Online college is a bit of a joke. In every class you're forced to participate in a forum discussion. The topic's are all pre-chosen and I've found that you can write whatever the fuck you want and get full credit. This particular Shakespeare class made you post one original, reply to two other people's post's, and finally you have to reply to two people that replied to you. You had to do this crap every week. Below is one of my "reply to a reply".
Tim,
I agree with you agreeing with me that Shakespeare's characters are written based on people he knew. I think most characters in stories have at least a hint of someone real. Did you know that the character Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars was based on George Lucus's third grade teacher? Turns out that the third grade is when George really started developing his passion for movies and it was his third grade teacher that helped develop that passion. His name was Mr. Obi and he walked around in a homemade clothing that sort of resembled the Jedi clothing that they used in the movie.
I also felt pity for Desdemona and thought her murder was a big 'ol mistake. There was no need for her to die. As soon as I read that she died I was all like "What's up with that?". Shakespeare wrote a lot of murders into his plays, but you never hear about these plays being violent. With everyone today looking to point fingers at who's responsible for all the violence in society it wouldn't surprise me if someone started blaming Shakespeare's play.
Take Care and have a super great New Year!
Zane
That is an actual post that I submitted for college credit. I got an A in the class.
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