Wednesday, March 16, 2011

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

okay. here's the deal. my goal in writing this blog is 3-fold:
1. i hoped it would force me to actually read and think about what i'm reading... check!
2. i hoped to get people interested in reading Shakespeare or to bring up questions that might get people thinking, etc... half check? maybe used to be a half check?
3. i hoped it would start a conversation, and that people who were interested in or were knowledgeable about certain plays would share that knowledge. or would raise more questions... no check.

what can i do? how can i move toward accomplishing those goals.

should i cut the section where i talk about what happened? or is that helpful? if i keep it, is the dialogue version more fun, or should i just briefly sum it up?

should i just pose questions and give my opinions and that's it, or make it more personal?

what do you think? what do you want to read? how can i make this blog what you will want to read? any input would be great! without parts 2 and 3, i just feel like i'm posting to post. and i hate that.

thanks!

-rebecca may

6 comments:

  1. I just wish I could keep up with your reading schedule! I seriously don't know how you find the time to do it! <3

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  2. Rebecca, can you recommend a good, free website for reading Shakespeare's plays on-line?

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  3. You are keeping me enthused about my own Relatively Sane, Comparatively Speaking, Shakespeare Project. (I used to call it the Crazy Shakespeare Project and then I found your blog.) I think the synopses are good since hardly anyone who's not currently reading the play will know what happens in a particular scene, but a brief refresher provides useful context.

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  4. susan, check out readprint.com, shakespeare.mit.edu, or you can read them as an e-book through our library at ucf.

    so you think a quick little write-up about what's going on and skip the dialogue? that was fun for awhile, but it takes forever and it feels like it's getting old.

    thanks for the input!

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  5. There's also an app you can download for your ipod/iphone that has all of his plays, including Double Falsehood. It's free!

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