March 20th

Thanks to everyone that came yesterday! We had a good time talking about Twelve Angry Men. Here's the link to the Simpsons episode we watched, just in case you wanted to watch all of it. It's season 5, episode 20, and it's called "The Boy Who Knew Too Much."

We decided that for next time we're going to be reading Romeo and Juliet, and the previous post has a lot of good links for you to check out. Here's another one, called No Fear Shakespeare, which shows the original text of the play alongside a version in modern English.

Also, it's not super important to read the whole play. I recommend reading the important scenes and watching either the Leonardo DiCaprio version of the movie and/or the 1968 version . That way, you get a sense of the whole play and the language without being overwhelmed.

What are the important scenes? It's partly your decision and opinion which scenes to read, but a good place to start is reading these scenes:
Act 1, Prologue (the opening sonnet)
Act 1, Scene 5 (the first meeting of R and J)
Act 2, Scene 2 (R&J at the Balcony)
Act 5, Scene 3 (the final scene)
And try to pick a few scenes that you enjoy as well!

We'll be meeting April 17th at 6:15! See you then!

Shakespeare

"Shakespeare said everything. Brain to belly; every mood and minute of a man’s season. His language is starlight and fireflies and the sun and moon. He wrote it with tears and blood and beer, and his words march like heartbeats. He speaks to everyone." Orson Welles.

Why don´t we give Shakespeare a try? Come on , be brave!! Let´s have a look  at Romeo and Juliet.

For never was a story of more woe

Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.

Book 1
Book 2
Play
Romeo and Juliet .Dire Straits.
Romeo and Juliet .Lyrics
BBC Shakespeare Animated Tales
No Fear Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet - The Killers.
Movie clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOjuzvLcsos