My, this course is trying my patience. I submitted my second assignment last week and I'm not too sure I want it back!
I should clarify here - it's not that I don't rate Shakespeare. I do rate him very highly. It's the construction of this course that's killing me. Ten plays and a shedload of sonnets in 9 months is quite a hefty load. And with that load, it feels like we're barely able to scratch at the surface of each before having to move on to the next.
Moan, whinge, gripe - I'm sure you get my general feeling of fed-upness.
I always imagined that the last course would seem like the longest but the time is flying and I still don't really feel as though I'm fully getting to grips with these plays. Fortunately, the next assignment asks that I discuss the dramatic impact of Hamlet's soliloquys. Now, this is where I'm more comfortable. Give me a passage and ask me to analyse the heck out of the language and I'm in heaven. Let's hope that my enthusiasm rises a bit after this next assignment - and hope the previous one doesn't come back too soon.
In the meantime, I've been busily checking out my local universities (Nottingham) to see what MAs they have on offer. You can be sure that anything having 'Shakespeare' in the title will not be receiving my undivided attention!!! If I've learned anything, it's that I'm strictly a twentieth century gal.
On a brighter note, I've been in my job for almost 6 months now and I haven't been fired yet. Ha, they haven't worked out that I'm blagging my way through the world of Real Estate. 
11/04/08 @ 17:27