Poem reading

1. I'm Nobody! Who are you?

• Only two stanzas
• four lines for each stanza
• The poem relates to herself maybe?
• Nobody -> she is alone, until she finds another "Nobody" so that they become a group
• Words like "Nobody", "Somebody", "Frog" is capitalized
• Somebody might means people around them, and they always gossip about her.

2. Tell all the truth but tell it slant

• Two stanzas
• Four lines for each
• Talking about the truth
• In the poem she says that people cannot accept the truth
• People might accept the truth in an euphemistic way
• Truth are always dazzle that people cannot accept it directly; 
• Truth -> lightning; if people directly gaze at it, they will be blind -> people cannot accept the truth

3. "Hope" is the thing with feathers

• 3 stanzas
• four lines for each
• Hope is like a little bird
• The voice of the bird is heard whenever people feel pain or suffer in some situation
• Hope is like an encouragement
• For the ending, my interpretation is that having a hope does not need to sacrifice or lose anything; but it does not mean that you can achieve it.

4.  Wild nights - Wild nights!

• 3 stanzas
• Four lines for each
• In a wild night, once a person has a goal that he wants to achieve, or a love he/she wants to pursue, then he/she has the hope so that he/she does not need anyone's help to achieve the goal. (Done with compass, done with the chart)

Sample Questions from the most recent exams

5. Select a passage from a novel you have chosen to study which provides an effective introduction of an important character or characters. How would you use staging, design and acting to ensure that this introduction would have dramatic importance for the audience?

• Gabriel's first appearance
• Chapter 5, pg49-50
• Sound of Helicopter
• Coming down from a step/stair -> to show the identity difference
• Nice and luxury dress 
• Walk with a great care (since there were mud everywhere)
• Arrogant face
• Peasants should bend down
• Feel sick about the hut, the village, etc.
• condescension
• Skim over Desiree
• Stop Desiree when she tries to talk to him.
• Throwing the coins to Mama Euralie -> relates to the scene when Daniel throws the coin to peasants

4. Select a passage from the concluding chapter of a novel you have chosen to study and show how acting, staging effects and design can combine to make it an effective ending for an audience.

• Chapter 16, pg 165-166, "he hadn't seen her....
• The scene when Daniel throws coins to peasant and ignores Desiree. When Deisree looks at herself, she is dirty, her dress is rugged, and bare foot.
• Daniel should stand on a stage -> show that he is superior
• Throw coins and laugh
• Skim over Desiree -> there is no love between him and Desiree anymore
• Desiree's rugged dress shows that her peasant identity was back
• Projecting the butterflies (VR) -> butterflies come to take her life away
• Desiree should scream when butterflies project on the screen, other peasants ignore her -> showing that nobodies care

6. Select a passage from a novel you have chosen to study which contains a scene of pivotal

importance to a theme in the narrative. Outline how you would stage the scene paying particular

attention to how the theme might be effectively dramatized for an audience.

• Chapter 4, pg 46-47
• Desiree give her soul to Papa Ge
• Everybody feels asleep
• Stage is dark
• When Papa Ge appears, red spotlight on him
• Walks slowly to Desiree
• Desiree and Daniel stays in the center of the stage
• Desiree sings, and tell Papa Ge she will give her soul to him
• Papa Ge at this point approaches to her, and pretend to take out something from her
• Using projection, showing that a soul is pulling up by Gaga Ge
• Shows the theme of love, sacrifice
• Desiree should become weak -> audience can see hat and give her sympathy 

Director's vision for MLML

I will focus on the identity of people on the island. Firstly, focusing on the clothing/wearing of characters can show the difference between two different groups. For the peasants, they could wear something that is rugged, and they are barefoot. For the rich, they can wear something that is gaudy/luxury. More like a tragedy. I want to amplify the tragedy of Desiree.

Blog 4. 19. 2019

3.    Select a passage from a novel you have chosen to study which deals with despair and euphoria. How might staging, design and acting combine to register one of these experiences for an audience?

I choose the chapter 16 from the novel my love my love. In the chapter 16, the hotel was holding a wedding for Daniel and Andrea. Desiree was kicked out by the groundkeeper Luficus. On the street she was desperate, and everybody forgot who she was. Then she saw "Daniel limped up to the gate, and threw out handful of coins to the crowds. Daniel looked out at them and laughed, and his eyes fell on Desiree at the moment. Then he turned and strode away."(pg 165) The expression in Daniel's eyes was just like his father, which made Desiree feel desperate. I want to adapt this part because it is a pretty interesting scene that shows the relationship between Desiree and Daniel. 
Talking about the staging in this scene, peasants and nobles/patrons should stand at the opposite side of the stage. Peasants should stand at stage right, and nobles should stand at stage left. In the stage center, there should be a big gate that separates two different groups. Desiree in this scene should stand in the center of peasants, it shows that she is the main character of the scene, and her dress is different with others which I will talk about this in the following paragraph. Closing to the gate there should be a step or stair for Daniel to stand. On the step, Daniel is going to throw the coins to the crowds. Because of the steps, Daniel's position is higher than Desiree, and this could interpret as the unbridgeable gap between this two character. For Desiree, it is like the place that she cannot reach, and this makes her desperate.
Talking about the design of the scene, Desiree's dress is different with other people. Because this is a wedding, everybody is wearing something good no matter they are the poor or the rich. However, Desiree should wear the rugged dress. She is bare feet, wild hairs, and with mud on her face. This shows that she is unrest for rest of the days after she is kicked out by the guard. Also, it makes Desiree special in the crowd, so that audience know that who is the main character. For Daniel, his dress should be gaudy. He should wear the golden blazer with white pants. The golden color shows that he is the lead of the scene(wedding) and also showing that he is rich. By comparing the two different wearing, it shows the status difference, and it also shows that Desiree and Daniel does not belong to one world. This creates a feeling of desperation to Desiree, and Audience can see it directly.
The acting of actors is also important in order to show the despair that Desiree has. In the book when Daniel throws the coins, he glances at Desiree for a second. This could connects to the scene when Desiree first meets Daniel's father, Gabriel. Daniel right here gives Desiree a same look that just like his father did. When Desiree sees that, she knows that Daniel at that moment is not the same Daniel that used to love her; she will be desperate. In order to show the despair, the actress of Desiree should kneel down, hold her head, and start to scream. The facial expression for Desiree should be panic-stricken, as she knows that Daniel does not like him anymore. Other peasants at that moment should ignore Desiree and bend over to collect coins that Daniel throws. By doing this, it not only shows that nobody actually cares about Desiree, but also highlights Desiree since she is the main character in that scene. This creates an atmosphere of desperation, and the scream also shows that Desiree is desperate. When Daniel glances at Desiree, he should put on an air of extreme arrogance. This strengthens the situation that nobody actually cares about Desiree, so that audience can put themselves in Desiree's view and feel the desperation that Desiree has.

MLML Chapter 15-16

Chapter 15:

Days passed, and Desiree refused to eat for days. She is desperate and wait for Daniel to change his mind. Then, Madame Mathilde comes in, tells her that Daniel and Andrea is getting married soon, and tries to comfort her. Madame Mathilde tries to persuade her to find another man from the patrons. But Desiree is still waiting for Daniel. For those days, she does not eat, and does not change her dress. She even loses her red comb (the gift from the god) that represents her identity. That night Desiree dreamed. In the dream, Because Desiree saves his life, but Daniel betrays her, Agwe and Agwe incite her to use the knife to kill Daniel. When she wakes up she sees a knife gleaming outside of the window. As her rage raises, she takes the knife and goes into Daniel's room. But when she sees Daniel's face, she could not do it. Then she runs away but she gets caught by Lucifus in the garden. Lucifus then throws her out of the hotel. It seems like everybody forgets who she is. When she tells her story to the vendors, vendors say that she is the one who suffers.

Chapter 16:
The hotel is getting busy, servants and staffs are preparing for the wedding. Everybody, including the peasants, are talking about the wedding. Everyone prays and congrats the bride and groom. Everyone is happy except for Desiree. She does not eat or rest for two weeks, and her body is weak. During the wedding day, peasants are having a feast outside of the hotel, the rich and guest are having it inside of the hotel. They drink, they eat, and they dance. Desiree is pushed by the crowds. Since her body is weak, she cannot move. When she sees Mathilde inside of the hotel, she shouts to her. When Madame Mathilde sees her, she sighs and walks away. Then she sees Daniel. When she shouts to Daniel, Daniel looks at her and gives her a glimpse. He ignores her. All of her sudden, she is desperate. She looks at herself: muddy feet, rugged dress, and the red comb is missing. Later on the policeman comes and tries to control the crowds. The drunk crowds are pushed away and Desiree falls down. She is being killed by the crowds. All of a sudden, the butterflies come from the hill, and flutter thickly over the body of the peasant girl lying on the road, and then they fly away. At last, Daniel's dad Gabriel asks the groundskeeper Lucifus to throw the corpse away. 

Blog (MLML's gods)

There are mainly four gods in MLML, Agwe, Asaka, Papa Ge, and Erzulie. Agwe is the god of the sea; Asaka is the goddess of earth, of plants, of all growing things; Erzulie is the goddess of love, family; Papa Ge is the god of death. Unlike other three gods who stay in the sky, Papa Ge usually travels around the people.
Talking about Agwe, the god of the sea, he is an arrogant, irritable god. From the text (chapter 1 pg12), M. Bienconnu says that: "Agwe, your god of waters- how he punishes her(Asaka)." From here, we can analyze that he is a god who has a lot of power, and the one who punishes people through droughts, storms, etc. Also from Chapter 7(pg 73), when he notices that Erzulie, goddess of love and family, breaks his plan, he is angry and furious: "'How dare you!' The voice of a young man - brash-sounding, arrogant, yet as fresh as a gale of wind - had come from the lips of an old woman." From here we know that he is arrogant. Furthermore, at page 75 (chapter 7) Agwe tells Erzulie that he will destroy all the peasants. By destroying all the peasants, he can achieve a world where there are no bodies left for the love he tries to project. But at the same time, it will hurt Asaka, his lover. From here we can sense that Agwe is also a selfish god. For the dressing, he should wear a long blue gown. Blue represents color of the water. The gown represents that he is powerful, like a noble. He should sounds more arrogant, and talking like a king or a noble. On the stage, he should hold a trident to represent the power of water. Or the pattern of trident can represent him as well. Sometimes on the stage, his voice could follow with the lightning, so that he sounds more powerful.
Asaka is one of Agwe's lover. In chapter 1 (page 11), Monsieur Bieconnu says that: "We peasants worshipped her. Our praise of her rang through the valleys, up through the hills, and on to the mountaintops... Asaka smiled and we laughed with joy." From here we know that Asaka is beloved by peasants. People are like the spoiled children of Asaka. People build towns and lumber on Asaka's body while hurting Asaka. In my opinion, Asaka should be a middle aged woman. Her clothing should have the color of green, representing nature. She should talk softly, showing how nice she is to others. On the stage she should stand behind or besides Agwe, showing that he is protected by Agwe.
Erzulie, she is the goddess of love and family, also the lover of Agwe. In the book she helps Desiree a lot. She helps Desiree to achieve her dream. Because of that, she made Agwe angry. " Here you are, set - for whatever purpose - to undo plans that I have made!. Who gave you the right to make a sham of promises sworn? I shall not be compromised. Do you hear!" (Chapter 7 pg 73) From Agwe's word, we sense that at this point Erzulie stands at the opposite side of Agwe. Erzulie should be a young and beautiful girl. She should wear pink or red clothing to show the symbol of love from Desiree and Daniel. On the stage she should stands at the opposite side of Agwe. On her hands she could hold Cupid's Arrow to show the symbol of love.
Papa Ge is the god of the death. In chapter four (pg 46) Desiree depicts him as a demon: "Not a man - a demon! His mouth gleamed red, blood red. He grinned around a cigar clenched between brown teeth that were dripping with blood." From here we know that he is a demon-like creature. The only will he has is to take one's life. In chapter four he is coming for Daniel but Desiree protects him. He should wear a black cloak and holding reaper's scythe on the stage. Also, on the stage he could wear several different masks, to show that Papa Ge is actually around the people but not like other three gods. He is really tall and stooped so that he looks more like an animal instead of a person.

MLML Chapter 12-14

Chapter 12:

When Desiree awakes, she finds out that Daniel's godmother Mathilde is standing besides the bed. Then Desiree tells her that she were sent by the gods, but this makes the woman mad. When she asks Desiree to leave, Daniel stops her. Daniel tells her that she has given him hope and it is the first time he has slept an entire night and has awakened refreshed. Then, Daniel's father Gabriel comes in. When Gabriel wants Desiree to leave, this time Mathilde stops him. The woman tells her that they have tried everything, and why cannot they just trust Desiree this time. Then, Gabriel stalks from the room without once looking back. After days and days cure, Daniel is getting better and he is falling love with Desiree. While Desiree knows that her mission is completed after Daniel is cured, she still does not want to leave. Daniel asks Mathilde to make his mistress into a grand lady. Then, dressmakers were hired, and hair dressers, and shoemakers. Every girls are jealous at Desiree now. How did a poor, black peasant win the heart of Daniel Beauxhomme. They are saying that Andrea Galimar should be the one who be with Daniel. One night when Desiree is looking out of the window, she sees a man who stands in the shadows of the trees. He is Lucifus. This refers to me that Papa Ge is coming.

Chapter 13:

Daniel is waiting for a chance to amaze his father. When the day arrives, the grand balloon is prepared by the decorators, the floors are waxed to an incredible smoothness, all the patrons are invited and his father arrives. Then Desiree appears. She is beautiful with the white dress. Everybody is amazed by her and starts to praise her. However, when she smiles at Daniels father, Gabriel, he happens to be smiling in another. After that night, she becomes the princess in the hotel. Everyday she wears different dresses, and there is no more gossip. But then, Madame Mathilde reaches to her and asks her to leave. She tells her that peasants will never be married with the rich. They hate the peasants, and this is the curse of the Antilles, created by the enslavement of their fathers. This fears Desiree, and she starts to run away. In the garden she stops, and trying to search for a papillon. Suddenly, she sees Lucifus, then Lucifus notices that she is the peasant girl and then Papa Ge possesses him. Even though possessed, he found his arms shackled by Desiree's elegance. He dares not touch her. Desiree, then turns quickly to seize the papillon, but the butterflies all flies beyond reach.

Chapter 14:

Andrea Galimar returns from abroad. All of a sudden, Desiree starts to hear all the hints and gossip dropped by dressmakers and maids. She feels anxious and starts to cry out and ask Agwe and Erzulie to protect her. After a streak of lightning flashed across the clear sky, she feels comfortable. But the lightning also shows the squat man standing in the garden below. One day she asks Daniel that is it true that he and Andrea are promised to each other. Daniel tells her that it is the wishes of the old, but they are young people now, so they are no longer bound. After Daniel meets Andrea, he tells Desiree how perfect Andrea is, then Desiree thinks that she should share the joy that Daniel has. When Andrea finally comes to the hotel, Gabriel takes over the planning of the event, guests are invited but not Desiree. From the balcony Desiree sees Daniel and Andrea dancing as music being played. Her heart hurts. That night, Desiree is removed from the rooms of Daniel and put into a small room of her own at the far end of the hall.

MLML Chapter 11

Chapter 11:
With the beautiful dress and the comb, Desiree gets more confident. Because she had never worn shoes before, wearing shoes was like a torture for her. But in order to meet and take care of Daniel, she still wears it. When she walks slowly to the hill, she touches the first man and waits. The man then opens the gate for her to pass. Then, she sees a car is reaching the hotel. On the car she sees Daniel and her father. She then runs to the car to see Daniel, but Daniel does not recognize her. Daniel is speaking French that she does not understand, then the car drives off. The gatekeeper had seen the exchange between the two young people, so he let Desiree in. Everyday Desiree spends her time with the artisan. Each evening when gatekeepers and artisans are gone, the land becomes Desiree's playground. She can finally take off her shoes and play on the land. She bathes in the swimming pool; she eats the fruits and the leavings of guests' dinners; she sleeps in the alcoves chiseled at the rocky base of the hotel, the one directly beneath the rooms of Daniel Beauxhomme. She never tries to go into the hotel. She wants to but she fears being caught and banishes from the grounds and losing forever her chance to save Daniel. One night she suddenly wakes up, because she hears the footsteps that are coming closer. She then sees a man reaching the pool and disappears. When she moves to the spot, she hears a groan. She then searches until she senses a hulking presence: It is Daniel. She then holds her and sings song for her. Daniel says that he is scared, and he cannot stand those other hands reaching out to him. And Desiree says to him that she will keep him safe. Its glad that she can hold and help Daniel, but it is also sad that Daniel does not know who she is. Then Desiree helps him to his bed; Daniel holds on her. She lies besides him, and holds him.

MLML Chapter 8-10

Chapter 8:
Desiree ran away from the ceremony/ritual, and started her journey to Daniel's house. It was a really long journey. The first day she even dreamed about the Gods. She was afraid of them, but her only thought was that Daniel needs her. When she reached to a vendor and asked about the direction, they were laughing at her. They thought that Desiree was ignorant. However, this did not stop Desiree; she continued her journey. Then she arrived at a town. In the town, she asked a woman whether she knew the way to Monsieur Beauxhomme's house. Again, the woman laughed at her about her ignorance. It was ridiculous for the woman that a rich needs a peasant girl. This discouraged Desiree, and she abandoned all thought of sleep. But later her strength failed. In the morning she awoke, she was hungry. She walked over to a woman, and said to her that she was hungry. Probably that woman was sent by the Gods or the woman was touched, she gave her many pieces of fried pork and plantains. When Desiree got the food, she just ate all of them and that gave her the strength. The next few days she met another woman. At this time she was also hungry. Fortunately, this woman knew who M. Beauxhomme was, and told her that it would take no more than a day or so- three at the most to get there. At the end, the woman even gave Desiree a bread. By this journey, Desiree learned to exercise patience.

Chapter 9:
On the seventh day, she was there. After taking a nap under a tree, she awoke and met a girl who was an orphan just like her. The young girl told her that her families were taken away by the storms. Probably Desiree saw the shadow of her youth from the little girl, she taught her how to make a wishing cage. They need to first catch a butterfly, make a wish, and let it go. Even though the little girl missed one, at last she still caught one. After the little girl made a wish, Desiree showed her the road to find Tonton Julian and Mama Euralie; she also taught her to exercise patience so that she could get some foods from the vendor. When the little girl arrived at the old hut, one of Desiree's wishes would be granted too. She knew that her leaving had caused them unhappiness, and she hoped that the little girl could be their new Desiree.

Chapter 10:
When the peasant girl arrived at the city. She was shocked by the surrounding. She was scared of the music, laughter, and people around her. The unnamed anxiety blinded her and she tripped and fell facedown. The next day she went to the hotel with other vendors. Then she was amazed by that gorgeous hotels. But when she tried to go through the gate, the guards stopped her. The guard named Lucifus was rude to her. He called her as peasant pig, and threw her outside the gate. People there even jeered at her because she did not even have a pair of shoes. Then she quickly ran away and being desperate for a while. But then, she started to think again, where can she get shoes? Then, probably the Gods started to help her, her eye fell on a corosol on the branch of a tree overhead. She took that corosol and tried to sell it to the shoes vendor. The vendor thought a corosol was not enough for exchanging a pair of shoes, but the woman selling dresses at the next stall was attracted by the fruit. Then they started to talk and Desiree talked about how she got here and how she was treated by the guard. She also told the woman that she was the one who saved Daniel and she thought that the Gods Agwe and Erzulie asked her to do so; this was her fate. The woman was touched by Desiree's story, and asked the shoe vendor to give her a pair of shoes, and the woman let Desiree to choose a dress from her stall. The woman even send a comb to Desiree as a gift. She encouraged Desiree but at the same time warned her that: "all gates are difficult to enter-even the gates of heaven."

Twelfth Night play review

Play: Twelfth Night
Author: William Shakespeare
Director: Carl Cofield
Date: 4. 3. 2019
Location: Yale repertory theater
Major actors: Abubakr Ali (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), William DeMerrit (Orsino), Erron Crawford (Feste), Allen Gilmore (Malvolio), Tiffany Denise Hobbs (Olivia), Moses Ingram (Viola), Manu Kumasi (Antonio), Chivas Michael (Sir Toby), Jakeem Dante Powell (Sebastian), Ilia Isorelys Paulino (Maria)

Twelfth Night is one of the famous comedy written by Shakespeare. The play starts by talking about a girl named Viola, who lost her brother on the sea and decided to disguise herself as a man (Cesario) and worked for Orsino. Even though she likes Orsino, she knows that her employer loves Olivia. While Cesario helps his employer to deliver the love letter to Olivia, Olivia falls for Cesario. While Orsino is pursuing Olivia, Olivia's uncle Toby introduced Sir Andrew Aguecheek to Olivia. The relationship between the characters starts to become sophisticated. There is a small incident which makes the relationship more complicated. Because Sir Toby, Maria, and Sir Andrew hates Olivia's steward Malvolio, who thinks himself is superior than any other servants, they wrote a fake love letter to Malvolio. Because of this, Malvolio wore the ugly yellow leggings in front of his master and tried to impress her. However, Olivia hated the color of yellow and thought that her steward was crazy and sent him to the darkroom. Besides this, Viola (Cesario)'s brother Sebastian arrived Illyria. . He was saved by a pirate named Antonio. Antonio soon became his friend and even lent him his purse. At the same time, Sir Andrew and Sir Toby found Cesario and tried to fight with him since he got Olivia's heart. While they are fighting, Antonio appeared on the stage. Because Viola looked like her brother Sebastian, Antonio thought his friend was involved in a fight so that he saved Cesario's life. When he asked for the purse, absolutely Cesario did not know about that. Antonio then thought that his friend betrayed him. But then he was caught by the guards, since he was the pirate who stole duke's ship. Later on Olivia met Sebastian and thought that he was Cesario. Then they fell in love. At the end, Orsino was impressed by Viola's behavior so they also fell in love with each other. Malvolio and Antonio was also freed at the end and it was a happy ending.
I think the author mainly focused on two themes: sexual identity and love. Take the main character Viola as an example. When she arrived Illyria, she became Cesario and that fooled everyone in the town. Because she dressed and behaved like a man, Olivia soon fell in love with her even though she was a woman. This also implies about the homosexual and heterosexual at that time period. At that time, I believed that homosexual was not allowed, but Shakespeare still depicted it by using his comedy. Also in the play, Olivia was more like a man instead of woman. She was more powerful, and was able to pick the one she loved. I think by writing about this, Shakespeare wanted to show the belief that men and women are equal. The love theme also occurs throughout the play. In the play, Viola loved Duke Orsino, Orsino loved Olivia, and Olivia loved Viola. This was like a love triangle. This triangle was broken because at the end Olivia fell in love with Viola's twin brother Sebastian. I think Shakespeare was trying to mock the noble's love. It was funny that Olivia at the end loves Sebastian just because he looks like Cesario. And it was funny that Olivia's steward tried to get Olivia's heart.
Talking about the staging of the play. When I was watching the play, it gave me a feeling that I was actually watching Black Panther. This was called Afrofuturism. It basically shows the African Diaspora culture with technology. In the play, when they were using the technology, they would first put a  translucent projection screen between the audience and the stage. Then, they would project some light effect to highlight the feelings of characters or tried to build a certain atmosphere. Talking about the costumes, the costumes in the play are like the costumes in the Black Panther. I think the reason is that they there are all nobles. Especially when Olivia first showed up on the stage. When she first showed up, she wore a fancy noble dress with some extravagant ornaments. By using this kind of costumes, it easily built a image of Olivia that she was a noble, or a higher class. In the comparison, when we looked at Cesario's dress, he dressed like a servant. The color of his costume is simply and it only has the color of white. Because she was a female actor, in order to make her look like a man, she wore pants and that kind of shoes that other men wore. By wearing like this, audience would know that he is Cesario but not Viola. In the play, I think Sir Andrew and Duke Orsino is opposite. Even though they both are rich and love Olivia, Sir Andrew was more like a funny and crazy character while Duke Orsino was more like a noble-minded person. Audience can see it directly from their dressing. Sir Andrew's costume is purple, and his hair has certain color of green. He looks exactly like the joker in batman, who also wore purple pants and purple blazer, and also have green hair. In the comparison, Duke Orsino's dressing is more like a noble. It tells to the audience that even though they both are rich, Duke Orisno is more like a higher-class person.
My favorite character in the play is Sir Andrew. Firstly, he talks a lot of funny jokes. Also, because this is a comedy, his movement/behavior is exaggerate so it looks funny. The character actually create the figure of the joker. In the play he talks a lot of jokes that involves sexual innuendo and his behaviors are crazy, and he just likes a clown or joker.
I really love this play. I was amazed by the technology used in the play. I never thought that watching a play can give me a feeling that I am watching a movie. The sound effect and the light effect are fantastic in the play. By using the projector, it makes me thinking about the virtual reality. The singing in the play also utilizes the auto-tune. By using that, it makes Shakespeare's play more like a modern version. By watching this play, I learn that the staging and tech used can really makes a play enhance/upgrade to a new level.

MLML Chapter 6-7

Chapter 6:
After the storm, everything is new. Peasants work with renewed vigor, clearing dead branches from their plots and rebuilding homes. While everyone is working, Desiree only has one thought in her mind: I must leave. She wants to find Daniel, the one who she takes care for days. When she asks Tonton Julian about the road to the home of Monsieur Beauxhomme,  Tonton Julian tells her that it is a long journey. So then she goes to find M. Bienconnu, the one who has lived long enough to see time chase time over and over again. Then, M. Bienconnu tells her about the origin of the family of Beauxhomme. They are the colonizers from the French. Even though the old man tells her that she cannot get the love from Daniel("History has cast our fate in stone"), she still decides to find Daniel. When she goes back home and tells Tonton Julian about this, Tonton Julian realizes that the sixteen-year-old girl starts to have the feelings of love. Later on, Mama Euralie comes back and strongly disagrees with Desiree's leaving. And Mama Euralie says they should consult gods in order to solve this problem.

Chapter 7:
Mama Euralie brings Desiree to talk with gods. She grabs Desiree tightly so that she does not lose her. During the ceremony, Desiree first sees her parents. Her parents are glad that she is still alive. Then the goddess Erzulie (love) comes. She is the one who supports Desiree. (love between Mama Euralie and Desiree). Then, the god Agwe appears. He is mad that Erzulie disrupts his plan. From the gods' conversation, they know that Agwe takes away the life of Desiree's parents. Not only of that, he wants to punish all the people since they are greedy. He does not think that the islander can truly love each other. When Agwe says that he shall destroy all of the people, Papa Ge appears. He claims that he is here to make certain that vows given in trust be kept in trust. Then, Agwe shouts and leaves the body. Then, Papa Ge turns and gazes at Desiree. Desiree feels scared. She screams and snatches her hand away from Mama Euralie, and runs away.

In class writing (4. 2. 2019)

1) Stage novel as play, how to costume Desiree to show member of village but also an outsider/dreamer. 
2) Would her costumes connect to other characters. Such as Gods, the Rich, Mama?

1. The skin color of Desiree should be different compared with the peasants in the village. Peasants are Indigenous people, and the origin of Desiree is from a horde. The color difference can show that she is an outsider. Also Desiree could have really long hairs, while others' are shorter. Because peasants need to work and farm, keeping long hair will bother their work. But Desiree is a girl who desires to leave the village. If she is the only one who keeps the long hair it shows that she is different with normal peasants. Even though her dress has patches, Desiree's dress can be cleaner compared with other peasants. Everyday she can wear different dresses and dress much modernly to show the love of beauty and yearn for modern life. The color of her dress could be bright-colored to show that it is different with the normal peasants' costume.

2. Costumes show that Desiree dresses more like a rich compared with the peasants. She is looking for a chance to leave the village and go to the modern city, so dress like a rich will help her to distinguish herself from villagers. The patches on the costumes can show a close relationship with her mom, since her mom could be the one who sew the dress for her. The bright-colored of the dress could refer to the Gods. Desiree could wear something that is blue to show the relationship between her and Agwe; The flowers on her costumes can also show the relationship between her and Asaka.

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