tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821350472422810239.post4417001017589020730..comments2023-05-19T08:51:23.931-06:00Comments on Smartphone Shakespeare: Riley's Annotated Bibliography (1)Gideonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328578010572353558noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821350472422810239.post-63586048801841758012016-11-15T09:55:48.627-07:002016-11-15T09:55:48.627-07:00I really love the rebellion aspect, it makes me t...I really love the rebellion aspect, it makes me think differently about the play because I could see them more as making a statement rather than a sappy pair of lovers as they might apppear. This also seems to explain more why they are so popular. Also, your sources look great.maryshurtleffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858811719770162032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821350472422810239.post-82128910667548409972016-11-15T09:38:30.220-07:002016-11-15T09:38:30.220-07:00I've never heard of a hip hop performance of R...I've never heard of a hip hop performance of Romeo and Juliet before, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. A lot of old classics or even events in history seem to be garnering the interest of people who then seek to modernize them. I suppose that's where we got things like Hamilton, and "Yolo Juliet". (That last one is an adaptation of the play written in text message format....kind of weird if you ask me, but oh well.) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053206985164752133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821350472422810239.post-84502210024958298682016-11-15T09:35:20.734-07:002016-11-15T09:35:20.734-07:00I really like the idea of civil disobedience! Will...I really like the idea of civil disobedience! Will you be bringing any ideas in from modern displays of civil disobedience?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863774703071960081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821350472422810239.post-79371437709681583032016-11-15T09:34:31.826-07:002016-11-15T09:34:31.826-07:00I love how you incorporate modern culture with Rom...I love how you incorporate modern culture with Romeo and Juliet! I often like to belittle R&J for not being about true love and for the multiple follies of its protagonists, but this thesis gives me a reason to go back and reread the play with a different mindset.Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11472785172856548856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821350472422810239.post-6214437609489822562016-11-15T09:20:08.260-07:002016-11-15T09:20:08.260-07:00Your sources are very coherent around hip hop, and...Your sources are very coherent around hip hop, and I wonder if your title needs to include that. This has the makings of some very strong connections to contemporary society and to social issues that go beyond popular music. However, be careful that this doesn't devolve into being a paper about hip hop with R&J as a pretext to discuss that. Keep Shakespeare central. (By the way, although not hip hop, the West Side Story musical as an adaptation may be relevant to your study because it made the R&J story current through popular music. Might check scholarship on that.)Gideon Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282494104976426309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821350472422810239.post-79396203877965952042016-11-15T08:39:29.469-07:002016-11-15T08:39:29.469-07:00I really like the part of your thesis "that i...I really like the part of your thesis "that individual expression is a weapon against institutionalized hatred." I feel that this is very applicable today and I'm interested to see where your paper goes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12379905915779420679noreply@blogger.com