Hey Janelle! I was sooo cut when I saw how much of an insight you got from the State Library, MG hooked us up good!! I cant say ive been in the Shakesperean Room (sad face!), but I too LOVE the building itself. It looks so historical! I wish it was surrounded by rivers and waterfalls.. but I think im asking for a bit much there.

I like the picture ( Read more... )

Shakepeare has Talent!
This week the Shakesperean crew visited the State Library aswell as the Art Gallery. Unfortunately, what would of been a fantastic day didnt happen! I sadly couldnt make it, but I thought to myself, luckily enough I went there last week... THEN I was asking about it and heard about the Shakesperean Room!!! And saw the pictures ( Read more... )

The brutality of Time- Will Beauty survive ?
Sonnet 65

Shakespeare brings forward such a unique and touchy subject- time. How untouchable it is, but yet still so dangerous and decaying. No one can defeat Time, and it's so scary to think about it as we have no control, no control at all over time.

So back to Sonnet 65, whilst struggling to understand ( Read more... )

"all the world is a stage and we are merely players"
This phrase reminds me somewhat of the movie "The Truman Show" where Truman (Jim Carrey) is sadly betrayed and made to believe he is living a normal life, where in fact his whole life has been on show to the entire world- He and those in his life are actually players in the staged world they live ( Read more... )

It is with delight I say I was unable to attend the Lecture/Tutorial for Week 2, thus did not get a chance to look well into 'Venus and Adonis'. Why was it with delight? Well simply because I was able to welcome a new child into the world!! Quite exciting stuff!! A lenghty process at that!! Haha.

In saying that, I thought this week Ild focus on ( Read more... )

Nobody has a Garden in their Face!*

All my life I have preoccupied myself with contemporary authors and poets, keeping one thing in mind-- Aslong as your not near Shakespeare, your doing alright! I, like many others, studied Romeo and Juliette and HATED it. I loved Baz Luhrmann's interpretation, but despised of the actual reading of it. Why? ( Read more... )

Hard to make a choice but my favourite LJ between weeks 6 and 12 is Week 10.

http://collard2.livejournal.com/14087.html

Thank you!

Awwww last LJ of the year! Exciting, but still very sad.

Since its the last week its natural I believe to get really lazy. So todays entry is going to be focused more on my response to others wonderful Live Journal entires.

Hey Elise,

First and foremost thank you so much for coming to the play and showing your support! We all appreciate it very much ( Read more... )

Week 11!! What have I leant!?

Wow week eleven already!! 2nd year almost ever, how exciting! Reminicing back to the  beginning of the semester
Im noticing how much we have covered of the 20th Century of Literature. I have to say I most enjoyed the search of
war poets, in particular Wilfred Owen, partly because I love Australia and our history but ( Read more... )

Under Milk What?

As a student of literature it is assumed that I will come across pieces of literature that i do not particularly agree

with, or understand. Now I hate feeling like a bitchy old critic but here goes.

Ok Dylan Thomas, you’re amazing and I admire your ability to write and everything, but I just don’t get your play!

Never have I been so ( Read more... )