Okay, I'm officially an Angelino. That was a scary quake, though thankfully it was short.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Pix - Jul 29, 2008 10:03:37 am PDT #9115 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Fred Pete - Jul 29, 2008 10:07:59 am PDT #9116 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
My school system was a little different. 8th grade got Midsummer Night's Dream (which I didn't read, because we moved into that district after I finished 8th grade), freshman got Merchant of Venice, sophomores got Julius Caesar.
For junior and senior years, we had to take four one-semester courses, with at least one each in literature, writing, and speaking. My sophomore English teacher warned us away from English Lit, so I took World Lit. So, no Shakespeare for me then.
Gadget_Girl - Jul 29, 2008 10:09:15 am PDT #9117 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Hope everyone is OK after the earthquake.
EpicTangent - Jul 29, 2008 10:09:22 am PDT #9118 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
That was a scary quake, though thankfully it was short.
From San Diego it was just a kinda fun quake, but I thought it felt pretty long. Anyway, congrats on your official initiation!
NoiseDesign - Jul 29, 2008 10:09:26 am PDT #9119 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Call me a heathen, especially since I work in theatre, but I think Shakespeare is overtaught. There are so many other valuable works of drama that are left out of curriculum to put in more Shakespeare. I know I'll be in a minority with this though.
Gadget_Girl - Jul 29, 2008 10:11:18 am PDT #9120 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Call me a heathen,
with pleasure. You are a heathen.
There are so many other valuable works of drama that are left out of curriculum to put in more Shakespeare. I know I'll be in a minority with this though.
I totally understand where you are coming from with this. And, to a degree, I agree with you.
Tom Scola - Jul 29, 2008 10:13:47 am PDT #9121 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Nobody ever got fired for buying Shakespeare.
Vortex - Jul 29, 2008 10:15:37 am PDT #9122 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Vortex - speaking as someone who is a hardcore procrastinator, hit 'em where they live. Otherwise they'll end up like me.
email has been sent to boss.
Call me a heathen, especially since I work in theatre, but I think Shakespeare is overtaught.
no, I don't think that you're wrong. but it's so beautiful!
amych - Jul 29, 2008 10:17:04 am PDT #9123 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I think all other drama is undertaught.
Fred Pete - Jul 29, 2008 10:19:31 am PDT #9124 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I won't quarrel with you, ND -- especially on the "so much left out" point. Shakespeare also presents the hurdle of Elizabethan slang -- and that a lot of school districts would likely not approve of a lot of Shakespeare's unbowdlerized lines.
Appreciation of Shakespeare at that age also depends a lot on the teacher's style. My freshman English teacher had a "Bow before the greatness of Shakespeare!" attitude that ruined MoV for me -- it wasn't until I took a Shakespeare class in college that I realized it was a comedy.