Shakespeare Course Or Bust
8:03 PM
By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.
For a man born in 1564, Shakespeare is more diverse and inclusive in his writings and plays than what can be said about modern media today. Despite my praise for how he fleshed out different characters so brilliantly and with equal variety, I have to be blunt right here, right now.
Shakespeare, you're killing my groove.
If I had to be more specific, I am not liking this course I'm taking. I understand the wide and lengthy list of things Shakespeare has done for the modern language, I understand the creative efforts he has put in when it comes to writing such as creating sonnets written in iambic pentameter (had to write one in 10th grade English honors, ha ha ha never again). I appreciate all the things he has done, and in a recreational, leisurely sense, I would have more than enjoyed to read more of his plays other than the ones that are more popularly known--Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, etc. But, I'm currently taking a course required for English majors, and it's just draining me dry.
Next to my arm, as we speak, is Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy that I have to memorize for a recitation for my professor. 30 plus lines I have to memorize alongside my other coursework that needs to be done. Though I much prefer this option to writing papers, this is equivalent to the mathematical whimper of "When will I ever use Geometry or Calculus in real life situations?" Maybe I won't be graphing a parabola, but I doubt I'd be reciting monologues and soliloquies at fancy cocktail parties either.
What classes have you taken that turned you off an otherwise likable subject? Have you written in iambic pentameter before? Did you cry afterwards when words didn't do the thing?
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