Thank God for small favours

I just found out today that the class I'm taking on English drama & poetry does NOT involve a term paper! So all I have to do is keep my head up and do my best before and during the exam, then cross my fingers.

I'll be a busy busy girl this semester. I have my full-time job, and my part-time studies. However, my boss asked me to take a class on archiving, offered by the University in Oslo, and of course I had to accept, you don't throw away offers like that. The class is adapted for part-time students, in that most of it is self-study. I have to go to Oslo twice for group teaching, but that's all. There's no final exam either, just one large (?) term paper to be worked with throughout the entire semester.
So, credits-wise, I'm almost a full-time student now, in addition to working full-time. Crazy. A full-time student takes 30 credits in a semester, and I'm taking 25 now, instead of the 15 I was aiming for. I think I can do it though... I think I can, I think I can.
So this is why I'm so glad there's no term paper in the drama & poetry class. ;)

In other news, Othello sucks. Trouble falling asleep? Read Othello. Feel like torturing yourself for hours on end? Read Othello.
I tried reading it now, but...no. I think I'll watch the movie first, THEN read it. I was never made for reading plays.

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Heddan
If you need someone to read Othello with, just let me know. It's usually much more fun, you understand more and we can discuss things that are unclear. Remember that Shakespeare originally wasn't meant to be read ;)
Faye
I agree. Shakespeare is dry if you read it alone. If you read it with someone, especially if you read it aloud, it's much clearer and more fun. Everything is so hard to understand as well, and especially since it isn't your first language, it's so confusing... I don't know if your book includes footnotes to clarify some of the phrases, but mine did, and without it I would be lost.

*hugs*
mayamy
Shakespeare....heh...I remember all too well for english GCSE and my teacher explaining exactly WHY we should do Anthony and Cleopatra which pretty much none of us enjoyed "Ohh, well it's one of the less well known ones so I thought it might be good to do something new" ....There's a -reason- it's less commonly read you know? Heh...I didn't mind a Midsummer Night's Dream myself (and yes..I know THIS bit it relative to the next post but shh) although that might be because I didn't have to read it I just saw the film *G* *hugs*

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