Emotion Can Cause Quite a Commotion!

The purpose of this blog is to share with you how I feel about Shakespeare's writing. He touches on every human emotion: love, jealousy, hatred, friendship, loyalty, betrayal, etc. and although he exaggerates them he really does express how easily it is to be manipulated because of emotions. We are all weak when it comes to love. We are all susceptible to betrayal. We are closely bonded through friendship. We all envious of those we believe to have better things or that are better than us. And we are loyal to the ones we love. But, I believe, we can lose ourselves in these deep emotions. Iagos are all over the place. I suppose what I am trying to say is that Shakespeare's plays should serve as a model. A model, or a lesson, that shares how beautiful these emotions can be, but also how treacherous they can become. Avoid being Iago, avoid being Othello, and hold on to your sanity, because anyone can lose it.

My favorite Shakespeare play is undoubtedly "The Taming of the Shrew." I have read the play at least twenty times! Ever since middle school, when my mother handed me "Macbeth"--I was having trouble with essay writing so my mother would assign me work (it was an awful experience, but I can never thank her enough for teaching me to write)--I have been in love with Shakespeare's play. In fact, I own every single one now, thanks to this class! And now for something not quite as heavy...a clip from 10 Things I Hate About You (modeled after "The Taming of the Shrew") which by the way does quote the original play-if you watch the whole movie and listen closely you'll hear it! In fact, Katrina is referred to as the "shrew" on numerous occasions AND the character, Cameron, who is an adaptation of Lucentio says when he sees Bianca (as Bianca from the original play) "I burn, I pine, I perish" which Lucentio says in Act 1, Scene 1!