The trip to the study abroad office was good in that
it gave me access to handouts, albeit they were outdated, but I feel that it
could have been greatly improved by somehow integrating visual information such
as pictures/videos of foreign scenery and/or culture. The personal account of a
positive experience with the study abroad program was a highlight, but it could
have been improved by incorporating specific examples of cultural differences
that may seem shocking to people outside the culture. For instance, in America
we view eating insects as taboo, but most of the world eats insects regularly.
I went to the Sunday showing of Macbeth, and, in all
honesty, I was rather disappointed. The lack of props allows for a greater
range of interpretation and has an artistic appeal, but without modifying the
script it makes no sense. The Shakespearian way of speaking makes it hard
enough to understand the plot of the play, but when there aren’t any visual cues
it becomes impossible for me to follow. However, I did enjoy the collective
whispering and the drum. It made me think that integrating blacked out
characters with more customary scenery could create a very nice play in which
the audience can have their own interpretations on what’s happening and still
follow the plot. As it is, the play will be appealing to only a select few
people who have sufficient prior knowledge of Macbeth; the director announced,
before the play started, that he wanted the play to be applicable to modern
times, but I think this objective of his had the unintended consequence of
limiting the pool of possible customers.
Collective whispering
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