Final Evaluation at 5:09 AM

Wahoo! Its Over! Last 8am Class!
But Seriously, Lets not schedule something this early ever again.
When i picked up the book list for this class and set out to the bookstore with my Visa card, i found myself thinking things like "Why would I ever want to read this" and "Who really reads graphic novels, aren't they a little childish?" I grumbled and groaned all the way to the checkout, my friends taunting me all the way. The first texts Mcloud's and AMC, had little effect on me. I saw them as an instruction manual and a children’s book respectively. AMC was entertaining, and had a clear message, but it really only reinforced (my) idea that graphic novels were childish, I still had that “no big deal” mindset. When we go to the classical literature, I gained a little more faith in the course. The texts of Bluest Eye, Oranges, were closer to what I was used to. I had experience diving into a classical text and digging out anything and everything necessary to prove my point. I considered myself a pro. This class was going to be easy. But wait, ask a Question? In my writing? Uh-Oh. The five response papers added a whole new writing style that was something completely different from anything I had ever needed to produce before. In previous courses, at Western, and in High School, I was used to a topic being presented, and having my writing be very set and structured. This newfound freedom was very unusual to me. I was like a dog off its leash. What do I do? Where do I go? I missed that overbearing shadow of direction, but I liked the space I had to roam.
I don’t think I came to truly appreciate a graphic novel until I read MAUS. Apart from it being my favorite text of the semester, MAUS changed all of my ideas towards the graphic novel. It was a true story. It certainly was not a children’s book. MAUS presented a eye opening form to the horrors of the Holocaust in a way that was not necessarily easier to read, but easier to ‘soak in’. I find that when I read a straightforward text, I glaze over the numbers and it might not have as much of an effect. Spiegelman made things a little more personal. And although it might have made MAUS a little harder to read from and emotional standpoint, the effectiveness of his illustrations certainly garner its numerous awards.

I really didnt like the Gaiman version of M.N.D. as much as the other versions. Although i am still not a fan of the 'graphic manga' the Gaiman version was just terrible. After experiencing four other forms of M.N.D. i find that this version is quite under par. although i was reading the black and white version of what was probably full of wonderful color, i still did not find the same enjoyment and feeling out of the text. it was neat that Gaiman actually included 'Will Shakespare" in the text as a character, but it still doesnt save it completely for me. again, im not sure if it was due to the photocopy, but i felt that lots of the content of the story were left out. much of the interplay between characters left me confused.

Pyramus and Thisbe, the fantastic work of star actors coming together to produce a masterpiece production of large scale, and great grandeur. Haha. Right.

The play-within-the-play produced by the “Rude Mechanicals” seeks to employ and parallel the same theme of dramatic, romantic confusion played by normal average every day commoners. .....interestingly, to me the plot of Pyramus and Thisbe seems to be very close to that of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Thus die I, thus, thus, thus.
Now am I dead,
Now am I fled;
My soul is in the sky:
Tongue, lose thy light;
Moon take thy flight:

You Took My Shakespeare at 5:47 AM

When I think about how much Shakespeare has given the literary world, I find it hard to find works that have not, in some way, been influenced and affected by his writing.
Direct ‘mock ups’ of Shakespeare are not appropriate, and are disrespectful to the true works, but it Is nearly impossible to steer completely away from shakespearian influence. How many of today’s works are “Love-Tragedies”? The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has given life to most of today’s dramatic literature.
Bottom Line: If you’re going to do it, do it well.

this has to be the worst remake ever thought of.
sorry, but Shakespeare in a rave setting...is not a good idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvnCjEZoehw