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“It is only through literature that one can put oneself in someone else’s shoes and understand the other’s different and contradictory sides and refrain from becoming too ruthless” (118). Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran.
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Okay so...
I re read it and it still wasn't making much sense so i got on you tube and watched it as done by the BBC it makes a little more sense now. I at least get whats going on... I'm trying to understand act 2 now and its really confusing but i'll watch and read it a few more times maybe it'll sink in...
Katie
meant to be viewed
Checking out the youtube video, or any video, is a good way to make sense of things. When I took my first Shakespeare class, what I did was read the play through four times (yes, four times) and then I watched the video while reading along. I didn't actually start reading them four or five times until after the first test in the class, where I got something like a D. Since I'm no genius, I had to make it up through working at it. Bradley
Bradley
Thats a reliefe
I didn't want to sound like i was taking a cheating way out... I mean I did read it I just didn't get it till I watched the stageing of it.. It is very confusing!!! At least to me!
Katie
it's the smart thing to do
There's often a sense that things we read, like Shakespeare, should be readily apparent the first time we encounter them. I'm not sure why that's the case. Maybe it's because the teachers we encounter seem to know the texts and we just assume they "got it" right off the bat. For most people, that isn't the case. I'm sure there are the few geniuses out there, but for the most part, people become expert in whatever they do by spending a lot of time at it. I was reading a book about experts, and the common element is they all have spent 10,000 hours doing what they do. So, whatever you end up doing, just plan on spending a lot of time at it, whether it's Shakespeare or something else entirely (which is more likely for most in the class). Bradley
Bradley
if you haven't
read the introductory material. It provides a pretty good overview of the actions and the conflict. Bradley
Bradley
Thanks
I will. it just wasn't sinking in cause i was reading it at like 2 in the morning...
Katie
that will do it
It wouldn't sink in for me either if I was reading at two in the morning. I do much better when I'm asleep then. Bradley
Bradley
Contradictions
He is basically asking for what doesn't fit in the first act. Like, when Bolingbroke challenged Mowbray to a duel. Mowbray gets all huffy and angry then after Richard says like three lines, he's completely fine with making peace Bolingbroke. There are a lot of other ones in that scene too.
*Tina
Hey hey
Thanks chika!
Katie
I just thought I might add
I just thought I might add if it you have a hard time tolerating the text and you can't stand to watch th shotty acting on video you can always resort to reading a brief summery from sparknotes or something to get a better grasp of what's going on.