It would be interesting to compare the Shakespeare plan and the...sigh...movie 10 things I hate about you as we read them. I put my support behind sarah.
I yield my time to Pakistan.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Dear Mr. Hoffman.
Mr. Hoffman,
As you know, the class has chosen "Much Ado About Nothing" to be the next Shakespeare comedy that we study. I actually voted for this play. Frankly, the reason why I voted for this play was because it sounded like it would be the least weird. I am confident that this was also why many of my classmates voted for it as well. I know you're not supposed to judge things by their cover or title, or anything, but the class and I did, and I'm sure we have come to regret it. After doing some hard research, it has come to my attention that "The Taming of the Shrew" is an old Shakespearean play that is actually still young and kickin' today.
Along with the amazing film starring the late, great Heath Ledger, 10 Things I Hate About You, and the 2003 film Deliver Us From Eva, another recent adaptation of the play was a Brazilian Soap Opera in 2000 called Cravo e a Rosa, meaning "The Carnation and the Rose," whose name comes from a children's song about a couple of engaged flowers who had a serious "fight." Seriously, if I, and the rest of the class, had known this, I am sure we would have voted for this play.
In comparison, the play we mistakenly voted for, "Much Ado About Nothing" has not been adapted into any type of popular film. In fact, the most recent adaptation of this play was in 2006, when the American Music Theatre Project produced The Boys are Coming Home, a MUSICAL based in World War II America. A MUSICAL ADAPTATION based in WORLD WAR TWO AMERICA! Enough said.
The bottom line is that Shakespeare is a difficult study in itself, but the opportunity to study a Shakespeare play that has many ties to today's world would not only be less difficult, but it would be less painful, and definitely a memorable experience.
Therefore, Mr. Hoffman, I strongly urge you to take a new poll in class to determine which play should be the next study.
Sincerely,
Sarah
As you know, the class has chosen "Much Ado About Nothing" to be the next Shakespeare comedy that we study. I actually voted for this play. Frankly, the reason why I voted for this play was because it sounded like it would be the least weird. I am confident that this was also why many of my classmates voted for it as well. I know you're not supposed to judge things by their cover or title, or anything, but the class and I did, and I'm sure we have come to regret it. After doing some hard research, it has come to my attention that "The Taming of the Shrew" is an old Shakespearean play that is actually still young and kickin' today.
Along with the amazing film starring the late, great Heath Ledger, 10 Things I Hate About You, and the 2003 film Deliver Us From Eva, another recent adaptation of the play was a Brazilian Soap Opera in 2000 called Cravo e a Rosa, meaning "The Carnation and the Rose," whose name comes from a children's song about a couple of engaged flowers who had a serious "fight." Seriously, if I, and the rest of the class, had known this, I am sure we would have voted for this play.
In comparison, the play we mistakenly voted for, "Much Ado About Nothing" has not been adapted into any type of popular film. In fact, the most recent adaptation of this play was in 2006, when the American Music Theatre Project produced The Boys are Coming Home, a MUSICAL based in World War II America. A MUSICAL ADAPTATION based in WORLD WAR TWO AMERICA! Enough said.
The bottom line is that Shakespeare is a difficult study in itself, but the opportunity to study a Shakespeare play that has many ties to today's world would not only be less difficult, but it would be less painful, and definitely a memorable experience.
Therefore, Mr. Hoffman, I strongly urge you to take a new poll in class to determine which play should be the next study.
Sincerely,
Sarah
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