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Find an adaptation or transformation of a play. Choose an adaptation with some significant differences from the original, such as transposed plots and characters into a variety of different settings and historical contexts. Here are some examples:
A Midsummer Night's Dream - A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) or A Midsummer Night's DREAM (2018)
Romeo and Juliet - Romeo + Juliet (1996) or West Side Story (1961) or Romeo Must Die (2000)
As You Like It - As You Like It (2006)
Taming of the Shrew - 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) or Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
Much Ado About Nothing - Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
The Comedy of Errors - The Bomb-itty of Errors (2012)
King Lear - A Thousand Acres (1997)
Othello - O (2001)
Hamlet - The Lion King (2019 or 1994) or Hamlet (2000)
Twelfth Night - She's the Man (2006)
If you have another idea, please ask your instructor to approve it.
Watch the original version and the adapted version. In your essay, address the following:
Question 1: How is the adaptation the same as the original? Discuss plot, characters, theme, conflict, language, etc.
Question 2: How does the adaptation differ from the original? Discuss setting, time period, characters, plot, language, etc.
Question 3: Does the original story translate well in the adaptation? Why or why not? Did the adaptation work in a different setting, time period, etc. Why or why not?
Question 4: Why do you think Shakespeare's plays are adapted so often?