Reflecting on yesterday's class, I found our group work to be very productive and interesting. As the Romeo and Juliet group, we have decided to make the play from a females point of view, since we are all indeed women. I am playing Juliet, Kathryn is playing Romeo, and Sarah and Angela are handling all other male roles within the play (changing the Friar to a nun, and Capulet into Lady Capulet). It should be an interesting performance with many interesting acting choices, scene blocking, and dialogue changes. All in all, I am very excited to begin practicing.
Today's class on the other hand was rather entertaining and unique. I am very interested to see how Titus is handled within class since today's discussion illustrated many different opinions on how Shakespeare wanted his play to be understood and professed. The movie itself is very "camp" as I pointed out in class due to its very serious plot line and quick scene changes. However, after reading Shakespeare's play itself, I found the piece to be rather Pastiche (with thin lines of Parody weaved within). Very similar to a Journey music video or even Luhrmann's rendition of Romeo and Juliet, the plot itself is meant to be a tribute / celebration of the work itself. However, in attempt to create a Pastiche performance, I believe some of the overacting and scenery / props create a bit of a spoof within the piece. In general, I am learning a great deal about Shakespeare and gathering many great ideas on how I will teach Shakespeare in my English classes. I am very interested to see how Monday's class will pan out after more classmates watch the movie and read more in depth into Titus Andronicus.
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Good post. I'm glad that you're learning teaching strategies. Do you think that school boards will let you teach Titus? Maybe you could transform one of the four great tragedies into a comedy, encourage your students to experiment and be creative . . .
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