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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Julius Caesar isn't boring. We promise.
Folger Shakespeare Library: At a staff meeting last week, I asked my boss if I ought to write a blog post about Julius Caesar, since the Ides of March was coming up. “I don’t know,” she said. “I’ve always felt like Caesar was a little bit boring!”
1 comment:
Allison Schneider
said...
I found this article very interesting. I have not had good experiences with the ‘modernization’ of Shakespeare. I found if this modernization is done poorly, the show becomes very shallow, engaging, and dull. I also enjoyed reading the play in school though. And I understand that is most everyone’s experience. I fund the story to be fairly engaging, even if needing a bit of translation here or there throughout different scenes. I tended to always imaging a more historical setting, because I feel as though that original context is imperative for the effect of initial messaging. Then the audience is what creates the parralels to the newer modern settings. I always felt that was part of my job as an audience member. Really, I think the issue with Shakespeare is the complexity of language. It takes some people longer to understand what the actors are saying, and are therefore more easily zoned out.
1 comment:
I found this article very interesting. I have not had good experiences with the ‘modernization’ of Shakespeare. I found if this modernization is done poorly, the show becomes very shallow, engaging, and dull. I also enjoyed reading the play in school though. And I understand that is most everyone’s experience. I fund the story to be fairly engaging, even if needing a bit of translation here or there throughout different scenes. I tended to always imaging a more historical setting, because I feel as though that original context is imperative for the effect of initial messaging. Then the audience is what creates the parralels to the newer modern settings. I always felt that was part of my job as an audience member. Really, I think the issue with Shakespeare is the complexity of language. It takes some people longer to understand what the actors are saying, and are therefore more easily zoned out.
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