Shakespeare SGA Style

[ribbon-purple.livejournal.com]

I just finished teaching Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to a bunch of bored high school students. As usual, they couldn’t figure out why they were being ‘forced’ to read a play by ‘some dead guy’ or how it had any impact on their lives, etc. So, after a lengthy explanation/discussion of Shakespeare and his works, they were left with hopefully a better understanding of why teachers put them through such an ordeal and me wondering if there are any SGA stories based on Shakespeare’s plays or sonnets.

Are there any?

I don’t care about pairings, etc.  Load me up.

Thanks guys!   :o)

Comments

[to-question.livejournal.com]

I know that there is a Midsummer Night's Dream based fic out there somewhere. For the life of me, I can't find it. I'll look.

[ribbon-purple.livejournal.com]

Really? Awesome. Thank you for looking. :o)

[velocitygrass.livejournal.com]

A Midsummer Night's Tale (http://community.livejournal.com/undermistletoe/89200.html) by lavvyan

[ribbon-purple.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

I'm a little reluctant to rec my own Romeo and Juliet SGA piece (mostly because of the fact that there IS a tiny bit of non-graphic McShep sex). Anyway, if you want to take a look at it yourself, it's here:
http://helenkacan.livejournal.com/218497.html

OTOH, I wonder if you wouldn't be better off using a different tactic with your class. Great literature is all about the plot and the play of words. Being confronted by both is a lot for most students (as you learned when they tuned you out under the convenient defence mechanism of boredom). What if you were to ask your class (in teams) to write their own adaptation of R&J. What would they consider to be the most unyielding barriers (religion, race, politics, etc.) to prevent two people from just being able to love without their families or other controlling organisations interfering.

[ribbon-purple.livejournal.com]

Wow, what a great idea! Unfortunately though, I make my living as a Substitute Teacher so it's not very often that I have a chance to take an in depth look at the literature that's being taught or create my own lesson plans. In this case, the teacher I was subbing for tried showing them the Leonardo Dicaprio/Clair Danes movie adaptation of the play which in the end only confused the kids more (if you’ve seen it, I’m sure you can understand why). Still, thank you for the suggestion. If it was my class, I would definitely try that approach.

I’m sure I’ll enjoy your story. McShep has always been my favorite. :o)

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

:: iz puzzled :: Ummm, I truly find it hard to believe that anyone who knows enough about SGA fanfic to visit this comm & make a request would be shocked or demoralized by a tiny bit of non-graphic McShep Sex — if anything, s/he might complain that there wasn't more.... ;-)

Let me be the first to explicitly say, please do rec your own fics whenever you feel it's appropriate; they're so fun to read!

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

::giggles::

Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not shy about reccing my writing. But, in the context of a high school teacher in the States dealing with material that has same-sex ... sex, I'm just being wary.

::moar giggles::
Thank you for your explicit endorsement of my writing.

::puffs out chest in pride::
I guess that makes me a very happy camper today.
And any day that I get lovely praise.

BTW ... your icon = major guh!

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Isn't it a toothsome icon?!? It's from www.Manopoly.com, a website with the most gorgeous male art photography. You'd probably recognize a couple more photos there have been used as bases for other icons.

Heh, well, a public-school teacher in the US would never be allowed to introduce his/her students to fanfic of any persuasion, so you wouldn't need to worry about that. I still maintain the teacher him/herself would know what's likely to be in store. You might appreciate this: my dearest friend smart_ted, the one who finally convinced me to start reading fic online, has a Master's Degree in & worked for years as a youth librarian (tho' she alse worked at the Merril Collection on College St. for a while) & now works as the office manager for a large Baptist Church in New York. (This is particularly amusing when you realize she's a complete atheist, having been raised a Communist. ;-) Fanfic readers are quietly tucked away in the unlikeliest of places....