Movie review (task 8)

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Interpretation: The director in this play was very good at following the play, in fact I believe that it was all there. But going from play to movie was really impressive, all the emotion really portrayed what Shakespeare was trying to show. For example when Claudio rejects hero at the altar there was so much emotion in that scene, so much anger and sadness I really felt like it was a real moment. 

Acting: I thought that the whole cast were a set of great actors, they all played there part very well, in particular Dogberry. I thought that him and Verges were a wonderful representation of how silly and stupid they were in the play. I also thought that most of the actors represented there character well physically. Like Benedick was almost an exact image of what i had in my head. Although i did think Leanato would have been more strict and stronger looking  rather that fat.

Pace: The Pace of Much ado About Nothing was decent, at some parts it was too slow like when the characters would only talk to themselfs such as Benedick after hearing the rumor of Beatrice in love with him. Another part that just dragged on was the scenes with Dogberry, he just would never stop talking and it actually got pretty annoying. But at some of the more "action scenes like the wedding of as the men and Prince where riding up (at the beginning) it was quite entertaining.

Rating (4 stars)

Production: I'm not actually sure where they filmed the movie but it fit right in perfectly. Im sure they used some small castle of sorts, if not they had a lot of sets. The whole area worked so well with the play such as the gardens and the fountains, it just made it all feel like you were really there and in the Shakespearean mood.

Recommendations: I would not recommend this movie to everyone, that's for sure. Younger children would not understand whats going on and find it boring as well as people who only like action movies. This would be great for people who like romance and love stories as well as any Shakespeare or theater fans. For me personally I don't usually like plays and things of this genre but I actually quite enjoyed it.

Whats up doc? (task 7)

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Journal entry: Back to the future

Just yesterday morning I was awakened by an antic noise, for as I proceeded to investigate I found myself in a very strange land nothing like the home I was used to. Upon asking somebody where I was I could not understand for his tongue spoke of a strange language that I was not familiar with. As I roamed the smooth rock like road, searching for anything to help me get back to Massina everyone seemed to be gazing on me. Perhaps it was because of my clothes, for theirs were certainly strange to me. Some of the women in fact barely seemed to be wearing any at all. There were many fair ladies who had destroyed their appearance with parlous garments and by changing there hair in mysterious ways, I believe I saw a young wench with hair the color or the grass.

Finally I picked up an assortment of papers that had the date on them, I was so affright you could not imagine, for it was the year of 2013! I had no idea how I had managed to get myself into this but I was sure I could get myself out. This new world is so strange, not only the people but everything around. There where these machines on wheels that could travel faster than I have ever seen, transporting you where you would desire go I believe they are called cars. And these devices that everyone carried, they never seemed to be able to look away called phones, what a bizarre name and the most antic thing was they would start to talk to them as if they were humans! Oh and there were these tremendously enormous castle like structures that touched the sky taking many different shapes and forms. Not even just to mention all the people, there were more people than I have ever seen before.

The world was so loud in the year of 2013; I much prefer the peaceful and quiet time of the past. There seemed to be so much spite and hardly love. Back home I loved playing with love and tricking people to fall for each other! But none of that here, hardly any conversations were made. To see our future as this left me in choler. I do not know how I shall return to my time but when I do I will warn my people and try to save this pity of a world.

Same Scene, Different Perspective (task 6)

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Act4. SC.1

Line 269-350

Beatrice and Benedick are together expressing their love and Talking about Hero.

Journal entry

Today I encountered Beatrice and Benedick discussing their love and the previous fray with hero and thy count Claudio. Although they did not know I was there, they continued to accompany each other in a loving conversation. As they talked on discussing the terrible events that had passed to the sweet and gentle Hero they also confessed their true love for each other. I must say I was quite pleased that our little plan to get them to fall for each other had worked! I had succeeded in wooing them together and I could not wait to see the face of Benedick “the married man”. But Then the Fray started… For the only way the fair Beatrice would accept the brave love of Benedick was if he would challenge the count Claudio to a duel. This Parlous news was the worst thing to happen today, first the accusing of Hero but then another conflict to deal with.

I couldn’t believe mine ears for this plan to get Beatrice and Benedick together was not meant to end this way! For the two did not truly love each other but know there must be a duel to the death between the two of my best friends. Oh what have I done, what have I done.

Character Sketch (task 4)

 

 

This is thy sketch of those characters who hath been introduced up until the present.

Merriage in Meltdown (task 3)

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Dear marriage in meltdown,

Although I cannot relate to your situation I think I can provide some counsel. Love is a powerful thing, and although I do not find it easy to have I do know a thing or two about it. I have done my share of wooing people to like me; so I know why it is your daughter has done so. You see in her relationship with her fiancé she perchance had been experiencing some feelings of distance and lack of interaction. To fulfill her longing for this she made a parlous decision by getting someone else to fulfill it for her. To beguile ones lover is never a wise decision.

 

            I give you only this one bit of counsel; if your whench cannot fix this relationship herself then it is not meant to be. Obviously she did not love her fiancé enough to marry him and sometimes it is not meant to be. I would not be to choler with your daughter, this is her problem and she needs to fix it. For love shall last eternity.

Sincerely,

DonPedroP2

The Globe Theater (task two)

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What was the Globe Theater? The Globe Theater was a theater in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. A second Globe Theater was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.

Popular playhouses at the time:  

-The Theater

-The Swan Theater

-The Rose Theater
-The Fortune Playhouse

-The Curtain Theater

-The Blackfriars Theater
-The Red Lion Theater

Layout: Three stories of open air amphitheater, approximately 100 ft in diameter and housed up to 3000 spectators. It is suggested that it was a 20-sided polygon.

At the base of the stage there was an area called the pit where people could stand on the earth floor to watch the performance for one penny.

There were three levels of stadium style seats.

43 feet in width, 27 feet in depth and was raised about 5 feet off the ground. On this stage, there was a trap door for use by performers to enter.

There was a balcony over the stage for musicians and for some scenes that needed it such as Romeo and Juliet.

The roof that was over top of the stage was called the “heavens” and was painted with clouds and blue sky, there were also trap doors there for people to repel down from ropes and harnesses.

Cost: If you watched from the pit it was only one penny but about 2 or 3 more pennies to watch while sitting in one of the three galleries.

Lighting: There was no lighting in the globe theater during the day because there was no roof and all the natural light from the sun provided them with what they needed. At night however they would have used candles and torches to light up the stage.

Other Info: Most of the plays performed at the globe theater were by William Shakespeare and there were over 30 of them.

There were many acting companies that performed at the globe theater mostly owned by Shakespeare himself, such as the “Lord Chamberlain” or “King James”

As soon as the play was finished being written it was produced – printing followed by productions. 

Competing theaters would send people over to the globe theater to copy down the play so that they could perform at their theater; this is why there are different versions of Shakespeare’s plays.

 The Modern Globe

About Me (task one)

Some call me prince, I do not have any lover but I am noble and my friends look up to me. I have power and I know it, sometimes I use it to manipulate others but purely in favor of my fellow friends. Although my ability to manipulate people to do what I please, for the most part I bring happiness, and love to even enemies. People look to me for guidance in the time of need because of my age and maturity. 

 




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