Conformity Is So Overrated
So...I'm not entirely sure what I should put in this blog. I have read a lot of other peoples blogs though so I think I get the general idea.
Basically,if we do decide to change the setting, I think if the "Other" doesn't make sense or is no longer considered an "other" than we should change the character accordingly. At least that is one solution. It isn't, however, the best. A lot of Shakespeares work needs to be kept in its original content. If we change things too radically then some of the sub plots or even the characters themselves might seem incredibly out of place. Then we need to change more and more things just to have an "other", pplots and chacters get jumbled or added or mixed up and we end up losing the original luster of the play. Possibly even the underlying message of it. Changing the scene is fun and it alows us to use our creativity, but there are certain plays, such as MOV, where it's not recommended. At least in my opinion anyway.
Replying to RED JACKET GIRL:-)
Okay so I totally know what you mean about not knowing what to put... I wasn't really sure either so i kinda rambled about random aspects I was hooking to... lol. but honestly your brilliant... I swear. just like I told erin... BRILLIANT!!! your solution is indeed a solution but, what do you think about just keeping it? cause if you change certain aspects about the play wouldn't you altimantly(Thats spelled wrong but i'm just having one of those days so leave me alone about it:-))be changing the way shakespeare wrote it? I don't know what do you think?
Katie
Oh I Definitely Agree
That's no question. You have to keep in mind how Shakespeare thought and ht econflicts and complications that were going on during his time. Things were incredibly more hardwired than now-a-days and they had a lot more to deal with socially than we do now. It's a completely different ballgame. Changing the time chages the context.
*Tina