Shakespeare Oral

Shakespeare’s Tragedies: are we still fascinated?
By Gabrielle Burey
The topic I have chosen is Shakespeare’s tragedies. Shakespeare has made a total of 10 plays that have been in the Tragedies section. Shakespeare made plays about tragedies because he thought that The Tragic plots that were used by other writers lacked purpose and form. In our days now, I believe that we are still fascinated as there have been reports, plays, and more that have been about Shakespeare’s Tragedies. Opera use some of Shakespeare’s plays for their performance which Romeo & Juliet is more famous. The 4 most famous Tragedies are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. Macbeth is a drama of one of the great tragedy themed plays written by William Shakespeare. 1 Example of these plays is from Macbeth which I provided a short summary.
It is about 3 witches confronting the great Scottish general who was Macbeth from his return from a war near Scotland and Norway. Duncan, who is the Scottish king, decided that he will discuss the title of the betraying Cawdor on Macbeth. Another general called Banquo and Macbeth, happen upon 3 witches. The witches predicted that one day Macbeth may become king. Macbeth became interested and decided to murder Duncan, the King. Macbeth’s Wife agreed as well to Macbeth’s devious plan. So he murdered Duncan and Macbeth’s assisting wife smeared Duncan’s blood on the sleeping guard’s daggers. Macduff, a nobleman, discovers Duncan’s dead body. Assisting that the guards had his blood smeared on their daggers, Macbeth kills them since that was the proof that they were the ones that killed Duncan. So the Crown is passed to Macbeth. More murders appear and soon the bloodied ghost of Banquo appears to Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s conscience begins to torture her and then she imagines that she can see her hands covered in blood. Lady Macbeth commits suicide while Macduff kills Macbeth and then becomes king.
Romeo and Juliet which is a romantic tragedy, was written near 1595, but was a guess since the play is unknown for its exact date. Shakespeare was around 31 at the time when he first wrote Romeo and Juliet. A quote from Romeo and Juliet which is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays, “Eyes look your last, Arms take your last Embrace, and lips, o’ you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss”.
There are many tragedies also, such as Anthony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus and Troilus and Cressida.
From the many reasons on why we are fascinated in Shakespeare’s tragedies there is only one that stands out to me more. That usually for tragedies, we are still fascinated because in his plays and in his time they both were compared to be the same. His plays and in his times are more serious and disastrous then what they are today.
In conclusion, it is believed that we are still fascinated in Shakespeare’s Works and on his tragedies. If Shakespeare wasn’t around we would have an inspiration on poems, plays, the list goes on. Thankyou for listening to my speech and still be fascinated in Tragedies.

The Dark Hills Divide: Interview with Ganesh

ALEXA: Hello, and thankyou for agreeing to do my Interview.

GANESH: Yeah, so what do you want to know? Hurry up! (bored)

ALEXA: So, Ganesh, What is your real name?

GANESH: (sigh) Sebastian, don’t you already know that!

ALEXA: Err ok so, your name is Sebastian, why did you change it?

GANESH: I changed my name for protection against the guards, it is what any smart person would do.

ALEXA: So, you changed your name to protect yourself?

GANESH: Yer of course! I just said that!

ALEXA: Umm, I believe that you have called yourself a Vagabond. Is this true?

GANESH: I am a Vagabond, a wanderer by choice…

ALEXA: I also believe that you were a criminal, so if you were a Vagabond and a Criminal how come you have No ‘V’s or ‘C’s branded on your body.

GANESH: I have a V on my chest and a C branded on my Cheek. (Shows her the V branded on his chest & a part of the C branded on his low right cheek) HAPPY?

ALEXA: Yes so it is true, what is a Vagabond exactly?

GANESH: A Vagabond? What do you think I am? A bunny? He he you make me laugh of your punney existence…

ALEXA: Ok then… So why didn’t you want to work?

GANESH: Well, who does want to work? Whoever does must be insane!

ALEXA: My father likes to work!

GANESH: Well I don’t! Hurry up! Just ask the next question.

ALEXA: Ok then… so if you could turn back time, would you try to not to be a Vagabond?

GANESH: No, because no matter what I’ll still be a Vagabond… I rather die then do work…

ALEXA: No, you rather have pain then work for money? To me it just seems odd, don’t you think?

GANESH: Well, when you put it that way but still I hate working!

ALEXA: Ok then, well… what are the conditions on being a Vagabond as in like could you die?

GANESH: I’ve known that some of my friends have died and others have been beaten up and could’ve died but that never happened to me…

ALEXA: So even if you were a Vagabond, you would still possibly die compared to having a normal life working. Sounds a bit strange?

GANESH: well… yehh but still… (Speechless)

ALEXA: … So, did you plan the invasion of convicts on Bridewell for revenge?

GANESH: I planned the invasion for revenge, what else would I do it for?

ALEXA: Well, what revenge exactly?

GANESH: Revenge as in paying back to the people who have either done something bad to you? What am I now? A walking dictionary?

ALEXA: So you mean as in you gave revenge back to the people who have made you a convict and could’ve beaten you up?

GANESH: Finally you got your brain working!

ALEXA: You remember Warvold? You remember when he mysteriously died?

GANESH: yes? Everyone does…

ALEXA: Well, for your devious plan, to keep your secret safe, you would have to kill him wouldn’t you?

GANESH: Well, you do have that part right… what about it?

ALEXA: you killed him didn’t you? You poisoned his dinner before our walk! That’s why he died in one click…

GANESH: Err, umm can we not do this?

ALEXA: SEBASTIAN! Just admit it! You killed him didn’t you?

GANESH: Well, yes… but if I was going to achieve my better life, I would have to kill you all…

ALEXA: You should feel ashamed Sebastian… anyway; I should move on… did you also kill Renny just like you did to Warvold?

GANESH: No! Never! I would never do that to Renny… she died by old age…

ALEXA: Oh ok… so if you didn’t kill her, were you going to kill her?

GANESH: Not really, though I could’ve since she found out my secret and warned Warvold…

ALEXA: Ok… so, everyone cared for you; you had many friends, why did you want to throw it all away for the Convicts to invade Bridewell?

GANESH: Because, I was the only one who had a ‘C’ branded down LOW compared the others which gave me a advantage… especially, those other convicts needed a smart leader to lead them… and I didn’t care about my friends, I thought they just did that to keep me here.

ALEXA: Well I am down to my last 2 Questions…

GANESH: (interrupts Alexa) Yes well hurry up! The last thing I want to do is talk to a weirdo.

ALEXA: Yes well, did you ever think that we would find out about you being Sebastian?

GANESH: I did, because I didn’t realise that a stupid little child would know about my secret plan…

ALEXA: Lastly, when you were the NICE Ganesh, why were you so fond of Warvold and i?

GANESH: For my plan if you were actually smart and not stupid like if thought you were, I thought that I would get you and Warvold closer to me and I mysteriously kill you and Warvold so I could invade Bridewell!

ALEXA: well… thankyou again for helping with my interview you MAY go.

GANESH: THANKYOU! (finally out of this boring stuff).