KillerQueen840 23.05.2005 17:21 |
I just finished my English project that I will be presenting tomorrow. It's worth a major grade. I had to put together a cd with songs that describe each act the best. We have to present the lyrics in a fashionable way (I made a book that has some pictures) and make a seven paragraph essay. We have to have at least one song, but we won't get extra credit if there's more. I think this is the best project I have done yet. Here's the track list for my cd (all of the music is by Queen if you haven't figured it out by now). Obviously, my explanations aren't this short an vague for my paper, but I'll make it brief so it's easier to follow: Act 1 -Dreamer's Ball (Romeo can't get over Rosaline and is living in his own little world) -You Take My Breath Away (when Romeo first sees Juliet) Act 2 -Breakthru (I know the mood is a little cheery, but the lyrics go great with what Romeo said at the famous balcony scene) -You and I (Mentions moonlight, darkness, not being able to foresee future years, everything is going to be alright tomorrow, and it talks about tonight. It's perfect because Romeo believe fate was already decided for him by the stars and they did not know what the future would be like because of the feud between their families. He had to talk to her that night so he wouldn't be seen and planned to marry her the next day (tomorrow). Act 3 -Bohemian Rhapsody (Romeo killed Tybalt to avenge Mercutio's death. Boh Rap talks about how someone killed another person and wished he was never alive. That person was also taken away. Romeo was banished and he was debating about killing himself since he would never be able to see Juliet again.) -I Can't Live With You (Romeo and Juliet wishing to be with each other but can't.) -I Want to Break Free (Juliet's father arranged her to marry Paris when she's already married to Romeo but they don't know. Juliet doesn't want to be dishonered by her family, but her live is being controlled by them and she can't stand it.) Act 4 -My Life Has Been Saved (Juliet had no idea what to do because of her wedding to Paris that was going to be held in a few days. She was planning on killing herself if Friar, her last hope, couldn't help her. Friar came up with a last minute plan and she was relieved. This song talked about death and lies and I thought it was perfect since her life was a lie because she hid her marriage to Romeo from her family and she came close to killing herself.) Act 5 (I think these songs can go without explantion to you)-Who Wants to Live Forever -One Year of Love -Too Much Love WIll Kill You (The best song.) As soon as I find out what I get for a grade, I'll let you all know. :-) |
KillerQueen840 23.05.2005 17:28 |
Thanks. Every time I listen to the cd I appreciate it more and more. I think it's perfect. But what's really freaky is how well Bohemian Rhapsody describes Act 3. It is almost too good to be true, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's the meaning of Boh Rap. |
KillerQueen840 23.05.2005 17:43 |
Here's a little exerpt from my summary thing (about Boh Rap..I still had to describe two other songs for this act as well): "Benvolio adn Mercutio wbere chatting and Tybalt came along in search for Romeo. Then Romeo entered and Tybalt began to fight Mercutio. Romeo did not want them to fight nad stepped in. However, this allowed Tybalt to stab and kill Mercutio. Romeo, without thinking, killed Tybalt to avenge Mercuitio's death. After that, the Prince came and Romeo was banished. Romeo would've been killed, but hte Prince was related to Mercutio and since Tybalt killed Mercutio, Prince Escalus thought it was fair. Romeo was very depressed that he could not see Juliet anymore and did not appreciate the fact that his life was spared ["Mama, just killed a man. Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger now he's dead...I don't want to die, I sometimes wish I was never born at all."]. Romeo had only started his new life with Juliet for a day and he ruined his chance of being with her ["Mama, life had just begun, but now I've gone and thrown it all away."]. |
brENsKi 23.05.2005 17:50 |
Nevermore would've fitted in perfectly |
KillerQueen840 23.05.2005 17:52 |
<B><font color=#ff7f00>Brenski</B> wrote: Nevermore would've fitted in perfectlyAh, you're right. That would've been a great one for Act 3 as well. I also thought it was so awesome to end it with Too Much Love Will Kill You. My teacher needs to give me kudos for that. ;-) |
_amadeus_ 23.05.2005 18:56 |
Good job :) |
KillerQueen840 23.05.2005 19:00 |
Thanks everyone for wishing me luck. I spent about 11 or 12 hours working on it (we had over a week). It was really hard to find good pictures, and I tried to be neat when I was using my mum's scrapbooking stuff to center the frames. But for the most part I actually had fun working on it. Of course, I am really excited to let my whole class listen to Queen (even though we can only play about 30 seconds of each song) since the majority of them listen to rap. hehehe |
_amadeus_ 23.05.2005 19:06 |
Ya, all my school, and I mean ALL, like rap :D I don't though. Ya can't understand what there sayin' :D I've never read Romeo and Juliet (just in 8th grade (well, summer now, but was)), but does anybody die in it? 'The Show Must Go On' would be good to add to a part like that :D (Unless ofcourse, the show was over then O_o) :D |
KillerQueen840 23.05.2005 19:09 |
_amadeus_ wrote: Ya, all my school, and I mean ALL, like rap :D I don't though. Ya can't understand what there sayin' :D I've never read Romeo and Juliet (just in 8th grade (well, summer now, but was)), but does anybody die in it? 'The Show Must Go On' would be good to add to a part like that :D (Unless ofcourse, the show was over then O_o) :DYes. They both died in the end. The Friar's message did not get out to Romeo (who was banished) so he did not know that Juliet took the potion that made her appear dead. After Romeo visited her body he killed himself by drinking poison. Then Juliet woke up and saw him dead. She took his dagger and stabbed herself to death. In the very end both families saw how great their children's love for each other and reconciled. So, I think Too Much Love Will Kill You is great because they both killed themselves since they felt they could not live without each other's love. |
_amadeus_ 23.05.2005 19:25 |
Ya, Too Much Love Would Kill You is a good ending :) By the way, go here - link - and make an account and defend Queenzone :D |
Crazy LittleThing 23.05.2005 19:49 |
Nice work Killer Queen. Good luck with your presentation. Rock 'em dead! ;-) |
bassist08 23.05.2005 20:14 |
I'd love to see that!! Please let us know how it goes!! GOOD LUCK!!!! |
Zander05 23.05.2005 20:27 |
I wish I could do that while reading Romeo And Juliet. Bit of a bore for me. Hope you get a good grade :-D |
deleted user 23.05.2005 21:08 |
Very creative usage of the music and the play, Jess. I hope you get a great grade! |
Mr Drowse 24.05.2005 04:11 |
Great job! I hope you'll get a good grade for it. I'd give you an "A". |
Mrs Taylor 05 24.05.2005 07:44 |
That's so cool, I wish I could do something in English like that, I'm sure you'll get a really good grade, you definetly deserve it ! |
Lisser 24.05.2005 09:05 |
There is no doubt from me you'll get an "A." You should send this on to Brian, I'm sure he'd love to see your hard work!! Great job. |
KillerQueen840 24.05.2005 12:30 |
Lisser wrote: There is no doubt from me you'll get an "A." You should send this on to Brian, I'm sure he'd love to see your hard work!! Great job.I already did at least a week ago and never got a reply. I sent him about five emails over three years and never got one back. :( Thanks everyone! I'm in writing lab right now. Gotta make this short. It went very well. My teacher said it was outstanding and talked about how she would listen to the A Night At THe Opera album a lot when she was little cos of Boh Rap. Thanks again everyone!! |
KillerQueen840 08.06.2005 16:07 |
I just got my grades back today. There were two of them, one for the essay and one for the cd/presentation. I got a 100% on both!!!! |
_amadeus_ 08.06.2005 22:30 |
Good job :) Wat did the other students say about it? |
KillerQueen840 09.06.2005 15:16 |
Well, one of my friends said I did an awesome job, and so did another. Then some other friend of mine told me two or three times that is was wicked good and then she high-fived me twice. lol |