Shakespeare and Information Technology (IT)

For my IT 101 class, my semester project is to create a website with four pages linked to it. We could make the website about anything, but are encouraged to make a website of misinformation. As I met my partner to discuss the content of our website, he handed that responsibility over to me. Having just come from filming clips for our Shakespeare video, I jokingly said, well since Shakespeare's on my mind, why not that? 

And now that's what our website will be. We are making a website based off of the plays and content we have come up with in the first fauxlio.
Since we decided this last night, nothing is really created, but I will make sure to post the link once it's created.

Love's Labour's Lost: 1940s

I apologize for the lack in writing. I've been sick for the past week and it has been a little challenging. But luckily I was well-enough to go watch the play on Saturday.
Love's Labour's Lost. There were definitely a lot of things that I liked, but also some things that I didn't...

PROS:
-Scene Setting
  - I liked the 1940s theme. It added a more modern take to Shakespeare, but in a well done way.
-Good Attempt at Language
  - In order to keep the flow of the play going, they had to add lines. It was definitely a pretty decent attempt.
-Portrayal of Characters
  -The portrayal of the characters were well done. Costard was probably my favorite in both adaptations that I have seen (Globe theatre version and the BYU adaptation). The use of body language by the actor really helped bring the character to life.


CONS:
-The Attempt at Language
   -I know I said earlier that it was a decent attempt, and I still agree with that. But, I don't think it flowed too well with the play. Love's Labour's lost is all about word-play and wit. And though there wasn't much added on, I felt as if the lines written didn't go too well with the original Shakespearean play. 
-The Flow of the Play
   -Some of the parts were confusing and a little hard to stand, even for someone who has read the play.  In the Merchant of Venice, I found it easier to follow along. Mind you, it was for kids, whereas this play is a little less than kid friendly, but I had hoped since I read it, I would be able to follow along better. 
I also did not like how they crammed the first four acts into the first hour and fifteen minutes or so, and then made the fifth act almost as long. When the fifth act came, though I knew what was gonna happen, I still wished they made it shorter and more straight to the point like they did for the first four acts. The fifth act is the finale and brings everything together, and yet watching it was tedious. I lost interest. 


I still enjoyed the play as a whole and thought it was well done. It helped me come up with some ideas of what can maybe help me on the final project.
Either way, kudos to them.