THIS AMERICAN LIFE

Understanding a chunk of literature as complex as Shakespearian language is something that takes talent. And the people form this podcast understand the characters and the depth of their personalities more than I did in class discussions with my classmates. I found it exceedingly interesting to hear how the prisoners discussed the prison scene in the novel and compare it to their situation, and the whole controversy of gay and not gay within the prison environment. This proves a very interesting point that is constantly mentioned within Shakespeare discussions; how relevant the characters’ personalities and lives are to the lives and personalities of people now a days.

I not only believe that the prisoners in the podcast understand this deeply, but also I see that they grasp those details and are able to analyze them as much or maybe more than we can as an AP literature class.