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Group members: Lilly Navarrete, Naiomi Desai, Antonia Arredondo, and me.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Intro to Poetry
Everything is Going to be Alright
by Derek Mahon
1. The title foreshadows what's going to happen in the poem and after you read the poem you realize that the title is the theme of the poem.
2. The tone of the poem is hopeful, inspiring, and encouraging.
3. the poem made me feel hopeful, motivated, and assured.
4. There is 3 shifts I believe it begins calm and joyful then shifts to the dark or sad moments of life, but then goes back to saying that it shouldn't prevent you form continuing because everything is going to be alright in the end. My group also looked in deeper on a certain line which was," I lie here in a riot of sunlight", because we felt that there was a shift within that sentence because it used the word riot (usually used for bad or chaotic occasions) and used it the context to explain a great amount rather than chaos, so then adding sunlight to it, it shifted it from negative to positive, so I thought it was very clever of the author to use those words.
5. The theme of the poem was that no matter how bad things may be things will always turn out okay in the end, so just continue and try to focus on the beauty of life rather than the bad.
by Derek Mahon
1. The title foreshadows what's going to happen in the poem and after you read the poem you realize that the title is the theme of the poem.
2. The tone of the poem is hopeful, inspiring, and encouraging.
3. the poem made me feel hopeful, motivated, and assured.
4. There is 3 shifts I believe it begins calm and joyful then shifts to the dark or sad moments of life, but then goes back to saying that it shouldn't prevent you form continuing because everything is going to be alright in the end. My group also looked in deeper on a certain line which was," I lie here in a riot of sunlight", because we felt that there was a shift within that sentence because it used the word riot (usually used for bad or chaotic occasions) and used it the context to explain a great amount rather than chaos, so then adding sunlight to it, it shifted it from negative to positive, so I thought it was very clever of the author to use those words.
5. The theme of the poem was that no matter how bad things may be things will always turn out okay in the end, so just continue and try to focus on the beauty of life rather than the bad.
Monday, December 1, 2014
A Quote from Hamlet Essay
Polonius is not one of the most reliable of characters within the play, but he did give pretty good advice to his son before leaving to France, which would be "To thine own self be true" meaning, always be true to yourself. I feel it would've done a greater effect on his son if he would've been a better role model and instead of always just speaking and giving advice to others, he should've actually taken his own advice. Polonius says this quote in Act 1 Scene 3 and tries to guide his children with his fatherly wisdom although coming from Polonius its hard to believe that he is advising his children to be true to themselves when he can't even do that.
I feel Shakespeare took advantage of having the family setting to leave the impression of a loving and caring family. Which is something great to included in a play because like how we mentioned today in class, throughout the play it has only been a slow rising action building up for the climactic end. I feel showing the caring and loving, brother a sister relationship between Laertes and Ophelia builds more of a sentiment into the scene in which Laertes finds out his sister is dead. Yet throughout the conversation you get to know a little bit more about the characters and how they feel for each-other, for example how Polonius is trying to tell his children to be careful and what to avoid, but like a said before, it brings Polonius into question about his own character.
I feel that for the most part Laertes does stay true to himself within the play because even though he was being maneuvered by King Claudius he did it because he thought it was the right thing to do, to avenge his father just like how Hamlet was planning to do, and in the end Laertes did realized his mistakes and decided to no longer kill Hamlet. I feel that to be yourself is a lot harder than what it sounds because it is true that a lot of things intervene and cause you to mess up and start doubting or questioning yourself, so I feel that throughout this play a lot of characters went through that especially Hamlet. This quote served as a reminder because even if things happen in the end, if you remember this quote you will do what you think is best, so what is right to you even if it might not be right to someone else.
I feel Shakespeare took advantage of having the family setting to leave the impression of a loving and caring family. Which is something great to included in a play because like how we mentioned today in class, throughout the play it has only been a slow rising action building up for the climactic end. I feel showing the caring and loving, brother a sister relationship between Laertes and Ophelia builds more of a sentiment into the scene in which Laertes finds out his sister is dead. Yet throughout the conversation you get to know a little bit more about the characters and how they feel for each-other, for example how Polonius is trying to tell his children to be careful and what to avoid, but like a said before, it brings Polonius into question about his own character.
I feel that for the most part Laertes does stay true to himself within the play because even though he was being maneuvered by King Claudius he did it because he thought it was the right thing to do, to avenge his father just like how Hamlet was planning to do, and in the end Laertes did realized his mistakes and decided to no longer kill Hamlet. I feel that to be yourself is a lot harder than what it sounds because it is true that a lot of things intervene and cause you to mess up and start doubting or questioning yourself, so I feel that throughout this play a lot of characters went through that especially Hamlet. This quote served as a reminder because even if things happen in the end, if you remember this quote you will do what you think is best, so what is right to you even if it might not be right to someone else.
Chespirito A Mexicacan Icon
On November 28, 2014 one of Mexico's most comedic icons passed away. He was able to bring families together with his jokes and skits. I know he was a big part of my life and was able to give me family memories that I still cherish 'til today. It makes me a little sad to have to say that we are at a huge lose without this man, because he came into this life and set off to be a comedian with a clean comedy style and he didn't just succeed but was able to become very near and dear to our hearts. He was a screenwriter, actor, comedian, film director, television director, playwright, songwriter, and author. He was most commonly known for his 2 most famous characters "El Chavo del 8" and " El Chapulin Colorado". This man did great things in his life and I am thankful to have been able to witness them. I wanted to thank him for all the things he did, especially for my family and me, which is why I'm doing this post. I wish him all the luck in the world where ever he may go and may he rest in peace. Thank you.
Sunday, November 30, 2014
HAMLET (THE MADMAN?)
There is more depth in Hamlet than to just assume that he is a madman. I madman be definition is a man who is mentally ill, and Hamlet doesn't seem lost enough to be considered ill. Now I'm not saying that ill means that you lose your mental capacity I would say that at a certain point you do but lets take as an example a mad scientist. A mad scientist is crazy enough to think of something unnatural or supernatural like bringing someone back to life. See madmen can still have capacity to make their goals come true, but I feel that they think of themselves of having no limitations, and that's totally different to Hamlet he is a very intelligent and calculative person enough to make anybody second guess themselves about their idea of him.
I t does take King Claudius a while to realize that Hamlet poses an actual threat, because in the beginning he wouldn't have thought Hamlet was capable of doing anything against him. Hamlet was very calculative in the beginning of the play and very sane. A madman in my perception wouldn't have been able to sustain such a persona they might still be intelligent but they might have not been able to hide their feelings as well as Hamlet. I feel a madman would be even weaker when talking to the person they love unable to hide their true feelings well enough to actually make it believable. Like how Hamlet made Ophelia believe that he no longer loved her even though he did. Ophelia was brought into a depression because she was fooled by Hamlet's measured and knowledgeable responses.
I feel that the reason for some to view Hamlet as a madman would be because we aren't to his mental capacity for example Galileo who at his time was the only one to believe that the earth revolved around the sun instead of the sun around earth. He at his time was also believed to be a madman because what he believed seemed ludicrous to those around him even though we know now that he was right. That's why I feel that if a certain group or a majority isn't able to completely understand something or someone we would set them off as weird or mad.
I t does take King Claudius a while to realize that Hamlet poses an actual threat, because in the beginning he wouldn't have thought Hamlet was capable of doing anything against him. Hamlet was very calculative in the beginning of the play and very sane. A madman in my perception wouldn't have been able to sustain such a persona they might still be intelligent but they might have not been able to hide their feelings as well as Hamlet. I feel a madman would be even weaker when talking to the person they love unable to hide their true feelings well enough to actually make it believable. Like how Hamlet made Ophelia believe that he no longer loved her even though he did. Ophelia was brought into a depression because she was fooled by Hamlet's measured and knowledgeable responses.
I feel that the reason for some to view Hamlet as a madman would be because we aren't to his mental capacity for example Galileo who at his time was the only one to believe that the earth revolved around the sun instead of the sun around earth. He at his time was also believed to be a madman because what he believed seemed ludicrous to those around him even though we know now that he was right. That's why I feel that if a certain group or a majority isn't able to completely understand something or someone we would set them off as weird or mad.
Act III & The Performative Utterance
- A successful learner takes new information and acknowledges it and isn't afraid to change their mind.
- Hamlet knows what to do but isn't able to do it.
- Perlocutionary: of or relating to an act (as of persuading, frightening, or annoying) performed by a speaker upon a listener by means of an utterance.
- Polonius is a character of words and King Claudius is a character of action.
- Hamlet is shifting his anger from King Claudius and Queen Gertrude to himself, because he is unable to do his duty.
- Queen Gertrude's punishment would come form her own conscience.
- Hamlet's uncertainty to kill Claudius was forgotten after he killed Polonius.
- Killing someone in mid-prayer would automatically send them to hell.
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Act III Notes
- King Claudius and Polonius send Ophelia to try to get information from Hamlet, after Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report to them that Hamlet seemed ok to them.
- Hamlet said that he used to love Ophelia
- Hamlet says "To Be or Not to Be"
- After hearing Hamlet and Ophelia's conversation King Claudius decides that Hamlet is a danger to him and decides to send him away.
- Ophelia is a little dumbfounded after their conversation.
- Hamlet tells Horatio about to pay attention to King Claudius and Queen Gertrude and he informs Horatio of King Claudius killing King Hamlet.
- King Claudius admits to his son.
- Hamlet doesn't kill Claudius even though he had a chance but accidentally kills Polonius instead.
- Why did Claudius have to die rather than King Claudius? Does Hamlet have any hiden feeling about the death of Polonius?
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