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January 6 Class

We started Romeo and Juliet today. Next week we should finish the video, and may start the readings.

It's that time again, time to make our reservations for the traveling Shakespeare group. I need a headcount for tickets by next Wednesday, January 13, and I'll need the money by the following Wednesday. (Pretty sure tickets will be $12 each.)

February 10-12, American Shakespeare Center on Tour will be back:
Pre-show lecture 6:30 p.m.; Performance 7:30 p.m..
Wednesday, Feb 10 - All’s Well That Ends Well
Thursday, Feb 11 - Romeo and Juliet
Friday, Feb 12 - The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont

We have never been disappointed by these performances.

December Classes

We only have classes the first two weeks in December. We should be finishing Hamlet this week.

After this week, we will start Shakespeare classes again on Wednesday, January 6. We will start the year with Romeo and Juliet.

No Shakespeare Class Until December

Oct 28 Class

We started reading Hamlet this week. We got into Act 2, Scene 2.

We will pick it up again in December....

Oct 21 Class

We finished watching Mel Gibson's Hamlet today, and then spent the next 30 minutes discussing it.

Who was acting?
Ophelia
King
Polonius
Rosencranz/Guilderstern
Hamlet
Queen
Players
Horatio/Other Guards

Who died? (murdered/suicide)
Ophelia
King
Polonius
Rosencranz/Guilderstern
Hamlet
Queen
Laertes

Who was "mad" (as in crazy)?
Ophelia
King?
Grave Digger?
Hamlet?

What do we know about the Ghost?
Seen by other people, not just Hamlet
Right about murder

Oct 14 Class

With most of the Shakespeare class also involved in Mock Trial, we started Mel Gibson's version of Hamlet today, watching especially for references to Hamlet's madness.

Big question, is Hamlet really mad, or is he pretending to be mad?

"Time is out of joint..." (Hamlet, after talking to the ghost of his father)

"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." (Hamlet's uncle, after watching Hamlet's show of madness.)