Othello Performance and paper

For the most part, we all know our lines, have our props, and have practiced a lot outside of class. We even have a CD with the Law and Order music, between scenes gavel sound, sirens, and gunshots. I can't wait to see the other performances on Thursday night. I guess I'm a little concerned about the term paper. I only have about four to five lines, so to compare my charater of Detective Cassio to the Cassio in the movie might prove a little difficult. Also, even though I am the production designer and did make some decisions with the sound and hair, Alexa always had this idea in her head of what the play should be like and look like. I sort of feel like she made most of the decisions, which is fine, but I don't know what to write about because she made those decisions, not me. She knew exactly how she wanted us to dress, how to wear our hair, etc. There wasn't a lot of room for me to pitch in. Her ideas are great and I really like how our play has developed over the last couple of months, and I don't mind that she made those decisions. I just wonder what's left for me to write about.

MacBeth

The scene we watched in the film where Lady Macbeth is talking to Macbeth shows how in control she really is. It seemed like Macbeth was certain in his thought process, But as Lady Macbeth was speaking, he started to become unsure of how he really felt. For example, Lady Macbeth gives her opinion and Macbeth says he is content with this position with Spiders' Web Castle, but he hesitates when saying it, almost as if he was question whether or not it was really true. She's manipulating his thoughts as he is speaking them. I looked up the cast for the movie and the old prophet in the woods was a woman. I think Alexa was right when she said that spirits don't really have a sex.

King Lear

I agree with the parenting issue with King Lear and Ran. I made a connection between Ran and my dad. The whole idea of the parent being an idealist, thinking their children can achieve more than what is realistically possible is far too familiar in my family. My dad wonders why certain people in my family aren't doing more with their lives, even though everyone else can see that those people are doing the best they can given the circumstances in their lives. My siblings can do one thing and my dad will ask why they didn't do the next thing. My dad's tragedy is definitely his pride. I don't think he's really ever gotten to know his own children and he doesn't accept them for who they are. He has an idea of who we are and what we should be, but his knowledge doesn't really go beyond that.