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Balzberg
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Who else thinks it's ultra boring? I also am having an argument with my teacher about why it's useless, and points you guys could give me to make would be great.
Nov 9 2011 10:23PM
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Mr.Luke
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Enough has been said
Nov 9 2011 10:25PM
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p-fo
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I am beginning to hate my Shakespeare class. Acting shit out is fun, but going in and picking it apart is incredibly useless. It isn't even like normal English, where writing analyses on stuff makes you a better writer. No, we just take tons of completely useless notes and get a shit score if we don't do enough.
Nov 9 2011 10:33PM
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Balzberg
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Couldn't agree more!!
Nov 9 2011 10:53PM
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O.G.Surachai
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Shakespeare is one of the most influential people when it comes to the history of our language. Sure it can be hard to read and understand but has contributed more to our literary history than any other person. Feel free to not read his works but you owe a great deal of the language you speak to that man. To say it's useless is completely untrue and you should at least try to make an effort to learn it.
Nov 9 2011 11:09PM
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Anathema
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WHEN SHALLLLLLL WE THREE MEET AGAAIIIIINNNNNN........... (will ferrel deep singing voice)

it's more fun when you read it like that
Nov 9 2011 11:12PM
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PJS.
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you have a right to your stupid opinion
Nov 9 2011 11:12PM
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ohmythugaim
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bump because i have an essay to write.

Can anyone talk about some stuff that Malvolio and Don John may have in common (aside from maybe jealousy)? I have to write 3000 words about "discontents" in Twelfth Night and Much Ado... I have no clue what to say.
Nov 22 2011 5:52PM
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Strobe
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what the hell are you majoring in, dude?!
Nov 22 2011 5:55PM
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geteducated
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its more of a lesson in how to read things critically. a valuable life skill. if you can understand all the subtleties and word-play that shakespeare used then i would say you are well a head of the curve.
Nov 22 2011 6:15PM
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iFlip
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Cool, I didn't know curves had heads. Do they have shoulders, knees, and toes as well? It's awesome that he may well be the head of the curve.
Nov 22 2011 6:20PM
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ohmythugaim
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Literature, maybe with a philosophy minor.
Nov 22 2011 7:27PM
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p-fo
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After reading Brave New World, I take this statement back. It sucks because I'm not good at it and I still find it tedious, but it is useful. Just maybe not an entire semester devoted to it...
Nov 22 2011 7:35PM
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ohmythugaim
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protip: don't take a full year college course on Shakespeare where you have you read 6 plays per semester. shit sucks.
Nov 22 2011 7:58PM
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geteducated
Posts: 6410 - Karma: 86
you obviously knew what i meant. if you didn't, you wouldn't have distinguished my error. in short, thanks for your pointless reply.
Nov 22 2011 8:08PM
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gotti
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sparknotes shakespeare translation = the bible


Nov 22 2011 8:20PM
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iFlip
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It is ironic that your username is geteducated, yet when someone attempts to educate you by using humor, you take offense. You sir, are a hypocrite.
Nov 22 2011 8:51PM
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colleenator
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i dont find it boring.. once you do it over the years you develop appreciation for it. its not just some old shit that some semi bald guy wrote, its often the source that most famous writers get their inspiration from. the start of the worlds renowned literature pieces.
Nov 22 2011 9:50PM
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bo0b
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You have to learn it regardless, sol...
Nov 22 2011 9:59PM
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geteducated
Posts: 6410 - Karma: 86
how am i being educated when i can acknowledge my mistake? i said it was an 'error'. if i was not educated, i wouldn't have recognized it as an error.

i'm sure your grammar is infallible. must be nice to never have to proof read essays huh?
Nov 23 2011 12:10AM
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iFlip
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Yes, it is quite nice. Thanks for asking.
Nov 23 2011 12:16AM
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TallerThanThou
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If you were educated, sir, you would not make so many punctuation errors.
Nov 23 2011 12:17AM
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geteducated
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^
mmmhmmmmm
Nov 23 2011 12:19AM
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