Titus

I thought the readings for Tuesday were interesting, especially the voice for lavinia piece. I hadn't thought of it from that point of view, and didn't notice the language around rape that was used in the play when I first read it. I also liked the point made by the irreligious piety piece. It's point was more along the lines of what I had thought was what the play was about. A lot of the violence in the play is justified by saying it is necessary for religious reasons, and the criticisms of the ancient roman religious beliefs and culture also apply to the Christianity and culture of both SShakespeare's and our time. I think the movie so far is interesting, it is defiantly a strange adaptation but i don't think i find it as strange as some people in the class seem to. I like the combination of modern and old things and the vauge time and place. It adds the the univerality of the film.