance, and I think I've finally narrowed it down! I want to draw conclusions of what Shakespeare really thought about love by comparing three specific sonnets with the play Romeo and Juliet. So, here is my schedule for what I'll be doing for the rest of the semester (for each of these I'm going to be trying to include textual analysis and any criticism that supports my arguments):

March 21-27: Compare sonnet 18 with Romeo and Juliet
March 28- April 3: Compare sonnet 116 to Romeo and Juliet
April 4-10: Compare sonnet 130 to Romeo and Juliet
April 11-17: Memorize a passage from Romeo and Juliet and a sonnet and perform them

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mtee27 48p · 751 weeks ago

You're focusing on Romeo and Juliet? Are you going to do any applications to modern versions of Romeo and Juliet?

I know that Jessica Vavrinec's blog has a bunch of novels that are based off the play, if you are interested in that.

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HannahPulley 39p · 751 weeks ago

Thank you for pointing out Jessica's blog. And I'm not sure about applying modern versions. I might. Any suggestions?

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mtee27 48p · 751 weeks ago

I think I was just thinking about the Baz Luhrman Romeo + Juliet.

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JessicaV 57p · 751 weeks ago

Very cool. I like how narrow you've gotten your focus. If you are interested in adding in a modern twist, maybe to do a contextual analysis, YA lit is fun but you could also look at West Side Story or a film version.

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HannahPulley 39p · 751 weeks ago

Ooo! I love West Side Story. Maybe I will. I also might take a look at your blog to get suggestions of YA lit stuff. Thanks for the comment!

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Sara Castro 39p · 751 weeks ago

Hi Hannah! We talked about this a little bit in class already, but I thought I'd leave a comment to remind you. I'm writing about love and marriage next week as a sort of sub-focus in my main focus of familial Shakespeare. I'll be checking back here for more information to further my research, and if you'd like to check out what I find here's a link to my blog seeshakespeare.blogspot.com. Good luck!

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HannahPulley 39p · 751 weeks ago

That sounds lovely. I'm excited to see what you come up with. Also, do you mind giving me the title of that book you recommended about love?

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