I managed to finish reading Pygmalion in four days which I at first don't think I can finish that fast. If I counted the exact hours, it is about 7 hours. I think I am a slow reader as it is not a very long text indeed, but sometimes I need to read backward to really get the clearer image about the text. I guess that's why once you start reading a play, it is best to finish it in one go.
I really like the story and I'm looking forward to watch the movie version of Pygmalion. After reading, I guess I start to understand the phrase in the beginning of the play--"A Romance In Five Acts".
Though Eliza and Higgins love's story isn't portrayed stright-forward in the play. However, they are finally together. As I was reading the part when Eliza left Higgins' house. I was so anxious to know what will happen to her life later on. I guess this is a way the writer
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
MacBeth
When we are assigned to watch MacBeth, I was told that it is a tragedy in some way similar to King Lear. And I get to understand the movie better with reading some preview about MacBeth.
For me, MacBeth is an interesting movie. I think if "King Lear" is aslo comes into movie,it would just be as interesting as MacBeth. Unfortunately, we did not have the opportunity to watch "King Lear" this time.
MacBeth is the tale of a once great soldier's fall from grace. It is similar to "King Lear" that telling about a once almighty and poweful king's fall from honour.
MacBeth seems to me is a superstitious person just like Edmund in "King Lear". He believed the prediction of his ascendance to the Scottish throne and to achieve that, he followed the prophecy to kill the king. Lady MacBeth is an interesting character to me as she is a strong,powerful woman who is skilled at manipulating her husband. She seems to me just like the wicked and cruel Goneril in "King Lear". As tragedy goes, MacBeth faces his tragedy flow just like Lear. At first he is glamorous but in the end, he suffered for his own wrong-doings. All in all, I enjoyed watching it very much.
For me, MacBeth is an interesting movie. I think if "King Lear" is aslo comes into movie,it would just be as interesting as MacBeth. Unfortunately, we did not have the opportunity to watch "King Lear" this time.
MacBeth is the tale of a once great soldier's fall from grace. It is similar to "King Lear" that telling about a once almighty and poweful king's fall from honour.
MacBeth seems to me is a superstitious person just like Edmund in "King Lear". He believed the prediction of his ascendance to the Scottish throne and to achieve that, he followed the prophecy to kill the king. Lady MacBeth is an interesting character to me as she is a strong,powerful woman who is skilled at manipulating her husband. She seems to me just like the wicked and cruel Goneril in "King Lear". As tragedy goes, MacBeth faces his tragedy flow just like Lear. At first he is glamorous but in the end, he suffered for his own wrong-doings. All in all, I enjoyed watching it very much.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
King Lear
I have a difficult time in reading King Lear. Mostly because I am not used to the unique language of William Shakespeare. The language in the play is the main problems I faced when reading the play and I'm glad that Dr. Edwin spent much time to look into the story together with us. This really drives us closer to the author's point of view in describing the plot and the characters.
There are many animal imageries used in the play. While we read the play, we are advised to carefully focus and think of the animal imageries used in some contents. For examples: "the hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long, That it's had it head off by it young." Cuckoo is a kind of bird that usually lay its egg in another bird's nest. When the small cuckoo bird hatch, it will kill all the other small birds in the nest so it will be fully fed by the mother bird. As a young cuckoo, it can grow into bigger size than the mother bird. By this time, it will bite off the neck of the bird that fed it al the time. Thus, we can see that the nature of the anima is closely related to the personality of the characters portrayed. This line is indicating Goneril and Regan as evil and cruel daughters who in return harm their father for all the goodness he has given them.
We need to learn about the characters mostly through the animal imageries just like the example given above. And there are still many parts that I need to work closely to really understand the details in this play.
There are many animal imageries used in the play. While we read the play, we are advised to carefully focus and think of the animal imageries used in some contents. For examples: "the hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long, That it's had it head off by it young." Cuckoo is a kind of bird that usually lay its egg in another bird's nest. When the small cuckoo bird hatch, it will kill all the other small birds in the nest so it will be fully fed by the mother bird. As a young cuckoo, it can grow into bigger size than the mother bird. By this time, it will bite off the neck of the bird that fed it al the time. Thus, we can see that the nature of the anima is closely related to the personality of the characters portrayed. This line is indicating Goneril and Regan as evil and cruel daughters who in return harm their father for all the goodness he has given them.
We need to learn about the characters mostly through the animal imageries just like the example given above. And there are still many parts that I need to work closely to really understand the details in this play.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Shakespeare Wallah
This is a movie that I don't really enjoyed. At first, I thought it would be a romantic story as it says "Shalespeare Wallah". For what I've known about Shakespeare is that he is a romantic writer. So I expected it to be a romantic kind of movie. And yes, it did show some romance but there are just not what I've expected. I am quite disappointed.
Basically, the story is talking about a group of English actors in their way finding about English tour. However, there are romance that happened. It is an interesting movie but quite sluggish to me that it focuses on unusual subject and it is difference from most classical movie. Yet, the actors speak English in very fluent way really impressed me and inspired me to speak the English better.
Basically, the story is talking about a group of English actors in their way finding about English tour. However, there are romance that happened. It is an interesting movie but quite sluggish to me that it focuses on unusual subject and it is difference from most classical movie. Yet, the actors speak English in very fluent way really impressed me and inspired me to speak the English better.
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