My Game Plan for the Rest of the Semester

Looking at what I have left to do, it can be a little bit overwhelming trying to figure out when I will get it all done. I've found that I need to take stock every now and then of what my goals are, as well as plan some things out, if I want to be able to function at all.

1. So with that in mind, my goal for my research is to finish by the end of March. That means at least two of my posts each week need to be research focused, if not all three.
Some ideas for how to focus these posts:

• Follow up with Othello research
• Follow up on the sonnets with some research sources
• Use literary theory to analyze love in Twelfth Night or Richard III
• Research spontaneity in love/relationships
• Compare Shakespeare's relationship with Anne Hathaway to ideas expressed in plays

2. In addition to achieving this goal, I also have a goal to engage Shakespeare creatively through writing some sort of narrative about a more static Shakespearean character. I want to make a 2-dimensional character seem 3-dimensional. Hopefully I will get this done by March 25.

3. I also need to spend more time with digital mediations and performances of Shakespeare.

• I am planning on watching Macbeth the movie this weekend (PBS with Patrick Stewart) and writing a review about it.
• I also plan to attend the U of U performance of Macbeth. 
• Then I will compare the different formats. 

4. Lastly, I need to do a performance of my own. I might be part of Janelle's puppet show she's planning to put on next weekend. If that doesn't come through, I will probably recite a monologue for a small audience.

So that's my plan! Let me know if you have any suggestions!

Making Decisions

Well, Dr. Burton did say we needed to devise some kind of schedule for the rest of the semester. And while I like to plan ahead, I also like to have some wiggle-room. So I have devised a schedule for next week that will serve as a kind of model for how this thing is going to go. I'll make revisions as a I need to, and I will add major things in, like attending performances, or making my own performance.

Jan. 24, Mon: Read Richard III background, Act I
            Blog: Connect the history to the play.

Jan. 26, Wed: Read Acts II and III
             Blog: find interesting facts from play. Formulate ideas about characters.

Jan. 28, Fri: Read Acts IV and V
              Blog: optional

Goals: To make connections with the history, understand the play, and determine the characterization.

So that's the breakdown, and I think it will work for the other plays I read!