Josh Eagle, Jonas
Leavitt, David Zucker, Daniel Ferber, Alex Kershenbaum, Sammy Katz
Much Ado About Nothing
Resources:
1)
The
film Much Ado About Nothing
From the film we gained
a greater perspective and understanding of the play. Rather than reading
the play and visualizing what was happening, the movie depicts a clear and
modern perspective of the play.
2)
An
additional resource that enhanced our understanding of the novel was the
Shakespeare Made Easy series.
Shakespeare Made Easy are a collection of plays presented with Shakespeare's original lines
on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand
"translation" on the facing right-hand page.
Example:
Shakespeare’s English: “By
my troth’s but a night-gown respect of yours: cloth a’ gold and cuts, and lac’d
with silver, set with pearls, down sleeves, side sleeves, and skirts, round
underbone with a bluish tinsel; but for a fine, quaint, graceful, and excellent
fashion, yours is worth ten on’t.”
Modern Day English: “Honestly is is, but it looks like a nightgown
in comparison to yours. The cloth it is
made of has gold threads with cut-outs, and it is laced with silver and pearls,
with long, narrow sleeves and ornamental side sleeves. The skirts are trimmed along the hem with a
bluish metallic cloth. But considering
such a superior, appealing, elegant, and outstanding piece of fashion, your
dress is worth ten of them.”
3)
The
Internet:
A
third resource that was used to further augment the play was the internet. The internet provided us with numerous
interpretations and analysis that changed the way we read the plays.
4)
The
Play:
One
truly unforgettable resource was the play itself. After seeing the play in its original and
natural form, we truly did gain a greater understanding of Shakespeare’s works
and his greatness. Upon reading the play, the wittiness and ingenuity
of Shakespeare’s characters is not apparent.
Only after viewing the play did we really understand that Shakespeare’s
plays were created for the sole purpose of entertainment.
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