Work for the week of Dec. 12th - Freshmen

Due Monday Dec. 12th, 2011
Hope you enjoyed your weekend.  Back to work.  You'll be getting your assignment today.

Minutes: Ali Saad, Shadman Nazmuddin

Due Tuesday Dec. 13th, 2011
Please answer the following question:
Why do we read Shakespeare?  Please respond in AT LEAST six sentences.
When you're done.  Print and read this article.  It is a speech by a Shakespearean professor given to the freshmen class of 2008 at the Catholic University of America.  Bring it in for discussion in class.

Minutes: Tommy Parker

Due Wednesday Dec. 14th, 2011

Minutes: Sadie Solomon, Mindy Qiu

Line by line translation and interpretation of Hamlet Act V, Scene V "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" soliloquy

Due Thursday Dec. 15th, 2011
Minutes: Dionis Wang, Tiffani Ren

Please read the "Shakespeare's Theatre" preface of The Taming of the Shrew and answer the following questions:
Why did the original Globe theater burn down?  How did this influence the structure of the new Globe?
Who were groundlings?  What was their experience at the Globe like?
Where did nobles sit in the audience?
How did the audience typically behave?
Describe the gender perculiarities of the performers.
Describe the basement and "heavens" of the Globe theatre.



Due Friday Dec. 16th, 2011
Minutes: Fawn Wong, Edward Shen

Please read Induction Scene I.  Utilize No Fear Shakespeare if necessary.