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[cloud_wolf]

Uni still being a bunch of slavers. I'm still tired. Schedule still killing (but pretty awesome).

Our anatomy teacher scared the beejesus out of us by pulling some dissected arm out of a bag and going "OH HAI, look at how this arm twists! *rotates* AND LOOK, here's a plastinated head, I did it my self *waves*".
 It's not like I can't handle it, I just wish he wouldn't surprise us like that.
Less than a week, people. And we get to dissect... *bounces*

Yesterday I had the strangest feeling. I realised that I really missed doing Shakespeare with my English class (Medicines is fun and all, but I miss things like English and History). So, I dunno, I might watch a Shakespeare movie? Henry IV? Othello? I already saw two versions of Romeo and Juliet (and both like five times, the Zeffirelli and the Luhrmann one. I heart them) so I'll skip that one.

And people talking about Mad Men convinced me I should watch. But that's when I have time again.

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[misstopia.livejournal.com]

I love that Richard III! It was awesome, I don't mind radical interpretations as long as they're done well. If you like that check out Taymor's Titus, it's even more crazy.

Hahah Mercutio, he is one of the more captivating characters from R+J (hahaha don't lie, you so thought "Rhaegar + Jon" for a minute). What is it you like about Shakespeare's young men? I've never given that much thought (we never studied Shakespeare all that much in depth so I'm kind of clueless on the finer points -- but OMG musical Macbeth, too awesome!).

I have never seen or read Henry IV :(

Redheaded lady from Mad Men was also on a few episodes of Firefly, and yeah she is smokin'. Nothing wrong with crack though, everything has its place :P

[cloud-wolf.livejournal.com]

It's not that Shakespeare's young men stand out amongst his other characters (His other characters are awesome too, look at Lady Macbeth or Lear). It's that they stand out amongst other young men. In Romeo and Juliet I was so captivated by the way his youths talk. I don't know, they really radiate that youthful quality. And there's always so much passion (Hai there, Edmund the Bastard). That's why I love Zeffirelli's R+J (hehe, I sort of did XD) because the characters are actually played by teens, and they're so good at it! And Mercutio is the prime example. The way he talks, full of those metaphors and a sort of underlying cynicism (His queen Mab speech) and his outgoingness. It's amazing how a playwright from the 16th century can write such enduring characters. These characters still work (I remember, I could do Romeo's angry tirade after Mercutio died by heart: "And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!" )

Haha, like I told deeplyunhip, I might dig up the CD, it was pretty epic for a 70 year old English teacher. :D

[misstopia.livejournal.com]

Ahh I see, yes that's true he's good at those knights of summer :P

I had a 70 year old teacher who sang to us on his guitar about biochemistry, alas no CD.