Much Ado About Nothing 2 . . .

. . . Well, its act 3 and I still like the book! I'm surprised at how well I can understand and relate to Shakespeare's work, even hundreds of years later. Many things, right down to the humor are still relevant, and the characters who were novel back in Shakespeare's time still appear in movies and plays today. And the idea of opposites attract, as shown by Beatrice and Benedick, is a major plot line for many current films and books. Also, themes such as loyalty, which my Issue Tracking group was assigned, are still ideas that shape our society today. Its amazing how our culture today still struggles with the same problems, acts the same way, or laughs at the same things as the society of the 16th century!

Twilight top 10 . . .

. . . I just started the "top 10" assignment for outside reading, which I almost completely forgot about, and its actually a lot harder than I thought. I'm trying to choose my number one thing to know, and its a draw between the fact that Edward is a Vampire, or that Edward and Bella are in love. Although the Edward-Bella relationship is central to the book, it would cease to be interesting if Edward was human. So I think I'll use the fact that Edward is a vampire for my number one, and Edward-Bella as number two. As for numbers 3 and 4, I need to incorporate character development into my list, so I think I'll describe Bella's personality as 3 and Edward as 4. But that is as far as I have down. I still have six more things to think of and only a few other facts. Hopefully over break I can come up with some more central ideas, but to be honest, I'm not planning on thinking about outside reading very much when I can be opening presents or eating Christmas cookies. Anyway . . . I hope Christmas is great and I'm soo glad that break is finally here!!!

Much Ado About Nothing . . .

. . . So far, I've really enjoyed this book. At first, it seemed a little harder to understand than Romeo and Juliet, but I think I've gotten used to the language after Act 2. I'm also excited to read one of Shakespeare's comedies, rather than his tragedy we read last year. It sounds like it has a really interesting plot, and watching the movie really helps me to understand the major events. The themes and characters are relevant to today too. The play contains all the villains, damsels in distress, heroes and ladies men that current movies and books advertise. It even has some of the same themes such as the awkwardness of love, loyalty of friends, and the phenomenon of "opposites attract". All in all, I think this is going to be a really fun book to read, and I'm excited to see how the plot, characters, and themes play out in one of the most famous comedies of all time.

sorry about these big gaps of space my blogs have between the title and text. Something's wrong with my blog. I'll try to fix it for later.

Edward's point of view . . .

. . . I just learned that, after the most recent book of the series, Eclipse, author Stephanie Meyer plans to publish the Twilight book from Edward's perspective. I think she has the first chapter of this new novel at the end of Eclipse, like she usually does to keep readers interested. But having the story told through Edward has made some people wonder if maybe this 4th book will appeal to guys. Personally, I think it's still going to be too "sappy", and it's targeted towards long time readers of Stephanie's books. However, I also heard that a Twilight movie is coming out, which I'm still not sure weather to go to or not. This may entice a wider range of viewers, but the Twilight series is still aimed mostly towards teen girls, and I think this new book will be a great addition to the trilogy. It will give an insight on Edward that we've never seen before as readers, and help one better understand his character.

Christmas !!...

. . . I Love Christmas! This season is so wonderful and I've waited so long for it to come that I can't believe it's already here. Only two (?) more weeks of school then I can enjoy cookies, treats, ornaments, trees, lights, Santa, shopping, and all those wonderful things that go along with the holiday season. I just made a ginger bread house last night and it really got me into the Christmas spirit!! Now I just hope it snows some more so we're sure we'll have a white Christmas!

Right and Wrong...

... Another theme I picked up on in Twilight is the idea of doing what is best for those you love, instead of just doing what you want. After finishing Twilight, I started New Moon, its sequel, and the theme was present there even more than in Twilight. I don't want to spoil the book for anyone, but in New Moon, Edward begins to question the morality of him staying with Bella. He seems to wonder if it is truly loving towards her for him to be so present in her life when, first, he is mortally dangerous to her, and second, the reality is that their relationship can never really last. With him being immortal and a vampire, he and Bella can never have a future together. So it rises the question of weather it was right for him to let Bella into his life at all when it will ultimately cause her so much pain when they'll inevitably have to split. However, on the other hand, you could look at it from Bella's point of view. She sees the time she has spent with Edward priceless, and she seems to think that it is even worth the remorse she'll feel if he leaves. In reality, it probably wasn't right for Edward to engage Bella all the way back at the beginning of the year. . . but that wouldn't have made for a very good story. So, I guess I'll have to keep reading to see how the story plays out!!!