diana jenner

On 6/7/07, Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
>
> -=-But, weird. He did write more than two plays, didn't he? ;-)-=-
>
> Midsummer Night's Dream, and the recent movie version has a fantastic
> scene with Sam Rockwell doing Thisbe. Stunning.
>
> Henry V, with Kenneth Brannagh--one of the greatest movies ever.
>
> Here are some Shakespeare links for those who perked up at this,
> easily ignored by those who shivered nervously (probably some school
> damage there...)
>
> http://sandradodd.com/strew/shakespeare
> http://sandradodd.com/shakespeare
>
> Sandra
>

















connections... always connections!
On The Daily Show last night, Jon interviewed Michael Barone, author of a
new book *Our First
Revolution<http://www.amazon.com/Our-First-Revolution-Remarkable-Upheaval/dp/1400097924/ref=sr_1_1/002-5611227-7168821?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181237633&sr=1-1>*
which could, to our school 'I must hate history' damaged brains be another
dry version of an English revolution of the 17th Century, instead reads like
a sappy soap opera (according to Jon). Jon listened to the man speak and
said, "This sounds like something Shakespeare wrote! King Lear?" Mr. Barone
then talked of how performing King Lear was forbidden during the reign of
Mary and William, as the stories were just a bit too similar.
Now I want to read the book *and* the play to compare notes!
AND I want to know how this revolution directly impacted our founding
fathers (our Bill of Rights is almost verbatim from the one created in
England during the late 1600s -- I had no idea) and the hundreds of years
worth of ripples originating from this revolution.

So about television...
Would having the book presented to me alone have changed my feelings about
reading history? Doubt it!
Would seeing King Lear without another connection lead me to William and
Mary's story? Doubt it!
In 3.5 minutes, Jon Stewart inspired me (while making me laugh and laugh -
another bonus!) to take a peek at a couple of stories I'd otherwise not care
one bit about :)
--
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
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