UNDERSTANDING HAMLET ACT 2

Today during class we finished Act 2.

What i got from it: Hamlet is a professional at being multiple people in one. With Rosencratz  and Guildenstern he (Hamlet) is  having a conversation about prison and other things; casual friend conversations. When Polonious enters he starts acting crazy, and madly in love with Ophelia. It is quite entertaining to see. Then by himself he is a mess. His last soliloquy in this act was about himself of course. He spoke about how much emotion and passion was given to Hecuba's character and how if he were to tell someone his story and what he was going through people would cry and have so much emotion. He is angry and confused at the fact that Hecuba; a character could be treated with such drama and emotion. He is also talking about murdering his uncle and so on and so forth.

vocabulary #8 Def. Only

SENTENCES POSTED ON DEAR OPHELIA POST

abase: to reduce or lower in rank, office etc

abdicate: to give up or renounce

abomination: anything greatly disliked or detested

brusque: rude, blunt, rough

saboteur: a person that practices sabotage

debauchery: excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

proliferate: to grow or produce

anachronism: someone or something that belongs in an earlier time period

nomenclature: names or terms used in a particular set or system

expurgate: to make appropriate by removing words/passages that are offensive; to censor

bellicose: aggressive, hostile, ready to fight

gauche: lacking social grace;  awkward

rapacious: satisfaction of greed

paradox: a proposition that seems contradictory, but may be true

conundrum: a riddle, puzzle

anomaly: someone or something abnormal,

ephemeral: short-lived, lasting a brief moment

rancorous: someone who is full of resentment/ hate

churlish: rude, vulgar behavior

precipitous: very steep, dangerously high

DEAR OPHELIA w/ SENTENCES

Dear O,

First of all I would like to I would like to say sorry. I am sure that that you had a very gauche with your brother and father.You have come to the right place. My team and I will do our best to get you out of this precipitous mess. The team and I have discussed your case and we know that your father and brother want the best for you after all they are your family. They will do anything to abase the man they abominate. They will even go as far as acting bellicose toward him of they had to. This is going to be a huge conundrum so brace your self.

First, ask yourself do I really like this guy or is he just a stubborn desire? Once you have the answer to that question ask yourself another question, Can I live with out this romance or am I better off abdicating it? I really just want to tell you to do what your heart tells you, but sometimes the heart is not smart, it does no thinking like the brain does. Go on and try to find out why your brother and father dislike him so much? If their reasons make sense than listen to them. Most importantly do not be naïve. Do not let yourself be drawn by debauchery. Do not tolerate any brusque or churlish behavior by your prince. After answering all these questions if you are still firmly in love with this prince than go and proliferate, but if even the smallest doubt crosses your mind then, take everything into consideration; your feelings, the reactions of your family etc. I know that as a young women with a prince it must be hard to be to just think of yourself, but I say you should be rapacious, never rancorous nor a saboteur. Let your mind be free be thankful you are not anomaly live in the moment and don’t be mistaken for an anachronism. You never know maybe this discussion about Hamlet may be a paradox, or maybe it is just your family trying to expurgate the good of Hamlet. Be aware of the nomenclature they direct towards Hamlet.

Be patient, this experience will not be ephemeral. Best of luck! Contact us if you need further advice.

Sincerely,

The Generous Show

LITERARY FICTION & EMPATHY

"You will be the same in 10 years, except for the people you meet and the books you read"
-Chancellor Runnels

How can reading fiction help you understand others?  
Fiction is the genre that tells the truth with out pointing fingers. The characters are either very similar or very different to the actual reader. The thing about fiction is that is has exaggerated detail and imagery. It is a real benefit, because with this the reader is able to analyze a situation and the character's reaction to it. Everything we learn serves a purpose, even if it is for the simplest thing and only for a second. I believe fiction novels make you wander, and be open-minded. They help you step away from reality and help bring out emotions in you that are usually not brought out. It helps is understand others because we are exposed to different people everyday just like in the novels. 

Use Hamlet as an example to explore your own thinking process and reactions to a character's innermost thoughts/struggles. 

After reading Hamlet's first big soliloquy i came to the conclusion that many people feel this way. They feel like everything about their life has been packed into a box and given to them all at once; all of the struggles and hardships all wrapped tightly in a bundle. I think everyone can relate to that feeling at least once in their lifetime. Not only did the soliloquy help me understand Hamlet's inner thoughts, but also his way of reacting to his circumstances. As a human being i know that everyone deals with their hardships in different ways, but what makes it easier is knowing that i can guess and/or analyze their behavior in order to figure out how they are feeling. 

QUOTE #10

"Don't make a bad day,
make you feel
like you have a bad life."
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EXPERIENCE: The Art of Hosting Good Conversations Online

The process to finding blogs that were from other AP students that were reading or had gone over Hamlet were a bit tedious and frustrating. After typing key words like, AP blogs, and Hamlet i found some options. I commented on three individual's blogs. I introduced myself and my assignments.  I also, invited them to have good online conversations about Hamlet with me. I will be waiting on their responds and hoping they do not think i am some creeper person.

VOCABULARY 7

Izamar will continue this story on her blog. This is only my part...http://idiazenglitcomp13.blogspot.com/


The more Alex spoke the more LOQUACIOUS Quatro Quatro became. As the concert went on Dan smith and EEEE were up to some SHENANIGANS that nobody wanted to join in. They were going around slapping girl’s butt and hiding in the crowd. In order to ESCHEW getting hurt by the women they pretended to rock out to the music like everybody else. Ivy then gave them a huge HARANGUE on why they should respect women. They stared blankly at her and took in her then GARRULOUS personality. She was dressed in a purple tight MUNGO dress and had a capricious look to her. If she was not so up tight she would be one of EEE and Dan Smith slapping competition victims. Ivy’s disappointment in the boys was EPHEMERAL, next thing you know she was dancing and shouting with them. The sweaty bodies briefly brushing against each other, the raspy screams making everyone deaf, it made the boys act so EBULLIENT.

“Dang…” EEE exclaimed.

“What? Where?” Dan shouted.

A beautiful young lady was walking past them, she smelled of channel perfume and sweat. She was very aware of her beauty so for some fun she turned around and winked at the boys.

Dan could not contain himself and he screamed at the top of his lungs

“Bomb!”

People turned to all places, the music stopped, before Dan could explain himself there were people running chaotically and screaming

“Bomb! There is a bomb!”