Week 9 Literature entry
So we are doing Henry IV for our performance and I’m happy to be doing it, because I can see similarities between my life and Shakespeare’s play (surprise, surprise! There is always something in his work that relates, I know). Those similarities are in the characters of Falstaff and Prince Harry, and I feel that me and a some of my friends have a fair bit of these types of personalities within us and not just because we like to hang out at taverns and drink (but that is certainly part of it), but more in the way that we relate to one another; joke around and generally mess about some times.
Shakespeare is so good at getting to the point of living, the nitty-gritty of it all. Through the ordinary simple things in life he can show as the importance of being. A discussion in a bar can be just as dramatic as a dialogue between kings and dukes. Living the hard life or at least experiencing all you can help show you more than if you stick to one thing or stay isolated. I think that is why Harry is ready at the end of the play to take his place alongside his father and shed his skin and start anew; for the young need to be young and behave a certain way.
Again I liked this play and felt it related to me and am looking forward to playing Falstaff in our performance.
The post I commented on for this week can be found at http://elisriture.livejournal.com/17294.html
I like this Elise (I promise I won’t use your last name, cause it could be bad!!). I had to read it twice to get the gist of it, but I like the metaphor and I think it presents a nice image of moving through life and in the end finding what you need. Good one.
Shakespeare is so good at getting to the point of living, the nitty-gritty of it all. Through the ordinary simple things in life he can show as the importance of being. A discussion in a bar can be just as dramatic as a dialogue between kings and dukes. Living the hard life or at least experiencing all you can help show you more than if you stick to one thing or stay isolated. I think that is why Harry is ready at the end of the play to take his place alongside his father and shed his skin and start anew; for the young need to be young and behave a certain way.
Again I liked this play and felt it related to me and am looking forward to playing Falstaff in our performance.
The post I commented on for this week can be found at http://elisriture.livejournal.com/17294.html
I like this Elise (I promise I won’t use your last name, cause it could be bad!!). I had to read it twice to get the gist of it, but I like the metaphor and I think it presents a nice image of moving through life and in the end finding what you need. Good one.