Plays!

Presenting and performing the plays last night was really a blast. Even though I thought I was spending a lot of time outside of class working on this, once we actually got to perform and see the others performances, it was was really fun! Now we juts have to write the paper. I know I had asked you previously about how I should go about it, since there wasn't much to direct with this play, so maybe I shouldn't really compare myself to Zeffirelli for the paper. I know you said to just compare myself to King Claudius in the scene where he delivers the same speech I gave in the play. I was wondering if perhaps I should talk about why the other monologues were chosen as well, and how they were important to our performance, as well as to the play itself. I thought maybe then my paper could have more substance, since it was a kind of directors decision, and something I could write about then. Or if then was unnecessary? I could always focus on just my role if that were preferred. Otherwise I would discuss how Hamlets first speech was important to explain the relationship between him, his mother and his father. Then how Claudius's speech was important to show that he actually had a conscience about what he was doing. Of course Hamlet's "To be or not to be..." speech is important because of what it reveals about Hamlets character. Then finally why the scene between Hamlet and Ophelia was chosen, and what it reveals about their relationship and character. Again, I didn't know if this would be needed or not, but I thought I would ask, as it could make for a better paper.