Friends, Classmates, Lend me your Ear!: Shakespearean song

Monday, March 21, 2011

Shakespearean song

So as I mentioned in my last post, I am beginning to brainstorm ideas for writing my song from the viewpoint of a character from one of Shakespeare's plays. I have a few ideas floating around, but I'd love to get some feedback from all of you before I begin writing. Do any of you have suggestions for character viewpoints I should use for this song? Topics I could write about? I'm open for all suggestions! Please, let them come! I'm going to start writing by Wednesday, so if I could get a good cache of ideas to work with by then it would be superb! Juliet? Hermione? Ophelia? Desdemona? Katherina? Romeo? Hamlet? Othello?

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Rebecca R 43p · 732 weeks ago

I think a song from the point of view of Katherina would be cool. She's a dynamic character with a good sense of humor. Ophelia and Desdemona got to sing in the original plays, though a song from the point of view of a Ophelia either before or after she goes crazy could be fun. Any of the others could be great fun too. Good luck!

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Bryan_M 48p · 732 weeks ago

after she's crazy. it would be so easy to make it funny.

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Johnny Allred 27p · 732 weeks ago

I think a song by Hamlet would be good. I'm excited to see what you do!

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Cara Call · 732 weeks ago

Wow what a genius idea! I wish I had the skills to do this! Good for you! I agree with Johnny but that could just be because I really like Hamlet. Also you should check out Brandon's blog he is working on music and Shakespeare. Could be interesting if you put your heads together!

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JenniferPrusse 38p · 732 weeks ago

Well I just read Whitney's blog so I have Jesters or Fools on the mind. That could be a pretty entertaining song because it could be all about how annoying and dumb everyone is acting. You really could choose any fool from any play too.

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deleted5607344 52p · 732 weeks ago

I agree! A lot of them sing anyway and since they're supposed to comment on the action of the nobles you could make it really satiric and funny.

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Joanna Barker 38p · 732 weeks ago

I really like that idea! we really only hear the "foolish" things that the jesters say, so it would be fun to hear how they really felt about everything going on.

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Brandonleep 38p · 732 weeks ago

I also think it would be cool if you made a song about Ophelia. She is such an interesting and tragic character that your song could come from many different angles.

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