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27-03-2007, 09:09 PM
Judge Judy

I officially hate..

English Shakespeare mocks / real exams for SATs.

Don't see the point of it.

I tried asking 'Why should I do this if I am welsh?" and my english teacher didn't even answer my question.

kk thats my little rant over, I'm OK now. :eusa_danc
28-03-2007, 03:40 PM
shiver

I think Shakespeare's okay, I got 11/18 on a mock we did (6c lol) not many people got higher than that though.
28-03-2007, 04:30 PM
Frodo13.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Highways Agency

I tried asking 'Why should I do this if I am welsh?" and my english teacher didn't even answer my question.

More people speak English then Welsh in Wales, therefore English is more important.
28-03-2007, 05:58 PM
Judge Judy

But we didn't do much Shakespeare in wales (not where I was) but yeah.
29-03-2007, 03:59 PM
Toughened

I suppose it's for us to gain an understanding on the type of language they used them days and stuff. I'm doing my SATS in May too and we're doing it on Richard III. English is one of my good subjects so hopefully I shouldn't do too bad. Anyway good luck for them.
29-03-2007, 04:04 PM
Jordie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Highways Agency

English Shakespeare mocks / real exams for SATs.

Don't see the point of it.

I tried asking 'Why should I do this if I am welsh?" and my english teacher didn't even answer my question.

kk thats my little rant over, I'm OK now. :eusa_danc

we do this load of rubbish, i couldnt care less about shakespeare his stories were just made up and yet people go mad over his so called " brilliance" we are doing the tempes never been so bored in all my life:@
29-03-2007, 04:08 PM
velocity

because english is the most widespoken language, if you dont like it, move to russia.

english/shakespeare is easy anyway.
29-03-2007, 04:09 PM
Browney

He was ahead of his time.
29-03-2007, 04:10 PM
Jordie

Quote:

Originally Posted by velocity

because english is the most widespoken language, if you dont like it, move to russia.

english/shakespeare is easy anyway.

its not that easy, its a lot to take in:(
29-03-2007, 04:25 PM
velocity

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Originally Posted by Jordie2k6

its not that easy, its a lot to take in:(

its really not, if you look at a word, and see what it looks like, its quite simple? They only play with words and twist them.

then when they say something, they'll describe it, read between the lines such as:

"is it possible disdain should die, while she hath such meet food as signior benedíck? Courtesy itself must convert to disdain, if you come in her presence"

such as here, the first part is using benedícks words against him like 'are you yet living' asin 'are you still alive?', as before he called her lady hate (disdain) she says back 'is it possible to die, when theres someone like you (benedíck) to fuel her hate towards him. She then goes on to say, he has no courtesy, and courtesy herself (she shows courtesy as a real person to explain) will have to turn into hate if she met someone as horrible as him (benedíck)

This shows she dosent really like him, but if you see the words they use, they dont actully mention one anothers names, but use things like 'lady disdain and others, so its not actully aimed directly at them, as you'll see when you read on from the play, they both and have always loved each other, but as they've been through it all before, they refuse to show it, and cover it up with comments and words they actully dont really mean.
29-03-2007, 04:27 PM
Biogeneric1

Hate it as well mate. Were doing 'Much ado about nothing', how very boring.
29-03-2007, 04:28 PM
Adam!

Don't moan until you have to do Romeo and Juliet for coursework..

It's actually not hard at all, just annoying.

At the end of the day, you have no choice - Shut up and put up!
29-03-2007, 04:32 PM
Biogeneric1

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Originally Posted by velocity

its really not, if you look at a word, and see what it looks like, its quite simple? They only play with words and twist them.

then when they say something, they'll describe it, read between the lines such as:

"is it possible disdain should die, while she hath such meet food as signior benedíck? Courtesy itself must convert to disdain, if you come in her presence"

such as here, the first part is using benedícks words against him like 'are you yet living' asin 'are you still alive?', as before he called her lady hate (disdain) she says back 'is it possible to die, when theres someone like you (benedíck) to fuel her hate towards him. She then goes on to say, he has no courtesy, and courtesy herself (she shows courtesy as a real person to explain) will have to turn into hate if she met someone as horrible as him (benedíck)

This shows she dosent really like him, but if you see the words they use, they dont actully mention one anothers names, but use things like 'lady disdain and others, so its not actully aimed directly at them, as you'll see when you read on from the play, they both and have always loved each other, but as they've been through it all before, they refuse to show it, and cover it up with comments and words they actully dont really mean.

Much ado about nothing? ;)
29-03-2007, 04:34 PM
brandon

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Originally Posted by Biogeneric1

Hate it as well mate. Were doing 'Much ado about nothing', how very boring.

We could have done that, or the tempest, we done/are doing the tempest.
29-03-2007, 04:41 PM
Jordie

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Originally Posted by Sid

We could have done that, or the tempest, we done/are doing the tempest.
Anyway, phish food is nice too.

we're doing that aswell with prospero and miranda in, bord to death in those lessons:@
29-03-2007, 04:42 PM
velocity

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Originally Posted by Biogeneric1

Much ado about nothing? ;)

yea, i know like, half the script ):
29-03-2007, 04:43 PM
brandon

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Originally Posted by Jordie2k6

we're doing that aswell with prospero and miranda in, bord to death in those lessons:@

Confuses me like hell I don't understand it at all.
Do you have like set scenes?
29-03-2007, 04:47 PM
Jordie

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Originally Posted by Sid

Confuses me like hell I don't understand it at all.
Do you have like set scenes?

yeah act 5 scene 1 is one i think cnt rememba, but i get lost easily and then when the teacher asks me a question i dnno how to answa it:@
the language is what makes it confusing looks like its back to front
annoying!:(
29-03-2007, 04:48 PM
velocity

hath > have

not that hard really?
29-03-2007, 05:06 PM
Jordie

Quote:

Originally Posted by velocity

hath > have

not that hard really?

lol you've changed one word

so dnt give me its not that hard:@
29-03-2007, 05:16 PM
splatttt

shakespear sucks
the only one i like is romeo and juliet
but thats because i did it in year 7 8 and im doing it for GCSE and i got an A for the coursework

i did macbeth in year 9 sats
i failed miserably
i just scraped a level 6 overall
mehh
01-04-2007, 10:15 PM
Eamonn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Highways Agency

I tried asking 'Why should I do this if I am welsh?" and my english teacher didn't even answer my question.

Because you happen to live in England ''/

& for SATs I done Macbeth which I happened to enjoy :) now I am doing Romeo & Juliet which I happen not to enjoy as much.