Learning Artifact # 1: Character Profile

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I made a reflection on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. We had learned about who Shakespeare is, and had had a debate regarding why we should study Shakespeare and some important themes in this play before reading the comic book based on the play. This comic book also helped me know more about Shakespeare’s tragedy. First of all, I decided to analyze Friar Laurence, so I found out parts of the play which are related to him. After that, I stood in his shoes and understood his thoughts when he helped Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence is especially kind and brilliant, and he always tries his best to help the couple in a short time. Therefore, I wrote down my analysis and used the important quotes in the play to prove my opinions. Finally, I created my own cartoon character on StoryboardThat! The website is simple to use and there is an abundance of features to play with. What I could improve on was the end of my analysis. I could have deeper thinking about the meaning of Friar Laurence’s role to show my understanding of this play. Regardless, writing this analysis indeed helped me understand the whole development of the play, and also creating my own version of Friar Laurence made me have a further understanding of his background and characteristics.