Shakespeare & His AMAZING Plays

Now, if you're looking for a play to blow you away, I for sure know of that ideal presentation you are looking for. If you ask anyone, they will agree with me. The play you are looking for is Romeo and Juliet. It is just about a lonely girl, Juliet, who finds Romeo, an older boy, and they run off together and live a happy life. Of course, I am not going to tell you every last detail of the play, I'll leave that for you to discover, but it truly is a fantastic play! Look here, if you want a summary. Just trust me! It  is not just an old-timey play, don't even say that! Sure the language of the play may be a little uhh, tricky, but the SparkNotes version is honestly pretty good! That's how I learned more about his wonderful play! Yes, I know you are still concerned that the play is not your taste, but if you like comedies, romance, or adventure you will fall in love with this play! (*cough cough did you see that pun?) Also, don't try to escape the play, embrace it. 

If you choose not to believe me, a trusted valuable resource, than maybe you may trust another source. So, if you are looking for a source of how the play is, how you feel when listening or watching it just click here. In the source, you are going to find similar things to what I have already mentioned. My goal is to share the enthusiasm I have for Romeo and Juliet with you so you can just sit back and enjoy the show presented before you! Every time the play goes out, on of course Broadway, it sells out! Sure, this may not be a fact, but close enough to one. I'm getting to excited just talking about it!!! Okay, okay, I think I need to calm down. Well, I obviously can't call down that much so I'll have to wrap it up here soon. 

Anyway, back to my previous point, on how the play is constantly selling out! I mean I have never been to the play Romeo and Juliet, but....... I know it's still great! My friend said it was the time of her life! My other friend said that it was truly, the play of the century. So, there is another TWO sources for you to consider. Fine, if you still don't think that the play is all that great here is a THIRD SOURCE. There, now I hope you can really appreciate the time and effort that I put into this post just to allow you to learn more about Shakespeare and his amazing play, Romeo and Juliet! Until next time, from this enthusiastic blogger. 

Here is just some fan-art, people who have really appreciated the goodness that this play brings. It is SO easy to see how Romeo and Juliet has inspired so many young people! 

"Picture This"

(Here is a just a little insight on what the heck I'm talking about:) As my choice memoir, I chose to read "The Bite of the Mango", by Mariatu Kamara. Here she explains her life, as living in the poor community of Sierra Leone, which is in Africa, and then being part of the Civil War that is being fought there. During the rebel attacks, Mariatu loses her hands as punishment for being part of her culture. Almost like dominoes, her world falls around her.

After many failing attempts of trying to draw anything, I finally decided on a different bad drawing. As you can see, I provided a comparison for you to notice how awesome my drawing is compared to the computer images. (My drawing is a combination of the two other images) If you would like to see this bad drawing up close, click here. This one is supposedly a tree, with large branches that are being struck and lost by the storm that passes by. However, it may not even look like that. The symbolism in my drawing is relating the tree with many branches and the storm striking those branches to Mariatu's life. The storm is supposed to represent all of the hurdles and obstacles that are being thrown at her. The awful drawing of the tree, is supposed to be her life and the awful drawing of the branches are supposed to be each aspect of her life. As you can see in the image, Mariatu's life is falling at her feet with each passing moment she is coming
closer and closer to completely falling apart.

The passage that I think best showcases the main ideas illustrated in my book is found around the middle of the novel, just at the beginning of where the story actually gets entertaining. On page 134 of the novel, it states how Mariatu has already begun to fall apart, slowly. "After the nurse removed my stitches, I headed straight to the washroom down the hall. In the privacy of the stall, I tried to rip off my bandages with my arms and teeth. My plan was to punch myself in the stomach until I bled to death..." "...I'd endured serious bouts of depression, followed by moments of extreme happiness in which I forgot all about the war." (Kamara, 134) This shows how Mariatu is falling apart, and essentially wanting to die so she can escape the worries and struggles that  are taking over her life. This also supports my drawing because it shows the branches, being the aspects of her life, (family, Abdul, hope, friends and dream) are being destroyed by all of these things, her depression, the loss of her hands, and the Civil War that is being fought around her.