The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

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1. Oh, the Irony...
          ~ One example of irony is when the newly named Henry Williams dies a free man. After all those years in slavery, finally being free costs him his life. I guess his name didn't get much use after all.
          ~ Another example of irony is how much of a hypocrite Waldo is. He spends all this time speaking of god, love and peace, only to end up fighting with his living consious. He yells at Henry because he says hes doing all he can to speak out, but in Henry's oppinion Waldo isn't doing enough.

2. Characters and Actors - all the more fakes
          ~ The most important character of the lot, would be Henry. This play is about him, isn't it? Anyway, I don't really get into the actor buisness, so I really have no idea who to choose for who. I guess for Henry I would either have Matt Smith, or Johnny Depp play the role. Both are slightly mad, insane more like it, but they are also smart in their own way. Yet all the same when it comes to Henry. Crazy? (more to Smith)
          ~ Waldo is also an important character. I'm a bit stuck with the actor... Preferably someone old, slightly intelligent, gets a joke, and thinks hes can do good but doesn't do much of how to go about it.
          ~ Last, but not least (still got the protesting to do :) ) there is John. John is practicly everything to Henry. Insperation, hope, thoughtful silence maybe his existance. He is very calm, cool in the head, not much to explain here. Don't know who would play him, again, I'm awful at this... Anyone with the above description anyway.

3. Protesting - protest the impossible and live to tell the tale. Or at least get out of Jail.
          Ah, the never-ending battle in which Henry is locked in. In the end, I don't think hes all too successful. I mean, everyone still has to pay their taxes, war still wages with foreigners (sometimes ourselves) and we are still not free from the public eye. I feel like in the end, he just gave up. He walked, right back to Society if you will. The fight just died in him, or was taken out by our unjust (in Henry's eyes) civilization/world.

Until next week! Or maybe not....

                    ~ Jordan

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

A Play - Act one

First - He is one of my favorite poets/qoutes!!!!!
Second - Homework:

Henry: Our own school, John. No buildings. Break out of the classroom prison. All we need is the sky! (24)

  Personally, I find Transcendentalism very interesting. It would be like puting your own spin on religion. "I believe in Me. Nature is my sanctuary and I ponder my praise upon its endless hills. In the One Mind, all is connected and all is a belief in one's self."
  Anyway, back to the qoute. Transcendentalism is besically the belief that one's soul is rooted deeply to nature, and that our ideas "transcend" the natural world as we see it. (In tune, if you will) Henry David Thoreau is a Transcendentalist. This qoute shows that he feels at home, or even free in nature. "All we need" - Thoreau shows how much you can learn from your surroundings, no need of textbooks. (Also called Huckleberrying - learning from surroundings, no guide). Buildings and rules are binds and confinement. To do things right, you must teach yourself.