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alessandra

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Horrible horrible trial, it did specify what character you had to be and worst of all it picked shit characters and then made us write a letter! Um like wtf seriously? I had no quotes from Edmund and was seriously struggling to write anything that was ½ decent! Pfft I’m sooo over school
 

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jaysus that was the question from hell, and it was made worse by the fact i was told the question before hand and i didnt believe it.
 

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we got the letter about Edmond or Regan. terrible question, i think it undermines the whole course. it doesnt allow any interpretation of the text, themes or meaning of productions. limits it to a year ten charcter study. basically all my study was worthless except for a few edmond quotes
 

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mynameisgone said:
we got the letter about Edmond or Regan. terrible question, i think it undermines the whole course. it doesnt allow any interpretation of the text, themes or meaning of productions. limits it to a year ten charcter study. basically all my study was worthless except for a few edmond quotes
Not true. I agree it was a tough and stupid question, however I referred to how I would act the part as influenced by my study of certain interpretations: feminist and grotesque. I then referred to themes that support this and how they were displayed in productions that I viewed. All linking back to the purpose of outlining my view of the character and how I would play them.
 
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good effort ^^^ i didn’t do any of that because i walked in expected it would be on interpretations and i made my own one up which didn’t focus or Edmund or Regan in any way, so it took me soo long to think about what scenes he was in ...eeek failed that section. i just emailed my english teacher she said u had to include his motivations and stuff like that.
 

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they changed ours so that we could do either edmund or gonerill...
same...hey, i think i know who you are...dubbo/sydney??

hmm does the word aggies mean anything to you??

anyways, yeah I was really pleased with the question it allowed my imagination to run wild yeeehhhaaa!

I basically said that I would love to be in the production because:

I thought making a porno version of King Lear was a great idea

hahah so yeah, you can work the rest out.

I only wrote 2 pages, and hardly included any quotes...(maybe none?? I dont remember) but yeah, i hope the markers aren't offended by my take on it. hehe
 

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Marlo said:
same...hey, i think i know who you are...dubbo/sydney??

hmm does the word aggies mean anything to you??
lol well it should i do live there..... lol hows ur corridor treating you....
 

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mynameisgone said:
we got the letter about Edmond or Regan. terrible question, i think it undermines the whole course. it doesnt allow any interpretation of the text, themes or meaning of productions. limits it to a year ten charcter study. basically all my study was worthless except for a few edmond quotes
no i really think you had to read into it more.
the question was awesome, we got to basically design our own production in a way, or stick to what we had seen in previous productions and you could definitely make interpretations.
I just mentioned how my interpretation (porn) mirrored the original. ie- King lear began a confident man in mine and ended up grovelling to women for sex, and in the original, he is an adult who becomes a child.
 

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lol well it should i do live there..... lol hows ur corridor treating you....
hahah!!
Im not sure actually..Im always on the computers as you know ;)
 

vas y molo

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lol im sure thered be a comfy spot up there for u try through the little doorway......lol ahh the memories hey.....
I could sleep in the chapel...its not like there are any damn spirits in there to get me anyway! haha
 

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no cant say i do sorry.....
marlo there definately isnt anyone to get you in there maybe just the dead nuns and even they dont do anything for us ..... lol
 

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Marlo said:
I dont think we have a Mrs birmingham...hmm

hahah what a pathetic chapel...not even any ghosts.
i dont think we do either.... not that i no of anyways.....
i no how disappointing is that...
 

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_Benji_ said:
Do u guys know Mrs Birmingham?
i remember a birmingham. she use to teach me science in year 8
 

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