Shakespeare

Watching A Midsummer Night's Dream in class was actually a lot easier than I anticipated. I expected (from what I have heard about Shakespeare) that it would be extremely difficult to understand the Shakespearean language and I also assumed for some reason that this movie would be really boring. After pausing the movie a few times, discussing what was going on, and taking notes (although I hate taking notes) I found the story to be pretty entertaining.  The language has become more understandable to me every day and I actually enjoyed it. Apparently the movie was set in the 19th century when Shakespeare's plays were really set in the 17th century, so I don't really know what to think about the setting. The characters are kind of interesting and I thought the language was understandable and I didn't mind it too much, although it definitely wasn't like the writing we read in books now.

Well now that I have understood Shakespeare isn't as tough as I thought, I am actually kind of looking forward to reading Romeo and Juliet. We are apparently going to read the play aloud in class and I have heard many things about it. I have heard it's very dramatic with the ending, and the fact that Romeo and Juliet are not allowed to be together. Another thing I have heard about this play is that is really beautiful yet really sad. So I am not quite sure what to expect yet, but I am looking forward to trying it out!

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