So over these past few weeks:
1. I have read a history play, a comedy, a tragedy, and a romance. That's some considerable breadth for Shakespeare.
2. I have learned a considerable amount about Shakespearean genre. And also how each of the genres are similar.
3. I've learned how to view some of Shakespeare's plays through a more critical lense.
4. I've learned how to apply some of the more general aspects of Shakespeare's plays.
5. And most of all, I've learned how to enjoy Shakespeare. I have gotten to the point where I can almost read Shakespeare like a regular novel. It takes some getting into at first, but after a while, I'm almost sad to put the book down.
So this sums up my progress. I may have learned more than this, but this is what grabbed my attention while thinking about it. I think it's really important to make connections to our lives through these plays, and that is something I am going to work more on, as well as engaging Shakespeare creatively.
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susanwood192 37p · 737 weeks ago
Going into 382, I was pessimistic about the material. As English Majors, how often have we encountered Shakespeare? I felt like he'd been beaten to death! But going through his histories, tragedies, comedies, romances, etc. I realized that there's a lot I didn't open myself up to when learning about Shakespeare because I thought I knew all about him. Turns out I knew NOTHING about him! At least, not in the context of when he was writing. So I'm glad I've been able to see more into his plays and thus discover why he really is a genius.
Pat on your back. Pat on the class's back. Way to go, team. (:
mtee27 48p · 737 weeks ago