Saturday, February 16, 2013
Shakespeare
I am taking the Intro to Shakespeare course this semester and thought that it was going to be terribly tedious because its Shakespeare. The class actually is not bad. Pitard analyzes the plays in a way that I never have before which actually makes you understand what Shakespeare is saying. I hope that I can do this for my students if I ever teach high school because when you actually understand what Shakespeare is saying the plays do not seem to confusing and boring anymore!
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Stephanie, can you elaborate on some of the ways Pitard does this? I think we would all be interested in how he makes Shakespeare relevant or relatable.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if Pitard uses the same textbook my Shakespeare teacher did, but I thoroughly enjoyed that class, even if there was a lot of work, because the book gave a somewhat lengthy introduction about each play. These intros shed light on the themes, motives, and all around plot to every play, while giving a sort of summary/synopsis about the story.
ReplyDeleteThe professor also let us view the movie versions, which also aided the class in understanding just what was going on in the plays.