Emma / Clueless (1 Viewer)

[mazza_728]

Whos doing this? whos started? the book gets so complex, it has too many characters and I cant keep track especially with the two Mr Knightleys... Other than that im enjoying it. I havent finished the book yet, i was suppose to finish that and king lear by the time i get back but i havent started king lear and im almost up to volume 2 in emma... tch tch tch. next week = alot of reading. ive seen clueless and i think ill watch emma today! Movies are so much better.

 

[Cicciolina]

I'm doing this once we get back into school. I haven't even read Emma yet - I've bought the DVD and have watched it about 5 times, that's about it! I haven't started King Lear either... Oh and I've watched clueless. That's about all I've done which isn't too great.

 

[= Jennifer =]

i have read king lear, watched clueless, watched a bit of emma and i am in the progress of reading the book emma...

can someone please tell me who the randalls are? they get mentioned in the book but i dont understand what role they play

 

[= Jennifer =]

is randalls where Mr and Mrs Weston live??

 

[5c]

im not sure..
then where is HIGHBURY?
i am sooo confused
..
and da book is so long and boring

 

[mazza_728]

Yay i can answer this.. Randalls is where Mr and Mrs Weston lives. Highbury is the town where all the houses are and Hartfileld is where Emma and Mr Woodhouse lives, Mrs Weston ... aka Miss Taylor

 

[iambored]

i thought it was hard to read

 

[s2ophie]

Its good once you get into it. if you're a good student you probably should read it twice. I read it 1.5 times so I'm not that good!

and don't rely on the gwyneth paltrow movie. It is vastly different to the novel

 

[mazza_728]

I didnt think it was so different, i thought it was a good appropriation. im planning to read it 2 times, im half way thru it .. ill read it again the next hols maybe.

 

[mazza_728]

Anyone doing king lear.. Have u read it ? do u like it? I havent started reading but im already not liking it.. for some reason.

 

[= Jennifer =]

i have read king lear i like it, it was easier to understand than previous shakespeare plays we had done in class. but i think we should start a new thread on king lear so we dont mix our emma/clueless stuff with it

 

[grk_styl]

King Lear looks really good, but I'm hoping the Shakespearean language doesn't go whooshka over my head.

I'm up to volume 2 in Emma, and it's taking me forever to read. I only have less than 2 weeks till school starts!

 

[mazza_728]

im up to volume 3 now .. yay im starting to talk like emma though, like with the whole hitherto etc

 

[= Jennifer =]

i am up to chapter 25 getting there...

 

[cro_angel]

yeh ive read most of it.. watched clueless and the movie emma too.. it is good once you get into it but i havent had time to read lately
ive got the excel book so i can rely on chapter summaries till im bothered to finish emma

 

[mazza_728]

i dont think the movie is that much diff i think it is a very sucessful appropriation

 

[mazza_728]

finished reading emma today yay.. i think the ending was dragged out too much!

 

[RAH-nizzle]

haha wdf.... man just read it -.- or alternatively.. sparknotes.com and read up on character profiles.. it will give a more accurate response

 

[= Jennifer =]

that is the cheaters way out- i am doing it mazza_728's way which is HONEST

 

[5c]

i am reading the study guide as i go along