Macbeth

I had heard of Macbeth since i was young. besides, I had watched Macbeth quite a number of times, but, I just do not appreciate the art in it
When I watched it again, together with my friends and classmates, their facial expressions and reactions affected and influenced me. By then only I realized the violence, cruelness, greed and power that embedded in the movie. For the first time I watched this movie, the killing process had no effect on me. However, this time, it made a different. It just made me pray hard to God for mercy on them. In this movie, killing is just like a piece of cake. You will see heads dropping off, blood flow like river. The weapons that they used are sword, axe and dagger. most of the time, they pierced and struck the weapon on the victims and even axed on their back. When Macbeth was killed, his head is chopped off and hang on the castle. However, due to he is in tragic flow, spectators show no emphatic upon his death.
Besides, Macbeth movie also portrayed the role of women as clever, wicked and persuasive. As Macbeth's wife, she got to know the prophecy and thus influenced her husband to fulfill the prophecy.In addition, the three witches that appear to tell Macbeth the prophet, they are clever to predict the future. They also influenced Macbeth and arose his greed and desire on power. Thus, we can see that olden day's stereotyping upon women as helpless, soft are not true.
In conclusion, Macbeth is a play where it portrayed the power of one can have, and how violent people can turn out to be in order to achieve their motive.

Open text and closed text

Has anyone heard of an open text? Does anyone know about a closed text?
In literature, an open text is a text where reader can read in the way they wanted. It consists of dialogues that can be voiced by any characters. This is due to an open text has no name or gender of characters, it didn’t indicate that there must be two or more speakers. This makes an open text can have female, male, children, young or old characters play in it. Hence, this helps directors to play this play in any form, as he or she can interpret in any way. Furthermore, an open text has no specific setting; thus it has no stage directions. An open text has more freedom compare to a closed text.
Now, a closed text is just the opposite of an open text. A closed text is restricted in many ways; there will have no ambiguous stage directions. This can be seen that it has specified characters, as all actors have their own role to play. Lets look at the example, taken from "Now Read On" by John Mc.Rae and Malachi Edwin Vethamani, of an open text and a closed text:

Open text
What are you writing?
Nothing.
[They drink]
Not writing?
No.
Why not?
Nothing to say.
Doesn’t stop others. Written out?
Yes.
[They drink]
Now, what are you writing?
Nothing.

Closed Text

Jonson : What are you writing
Shakespeare : Nothing
[They drink]

Jonson :Not writing?
Shakespeare : No

Jonson :Why not?
Shakespeare :Nothing to say.
Jonson :Doesn't stop others. Written out?
Shakespeare :Yes.
[They drink]
Jonson :Now, what are you writing?
Shakespeare :Nothing.

When we are given an open text only, it will be obvious that we starts to interpret where the dialogue takes place, who are or is the speaker(s).
While discussing with my partner, we came out with all sought of settings and characters. We thought it might be taken place in a pub, classroom, canteen or at home. We even came out with the idea of the character is a busybody who wants to know what other people are doing. Besides, the characters may be friends discussing on their homework, students’ discussion. In addition, we also thought of how would be the tone of the speakers. For us, an open text is just so ambiguous.
As we got the closed text, then only we realise that it is a conversation between two journalists. Therefore, from the two extracts above, we can differentiate between an open text and a closed text.

Shakespeare Wallah

This movie is very boring. Through the process of finishing watching this movie, I had dreamt of fishing. At first, when the movie started, I paid lots of attention and interest into it. However, as time passed by, the movie began to confuse me more and more. The number actors kept growing until i am confuse in the role they are plating. Eventually, I need to seek help from my my course mate to retell me the story. then only i came to realize that the content of the movie is not as confusing as it seems.
Through my understanding of the story, the word "Wallah" refers to the Shakespeareans actors. In the movie, it is portrayed through a family, consists of MR. Buckingham, Mrs. Buckingham and their daughter, Lizzie. They are poor and most of the time,they just spend their time on rehearsing and acting. when they get tired, they just sleep whenever they can find a place for themselves.
As the story continue, Lizzie fall in on Sanju, husband to Carlo. from there, conflicts arises when Carlo got to know their relationship as well as it goes to Mrs. Buckingham. Carlo force her husband to leave Lizzie, while Mrs. Buckingham wants her daughter to go to England.. Therefore, Lizzie faces internal conflict, she has to choose to stay with her loved one or listen to her mother. however, things just happen as if it was planned, Lizzie found out that Sanju neither stop her from leaving to England nor follow her there. Finally, Lizzie comes to conclusion that she just left to England.
From the movie, I realized that performers that are not famous are looked down. they even face discrimination. This can be seen in Mr. Buckingham asking MR. Lall to have his family put on a performance. Br. Buckingham is turned down as Mr. Lall is looking for better educated young actors. In addition, Lizzie audience whistle at her while she is acting, this shows that they have no respect to actors who are acting. In contrast, looking at Sanju's wife who is a famous actor, she own a house and have a servant. when she went to watch "Othello" played by Mr. Buckingham's family members, she attracted all the audience attention and even the reporters. therefore, there is a contrast between famous actors and not famous actors.
In conclusion, Shakespeare Wallah has fully portrayed the life of actors. we can see the life-style that MR. Buckingham's family is living as well as the life-style that Carlo is enjoying. moreover, this movie also shown the actors ways of solving conflicts and problems they in life.

first time user

i can't believe that i have manage to set up my own blog.... actually, i have to thank our lecturer as he creates such activity to encourage us in using blog. if not, i won't think i will ever create one. From now on, i have to at least write a blog per week. it will be a challenge as well as a fun experience.
besides, welcome all B.Ed TESL Cohort 2 UPM/IPTI students to respond to my blog.