She's the Man

I know we haven't finished the film yet, but we will!

Clearly, this movie is a modern retelling of Twelfth Night. It seems, however, that it has some basic differences, especially in the motivation for the disguise. How would you compare Viola in the play to Viola in the movie? How does (or not) the movie use the Malvolio/Malcolm character?

Remember that you must post TWICE a week. Those of you who only post once will get only half credit for this portion of your grade, despite how long and developed your posts are.

Twelfth Night

What do you think Malvolio . . . oh forget it!

As ridiculous as the plot of Twelfth Night is, it nevertheless comments on human nature. What characteristics of human nature does the play exploit in the disguise theme as well as the joke playing on, well, you know, Malvolio? And,the play really is about love--so does it make a statement about that as well? And about the humans that fall in it?

The Language of Malory and Marlowe

We discussed in class the difficulty of simply understanding the language of Malory and Marlowe. It seems, however, that part of the import of the works resides in the way the stories (of Arthur, of Love) are told. What difference would it make if you read these works in modern translation? What might be lost?

Excuse, again, the late post. I haven't had access to a computer until now. Amazing, isn't it??

Sir Gawain the Coward?

We discussed this a little in class, but I think it deserves more discussion. Do you think that Sir Gawain's failure was really a failing? Do you agree with Arthur and the rest of the Knights of the Round Table in their response to Sir Gawain's story? Why or why not?