~Re-arranging the Stuff~

SO... today was Shakespeare class, and we began with a little speech by Angela. And then, we went- (drum roll, please) straight to BLOCKING! The fairies managed an arrangement for our song to sing our beloved Queen Titania to sleep, warning all evil "things of the night" to leave her be.

"(Verse One) You spotted snakes with double tongue,
Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;
Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong,
Come not near our fairy queen.

(Chorus) Philomel, with melody
Sing in our sweet lullaby;
Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby:
Never harm,
Nor spell nor charm,
Come our lovely lady nigh;
So, good night, with lullaby.

(Verse Two) Weaving spiders, come not here;
Hence, you long-legg'd spinners, hence!
Beetles black, approach not near;
Worm nor snail, do no offence.

Philomel, with melody, etc."

Angela changed a little of last week's bit of blocking, and on we went. The first verse of the song is to "Just Around the Riverbend" from the Disney film, Pocahontas. (Whoops... did I really have to say that???) Oh, well:)

A Call...

Just a little tidbit I found interesting about Macbeth. Macbeth's servant's name is 'Seyton.' Say that three times and tell me what it sounds like:P. Anyhow, it takes forever for him to anser to Macbeth's call, showing complete unrest and turmoil in Macbeth's kingdom. Ick!

A Stack of Blocks (No, not toys)

Last Thursday (again, sorry about the lateness), was another week of blocking. I designed my costume, and showed it to Angela, and she liked it; and we ran through the blocked scene, read through another, etc.

All the blocking, like a set of children's toys, tops one after the other, making an interesting and exciting play really exciting.

Shakespeareience

Shakespeareience was yesterday, in Glendale. It featured several different love scenes from some of Shakespeare's most "loved plays," namely, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, and Hamlet. Some of them were a little off by way of portrayal; and I'm looking forward more to our show in May.

Pattern after Pattern

In Composition class today, we had a review on pattern and rythym: Trochaic, for instance. My teacher used an excerpt from Shakespeare *surprise*.

"Honor, riches, marriage-blessing
Long continuance and increasing
Hourly joys be still upon you;
Juno sings her blessings on you!"

Trachaic pattern; four beat tetrameter. Ha!