I'm not sure how much interest there is in going to see Wittenberg, but I thought I'd post the information here so we can decide and plan accordingly.
Arden Theatre Company
40 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia
215.922.1122
Synopsis:
"Set during late October of 1517, this smart, sprightly and audacious battle of wits features university colleagues Dr. Faustus (a man of appetites), Martin Luther (a man of faith), and their student Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (a youth struggling not only with his beliefs but also with his tennis game). Playwright David Davalos brings us the story behind the stories in a highly entertaining and accessible exploration of reason versus faith, starring Scott Greer as Faustus and Greg Wood as Luther." (http://www.ardentheatre.org/2008/wittenberg.html)
It is playing from January 17 - March 16, 2008. The pricing is a little steeper, but they do have some student and teen discounts. The cheapest shows are Sunday night at 7 pm, Tuesday night at 7 pm, Wednesday night at 6:30 pm, Thursday night at 8 pm, or Saturday afternoon at 2 pm. These shows usually cost $29 per person, but the student rate (valid student ID) is $27, and the teen rate (17 and under) is $18. (Could we just order the tickets online and all say that we are teens? Is that immoral?)
I know this is planning pretty far in advance since we probably won't be able to go until after midterms (end of Jan/beggining of Feb), but I just thought of it and figured it'd be good to have all of the info in one place.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Hamlet: A Question
So I don't really have much to say on Hamlet yet but I thought I would start some discussion (which I seriously doubt anyone will respond to tonight, but that's besides the point).
One thing that I really didn't get and that has been really bothering me is Act 2 Scene 1. At first I thought that the significance of this scene would manifest itself later, but once I finished the play, I realized Shakespeare never really developed the main plot line in this scene. Thus, why did Polonius ask his manservant, Reynaldo to go to France in order to spy on his son Laertes? And why did he ask Reynaldo to tell subtle untruths about Laertes in order to discredit the latter slightly? Maybe I just didn't read the play closely enough, but I just don't get the importance of, or even the need for, this scene. If someone could shed some light, that would be excellent!
Thanks.
One thing that I really didn't get and that has been really bothering me is Act 2 Scene 1. At first I thought that the significance of this scene would manifest itself later, but once I finished the play, I realized Shakespeare never really developed the main plot line in this scene. Thus, why did Polonius ask his manservant, Reynaldo to go to France in order to spy on his son Laertes? And why did he ask Reynaldo to tell subtle untruths about Laertes in order to discredit the latter slightly? Maybe I just didn't read the play closely enough, but I just don't get the importance of, or even the need for, this scene. If someone could shed some light, that would be excellent!
Thanks.
Poetry Slam
I thought I would post some of the important info. on here so we can have a place to discuss and finalize the details.
Date: Monday, January 21 (MLK Day)
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Place: First Presbyterian Church's Fellowship Hall
Ticket Price: $5? (we should decide this together/ask Laz what it has been in years past)
The FPC is reserved for us from 6 pm - 9:30 pm, giving us ample time to set up/clean up.
Anisha made a flyer when she made the sign-up binder (which is in Laz's room), so we can probably just mass produce those and stick them up around the school. We should also decide who is going to talk to which English teachers. We also need to make a flyer to put up in businesses on Main Street, and then actually put them up.
Liz- you went and talked to SUDS before break, but maybe we should update them? How exactly do they want to be involved?
Albert is talking to Acme, and Anisha- you're talking to Starbucks, right?
Did you guys have a chance to check out the charity I mentioned? If you didn't, the website is http://www.herocampaign.org. Please check it out tonight. I want to e-mail the directors and see if we can get a representative from the charity to come to the event, but I don't want to do that until we're sure it's the charity we want to do. Let me know! :)
Date: Monday, January 21 (MLK Day)
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Place: First Presbyterian Church's Fellowship Hall
Ticket Price: $5? (we should decide this together/ask Laz what it has been in years past)
The FPC is reserved for us from 6 pm - 9:30 pm, giving us ample time to set up/clean up.
Anisha made a flyer when she made the sign-up binder (which is in Laz's room), so we can probably just mass produce those and stick them up around the school. We should also decide who is going to talk to which English teachers. We also need to make a flyer to put up in businesses on Main Street, and then actually put them up.
Liz- you went and talked to SUDS before break, but maybe we should update them? How exactly do they want to be involved?
Albert is talking to Acme, and Anisha- you're talking to Starbucks, right?
Did you guys have a chance to check out the charity I mentioned? If you didn't, the website is http://www.herocampaign.org. Please check it out tonight. I want to e-mail the directors and see if we can get a representative from the charity to come to the event, but I don't want to do that until we're sure it's the charity we want to do. Let me know! :)
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Fun Game! And by that I mean not.
Hi guys,
I woke up this morning with a brilliant (not) idea. Can we analyze one piece of poetry together before the quiz tomorrow? Basically, can we practice and see the different ways each of us analyze a piece of poetry?
If anyone thinks this is a stupid idea... sorry :( But I thought practice was always good.
I went on a Shakespearean sonnet site (http://poetry.eserver.org/sonnets/) and randomly clicked on the a link, so here's the poem I'm proposing we analyze. I'll analyze too (or maybe I'll be the only one), when I'm a little more awake.
Sonnet 153
Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep,
A maid of Dian's this advantage found,
And his love-kindling fire did quickly steep
In a cold valley-fountain of that ground:
Which borrowed from this holy fire of Love,
A dateless lively heat still to endure,
And grew a seeting bath which yet men prove,
Against strange maladies a sovereign cure:
But at my mistress' eye Love's brand new-fired,
The boy for trial needs would touch my breast,
I sick withal the help of bath desired,
And thither hied a sad distempered guest.
But found no cure, the bath for my help lies,
Where Cupid got new fire; my mistress' eyes.
I woke up this morning with a brilliant (not) idea. Can we analyze one piece of poetry together before the quiz tomorrow? Basically, can we practice and see the different ways each of us analyze a piece of poetry?
If anyone thinks this is a stupid idea... sorry :( But I thought practice was always good.
I went on a Shakespearean sonnet site (http://poetry.eserver.org/sonnets/) and randomly clicked on the a link, so here's the poem I'm proposing we analyze. I'll analyze too (or maybe I'll be the only one), when I'm a little more awake.
Sonnet 153
Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep,
A maid of Dian's this advantage found,
And his love-kindling fire did quickly steep
In a cold valley-fountain of that ground:
Which borrowed from this holy fire of Love,
A dateless lively heat still to endure,
And grew a seeting bath which yet men prove,
Against strange maladies a sovereign cure:
But at my mistress' eye Love's brand new-fired,
The boy for trial needs would touch my breast,
I sick withal the help of bath desired,
And thither hied a sad distempered guest.
But found no cure, the bath for my help lies,
Where Cupid got new fire; my mistress' eyes.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Midterm Exams
Hi guys,
I know Theresa brought this up earlier, but I think most of us were too caught up in college apps to really think about midterms. At least, I was. Anyway, I'm kind of getting nervous about this midterm, and wanted to know if we could divide up the work and make some review sheets.
I'm not sure if we need to review every book and such, or we should just focus on certain parts (like the questions from the Sir Gawain sheet). Either way, the things we've read so far are:
King Lear
Beowulf
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sonnets
I think I have the whole list, although I might be wrong. But if anyone has any suggestions as to how to break this down, I'm very interested. Plus, I beleive two or three of you had Laz before, so you'd have a good idea of what we should be studying. Any thoughts?
I know Theresa brought this up earlier, but I think most of us were too caught up in college apps to really think about midterms. At least, I was. Anyway, I'm kind of getting nervous about this midterm, and wanted to know if we could divide up the work and make some review sheets.
I'm not sure if we need to review every book and such, or we should just focus on certain parts (like the questions from the Sir Gawain sheet). Either way, the things we've read so far are:
King Lear
Beowulf
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sonnets
I think I have the whole list, although I might be wrong. But if anyone has any suggestions as to how to break this down, I'm very interested. Plus, I beleive two or three of you had Laz before, so you'd have a good idea of what we should be studying. Any thoughts?
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