Man, I love that character from Oliver Twist. The grumpy old man constantly claiming, "If it be the case, I'll eat my head!" Dickens got it right with that guy.
It's been cold here, which isn't much of a shock to anyone, seeing that it's been cold enough all over America to make even Al Gore question his principles. We had snow for a day, then the scattered, unromantic remains for two-leaving a smattering of dirty snowmen and snow angles wiped into 1/4 inches of grassy powder. It was fairly anticlimactic to say the least, but a fun change anyway. I'm quite the Scrooge when it comes to winter though, and I can't say I enjoy the season even in the least. I think it's because my ears stick out so far; it makes going without a hat in the cold a most unpleasant experience.
I've been reading roughly one play per night for my Shakespeare on film class, which is brilliant in that I'm finally having a real scholar teaching me how to appreciate that which I so loathed before. His comedies, I'll admit, are solid stuff, but the tragedies took getting used to, paired with genius lectures that shed light on so many unanswered historical questions, etc. Right now (Actually, at this moment, I'm taking a much deserved break) I am reading Titus Andronicus, and have to admit that I am disgustingly enthralled by all of the dismemberment, human pies, and decapitations. Why Shakespeare wrote this play is beyond me. Why professors choose to teach it is beyond me. But what gets me the most is that I, and others, read it and want more; eagerly flip to the next scene to find out who will be cut down next. Consider it the violent video games of the Renaissance.
Favorite Shakespeare line to date?
"Would that I knew thy heart".
-Lady Anne, Richard III
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When someone is inspired and a good speaker, anyone can get excited about the subject they are speaking on. I think that's why I liked homeschooling and us learning together.
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