Much Ado About Nothing

This week i think i shall vary a little from my usual book review.This week I want to talk about a show that my family and I are watching called John Adams. It is all about the life of John,and Abigail Adams and their three childeren.It is an amazing show based off the book 1776.The first episode is about the Boston Massacre and tells the story about how John Adams took the soldiers who fired’s case and prouved them innocent.He did this not because he was a Loyalist, but because he believed in justice and the truth.We  also see him at the continental congress,a hothead not always thinking about what he says.We also see his family life and the trials they’ve gone though,for example when the small pox epidemic was ravaging Boston,Abigail Addams had herself and her children vaccinated when John wasn’t there.This was a risky move,because the vaccine was dangerous and could kill(they gave a “mild form” of the disease,wich was sometimes not so mild).He also goes to France,wich was like a different world to the quaint rustic colonies.There he almost stopped the alliance with France because of his ignorance of French customs and his big mouth(he insulted some important duke).Later, he serves as Vice-President to George Washinton,he kind of acts as a balance between the ever warring Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.Later,he is elected President and make quite an impression.Later,at Peacefield,his family home he has to deal with family problems like:His daughter’s getting married,His son’s a drunk at Harvard and his other son want’s to marry a girl.All his childeren get married and raise a family,but tradgedy strikes when Charles,the youngest son dies of alcohol poisoning.IN his old age tragedy strikes once again when his daughter Abby devellops brest cancer and dies.This latest tragedy ages dramatically his wife who eventually dies.John lives to the ripe old age of 90 and gets to see his son John Quincy become president,resulting in a most memorable line”Anybody who’s ever been President wouldn’t be happy for their son to be President much less congradulate them.”I really like this show because it tells the story of the American Revolution though the eyes of people who where really there with as little romantacism as possible.It also shows the people as real  people,with real flaws.For example,John Adams had a big mouth,George Washington was shy and Thomas Jefferson was kind of a laid back slacker.It shows history in an entertaining way

So in class we are reading Shakespeare and so here’s what we’ve read so far.First we meet Orlando and Oliver,two brothers who are fighting because the youngest(Orlando) is mad because he isn’t being treated very well and wants a better life or the money to go find his fortunes  elsewere.The oldest one is outraged and tries to get his younger brother killed by fixing him up for a fight with the Dukes best wrestler.Orlando actually wins the fight and recieves the prize money and the honor.But when he returns home he is informed that his brother is about to burn down the place where he lives so he runs away to the forest of Arden with his old srevant.Meanwhile we meet Rosalind the daughter of banished Duke Seinor,who was banished by Duke Fredrick the father of Celia,who is cousin and best friend to Rosalind and the reason why Rosalind can stay.When the evil Duke also banishes Rosalind,celia also comes along and they steal the clown Touchstone,change their names to Ganymede(rosalind) and Ailiena(Celia) and go to the forest of arden to find Rosalind’s father and live with him.One last thing,at the wrestling match Rosalind meets orlando and falls in love with him.In the forest,they meet Corin and silvious,two sheperds who they enlist to help celia who is having trouble with the long walk(so is Rosalind but she can’t have help lest she ruin her discuise as a man).We also meet the Duke seinor and his lords who are looking for the lost jaques and we also meet Audry a girl about to marry a lord.