Thursday, May 6, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Text-Crossed Lovers
Hi Everyone,
The link below contains a short, funny article I came across regarding a bizarre and quintessentially modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Put succinctly, the legendary tale of Romeo and Juliet is (currently) being played out via twitter tweets, where Romeo, Juliet, Mr. and Ms. Montague/Capulet and the rest of the gang tweet a loosely based story with updated language and idioms.
After reading this my brain traced back to our discussions on identity and the internet (or more generally, non person-to-personal exchange). As discussed, our identities can be remolded under the shroud of non-physical contact, and I wonder how that may or may not play a role in redefining some of the characters. Of course, the fact that this is an updated version (similar to the efforts of Baz Lurman) will also play a significant role in their redefinition.
I have some other ideas/concerns bubbling about this, such as that tweets are commentary on already-occured/occuring events, which will make it difficult to stay in the present tense. Also, how are they going to pull off a death scene? Anyway, just thought Id share this peculiar intersection of classics, technology, and psychology.
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8615432.stm
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