One thing that stood out to me a lot is that the performances are very subjective. The adaptation and interpretation does not only appear withthe acting of the play but also what do the producers do with the costuming andsetting. Things that stay the same to show the similarities that the readermust interpret from reading, also the differences that are subtle also play alarge part in the audience’s perception. I found the ways that the separateproducers interpreted really changed the way that I looked at the play even forthe brief moments that I was reading their descriptions. In regard to thedisplay of the two worlds the opposite approach was used by Michael Boyd opposed to Dominic Cooke. I thought that not only was the change inperspectives interesting but also the way Boyd and Cooke demonstrated theirviews of the play in their performances.
The placement of the tragic court and the comic Arden discussion was also interesting because of the view that Cooke had. Cooke's opinion was that Shakespeare implementation of the forest and the court had more to them then just tragedy and comedic relief; his view was that the obviousness of the falseness of the court was actually amplified in the forest. I found this interesting because from this perspective the play was not showing the true nature of people but rather just another mask that everybody has on. Cooke uses Rosalind as his support in this perspective, and that I also found interesting. Because of the mask of Ganymede that she wears for Orlando I see where Cooke is coming from, after watching the play performed by the globe where Orlando actually knows that Ganymede is Rosalind this really shows the depth of changes and adaptations that can be made without really changing Shakespeare's original play.
Yes, subjectivity is a heavy aspect to all literature. So what do you think? They've said their peace, now it's your turn. Ms. M
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