Journal #1

When I hear the word Shakespeare, I think of poetry, sonnets, plays, and acting. The first thing that comes to mind is a British Literature class that I took last year. In it we touched briefly on Shakespeare’s works. We looked at some of his sonnets and spent time discussing common themes that Shakespeare used. Also, we talked about his motivation for what he wrote. I specifically think of acting because of Shakespeare in the Schools, an acting group, who come and perform here each year. I remember watching them put on Twelfth Night last year.

Watching people perform Shakespeare‘s plays have made me realize how much an influence Shakespeare has on people. All of the actors and actresses seem very passionate about the roles that they are playing. I think that Shakespeare has made me realize how deep people are and how much we can open up about our thoughts and feelings. A lot of times, we only know people on the outside and do not truly know who they are as a person completely.