tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post2466311799186453332..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: Why We Do This : Your TurnDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-31699612010606568812012-05-01T12:38:47.054-04:002012-05-01T12:38:47.054-04:00A great question and important conversation.
I...A great question and important conversation.<br /><br />I'm arriving late to this party, but here is my contribution of what I do and why:<br /><br />http://www.lauramurraypr.com/why-i-do-this-or-how-hamlet-charted-my-courseBrian Patersonhttp://www.lauramurraypr.com/why-i-do-this-or-how-hamlet-charted-my-coursenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-9741902799595481072012-04-28T07:39:03.567-04:002012-04-28T07:39:03.567-04:00I tell my friends about Shakespeare and (like you ...I tell my friends about Shakespeare and (like you mention in a previous post) they try to understand it and connect to me. They'll do their best to quote Shakespeare or tell me facts they learned (basic ones, like his birthday.) Once I even explained to them that NO, the death of Hamnet did not create Hamlet. I forced my family to see Shakespeare plays, and they love them. I convinced my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-76038171784113939222012-04-27T13:21:29.412-04:002012-04-27T13:21:29.412-04:00Whatever floats your boat in terms of how you want...Whatever floats your boat in terms of how you want to feel about it ----BUT. The reality is:<br /><br />If you're doing something to make a profit, whether or not that profit is realized, immediately or by drips and drabs, or some wished-for "windfall" future, you're in business--particularly if it's meant to be ongoing and progressive. <br />When I've produced somethingJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-16432052409425865152012-04-26T22:43:31.792-04:002012-04-26T22:43:31.792-04:00"to being in revenue"? to *bring* in re..."to being in revenue"? to *bring* in revenue. Bugger.Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-6415887433525453462012-04-26T22:32:24.018-04:002012-04-26T22:32:24.018-04:00Honestly J, I do, and I'll tell you why. I ca...Honestly J, I do, and I'll tell you why. I can't point to a business model and say "Because I do X, I expect "my business" to being in revenue of $Y." If I could do that, then I could have a budget. I could go to conferences. I could purchase marketing materials. I could feel like the amount of time that I put into the project has a measurable return.<br /><br />Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-7310257854237369872012-04-26T17:33:42.953-04:002012-04-26T17:33:42.953-04:00Duane,
I just noticed something in your post.
Do y...Duane,<br />I just noticed something in your post.<br />Do you really see what you're doing as no more than a Shakespeare-related 'hobby'? Aren't you now in the business of Shakespeare?JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-440189715618729922012-04-26T13:03:34.059-04:002012-04-26T13:03:34.059-04:00I like to think that (my friends and) I are breaki...I like to think that (my friends and) I are breaking the stereotype of kids/teens who hate schoolwork. This applies to Shakespeare among many other categories. My homeschool co-op puts on a Shakespeare play every year. (I'm also from a family of English teachers, so I've watched Shakespeare performances and heard Shakespeare stories since I was rather small. I started performing Ophelianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-19656467371258884312012-04-26T11:18:27.181-04:002012-04-26T11:18:27.181-04:00To our great detriment, we are a visually oriented...To our great detriment, we are a visually oriented society. We don't care about words anymore. Words are used against us by those who know how to manipulate us. The usefulness of rhetoric has been co-opted by those who know how to use it to mainly sell us something--ideas being the most dangerous item on the menu. Our ability to communicate with one another effectively has been severely JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-33303123973812826172012-04-26T10:52:10.412-04:002012-04-26T10:52:10.412-04:00I don't understand what you mean, J.I don't understand what you mean, J.Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-64131931830514953802012-04-26T10:49:13.687-04:002012-04-26T10:49:13.687-04:00"(I would have thought the pictures would gen..."(I would have thought the pictures would generate more interest)"<br /><br />--That's why.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-60254828061039927702012-04-25T19:26:19.539-04:002012-04-25T19:26:19.539-04:00I like this challenge. I'm a high school Engl...I like this challenge. I'm a high school English teacher in NZ where Shakespeare is being erroded out of the curriculum. Luckily, I'm the Head of the Department so I can agitate for change, and I say: Shakespeare stays! At the moment though, I'm also on a kind of sabbtical and I'm writing my Masters thesis. You guessed it, in Shakespeare. I like to practise what I preach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-44800894084559449432012-04-25T13:29:49.350-04:002012-04-25T13:29:49.350-04:00Thanks Cass :)
The idea, by the way, was to encou...Thanks Cass :)<br /><br />The idea, by the way, was to encourage people to write their own content on their own sites (about the "Why I Do This" topic), and then link that :). More people see it that way. By only posting in the comments you're limited to the audience of who comes in and reads them, but if you've got your own promotional vehicle as well the audience expands Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-10167862089924926462012-04-25T13:17:46.328-04:002012-04-25T13:17:46.328-04:00Hee! Well, if you insist that we spam for a good c...Hee! Well, if you insist that we spam for a good cause. ;)<br /><br />Shakespeare is literally my whole livelihood, so I live and breath it every day, and the entire focus of my career is spreading that joy to others. It's pretty awesome -- I work with everyone from elementary schoolers to octogenarians, high school and college students to lawyers and businesspeople, renowned Shakespeare Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835635673777468306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-70978695680547900512012-04-25T12:47:29.765-04:002012-04-25T12:47:29.765-04:00Yes, Reynaldo, I did. With a very specific purpos...Yes, Reynaldo, I did. With a very specific purpose in mind, as you know. I don't mind at all sharing the link love as long as people are on topic. Thanks for your contribution!Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-18647291797221728332012-04-25T12:45:35.275-04:002012-04-25T12:45:35.275-04:00Did you just ask us to spam your blog with self-pr...Did you just ask us to spam your blog with self-promotional links? I think you did.<br /><br />I wrote <a href="http://www.makefoil.com" rel="nofollow">The Tragedie of Prince Hamlet and the Philosopher's Stone, or, A Will Most Incorrect To Heaven</a> for many reasons. One of them is that there are a lot of people in my nerdier circles who dismiss Shakespeare entirely as one more thing that Reynaldo Makefoilhttp://www.makefoil.comnoreply@blogger.com