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A special welcome to our incoming IB Grade X1 class, who are already working with teachers on our Pre- IB Introductory Course. ALL STU...
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Each Grade 11 Student will post 100-150 words as Personal Reflection inspired by their visit to the Art Exhibition. Our Central Knowledge ...
We haven't finished watching this film in our film club yet, but I have fairly enjoyed whatever I have seen. The visuals are strong, and several themes and conflicts are brought out in accordance with the images and the dialogue. There are a handful of interesting dynamics between the characters,like the love/hate relationship between Coriolanus and Aufidius, or the neglect Virgilia feels as a result of Coriolanus's relationship with his mother Volumnia. I personally sensed a potential Freudian interpretation there, but rather an emotional exclusion felt from Virgilia's part. Of much interest to me was also Volumnia's semi-comical glorification of martyrdom, and hope that is further elaborated on in the rest of the film. What concerns the use of Shakespearean language in the movie, I personally felt that it was slightly unfitting in juxtaposition to the modern setting of the film. However, I did value the literary richness and depth of some of Shakespeare's dialogues.
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