March (Play) of the Month: Macbeth
Time to start this up once again -- enough "vacation"! -- if anyone remains interested, that is.Macbeth on-line
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I'm starting to wonder whether I should borrow the play script from the Literature students in my class. The irony is that I love to read the scripts that they have, and the stories that they are...
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Yes! You can start by telling us where Denmark is. We'll wing it from there.
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By all means, Valiowk. If you wish to join in, you will be welcome. You mentioned at one point that one of your classes was Literature? If you wish, you could propose one or more of your assigned...
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Hang on there, big guy. Duncan had two sons, so he must have been doing some "engendering".Other than having offspring who survived the play, I don't understand your definition of the term. Do you...
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Yes, most of Shakespeare's plots did leave quite a bit to be desired -- but then again he did steal most of them wholesale. It is in the language and its manipulation that its beauty lives ... not...
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Quote: You mentioned at one point that one of your classes was Literature?Actually, Kida, the way the Singapore system works is that for Grades 7 and 8, it is compulsory to take literature, history...
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Re: Denmark: I had a brief mental breakdown, and thought we were discussing Hamlet. [Read it, too, before I caught my error. It's interesting.] I have no further explanation of my lapse. So, what do...
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...NOT going to make a history complaint Kyle, don't worry, just clear up the 'plotting issue', then go to bed (will be back though). In writing Macbeth, Shakespeare distorted a lot of fact (not least...
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Very interesting posts, everybody!And here I thought RP was making a joke. :)
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Well, I was, but it was unintended and the joke was on me.Jilz, I appreciate the explanation of why the real sons scarpered; however, the sons in the play are fictional characters, and their behavior...
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But you are the one I count on to make the history complaints, Jilz! Goodness knows my own knowledge of history needs improving.Out of country: how far could a particularly strong central leader have...
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