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I’m particularly proud of blog 12, where I discussed the rebirth of death. The philosophy of death has been something that has interested me for some time, so discussing it was exciting. To me death isn’t final, not in a religious connotation but in a rather philosophical mindset. We should fear death; instead we should look at it as the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. I enjoy being able to write freely, without heavy rules and restrictions, and these blogs, for the most part, has allowed me to so. I may be discussing Shakespeare, but I get to think independently about the material and produce my own opinions about the piece. I think more teachers should step away from tedious demands and other banalities, but instead should let students minds wander to more creative thoughts. 

I learned a great deal about drama and the practice of writing about the subject. I like to understand characters on a deep level when reading and some of the exercises stressed this case. Characters, to me, are more important than the plot. If you don’t care about characters, you aren’t going to care about the plot no matter how interesting it may appear. Plot has its place, obviously, but characters ate the lifeblood of good literature. Actually, characters are the lifeblood of any good entertainment. I think this is apparent with the rise of reality TV. The plots of these shows are thick and uninteresting, for the most part, but it is the characters that make people tune in every week. Writing about drama, is in part, about writing about characters and their motivations. And I enjoyed doing so.