First, if you missed today, we'll be repeating our final exercise on Monday. There is no class Friday as I have a doctor's appointment that can't be missed.

If you have not done so, for Monday, have read the First Act of Merchant of Venice (MVO hereafter). I also suggest you read as much of the General Introduction, starting on page 1, that you can. Most useful will be pages 1-67 and 79-99. The more of this material you read, the more sense and understanding you'll get from the plays, depending, of course, upon how much of the reading you retain.

Until then, in your blog write about what was striking about what each group did with their performance today (Thursday). What did the actors do to create a particular meaning? What did they do that added to the text? Be as specific as you can with your illustrating examples, such as writing "they giggled" rather than "showed emotion." Develop four to six categories to cover the additions you saw, the bits that went beyond the text. For instance, you might use verbal and nonverbal for two of your categories. As usual, respond to two journals and to at least one response to your journal.