Shakespeare's Sonnets presentation went over quite well the other night! I did a short bio of Shakespeare and showed some photographs from our visit to Stratford a few years back. Gloria then gave a nice overview of what sonnets are and how Shakespeare used the form. We each read sonnets in turn - Gloria did 2, 17, 27 and 60 and I did 18, 30, 73 and 116. We then read 54 and 55 with one of us reading a line as Shakespeare wrote it, and the other one reading the line in modern words. We ended with a "fill in the blanks" quiz using phrases (from the book Brush up Your Shakespeare) that Shakespeare penned which have survived down through the years and are still in use today. I must not forget to thank my father-in-law for the inspiration to do this program, and for the Shakespeare books he passed along to me that contained everything we needed to put this presentation together! Thanks so much Marshall!
Update on Wednesday April 21: When I saw Ella today she was so sweet to ask "How did your Shakespeare night go?" I think that's pretty cute that she remembered to ask!
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