Please choose one of the following discussion topics:
- Based on your understanding of history and that of Shakespeare's characters, how have the roles of men and women stayed the same in our time? How have they changed? Please address both questions!
- What kind of characters would be most loved by the nobility of Shakespeare's time, and why? Which characters would be more enjoyed by the lower classes, and why? Please address both questions -- feel free to use examples from your class play!
- Based on your understanding of drama and Shakespeare's time, why do you think the stage directions in his plays are so minimal? Does this lack of direction help or hurt a play's director, and why? Please address both questions!
Directions:
- Choose a discussion question, and answer it completely according to the directions. Indicate in your comment which discussion question you are answering.
- Use the pen name you provided at the beginning of the year.
- Use correct spelling and grammar at all times.
- In order to receive an "A," you must not only post your answer, but comment on a peer's ideas as well. Please remain positive and polite when doing so.
Due Date: This post will remain open for comments and discussion until Monday, April 01, 2013 at 5:00 PM; after this time comments will close.
