tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74165733653830590372024-02-08T11:35:23.162-08:00HamletAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-71979814281744981532012-11-25T17:25:00.001-08:002012-11-25T17:25:21.132-08:00Response Act Five CameronYou can see that Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's tragedies because almost everyone dies. I was surprised that all of the suspense from the last four acts ended like this. I assumed that Hamlet and Claudius would die; I didn't expect everyone to be killed in this attempted murder. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-82892804950667276632012-11-25T17:20:00.001-08:002012-11-25T17:20:06.294-08:00Response to Act four CameronI am fascinated how the play is finally reaching its turning point. To me, the play is suspenseful. I'm very curious to find out the end. Honestly, I'm ready for it to end. I also want to know what the letters hold. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-71003522369352598512012-11-25T17:11:00.001-08:002012-11-25T17:11:56.398-08:00Response Act three CameronI find this to be ironic. The murder of Polonious was not on purpose, it was accidental. I think that because Hamlet believes he is condemned religiously, he'll let go of the morals he does have, and continue to do bad things. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-62526594456279416182012-11-25T17:04:00.001-08:002012-11-25T17:04:57.268-08:00Response to Act Two CameronI think act two was much harder to interpret than act one. I tried to focus on the language and got lost in translation. Once I finally got the gist of it, I began to feel like act two was much better than act one. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-33190635350245259792012-11-25T16:58:00.001-08:002012-11-25T16:58:40.204-08:00Personal Response Act One CameronI think hamlet is over dramatic and beats around the bush when he talks about his attitudes towards people. He's not very direct. So far, I like the play compared to other Shakespearian plays. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-51845285018066912122012-11-19T17:49:00.000-08:002012-11-19T17:49:35.790-08:00Act 5 Language (Ashton Jones)1. Argal- Indicates a reasoning as to why they did what they did to themselves or something. This word is a pronounciation of the latin word ergo. This word ties in to the script because its an old english word that was used very often through out these old writings and plays made.<br />
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2.Quiddity- Is the essential nature of a thing. They used this word a lot to help describe why a person would<br />
do such a thing and thats by their nature. The words tone is very catchy and is used in this play to help the <br />
people of that era understand that the reason this person did that thing is because it was their human or <br />
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3. Sirrah- is how they adress inferiors or children to express impatience.This was a word typically used to catch a persons attention in a very respectable way. They used this word in the old english because it would help them gain the attention of a person.<br />
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4. Gibes- to utter mocking or scoffing words.They used this word to ask why people were mocking them and why they were doing such a thing. This word was only common in the era of when they spoke old english.<br />
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5. Maim- To lose a limb or feeling due to a wound from something. This was a common word used in shakespeares time because a lot of people have had injuries to where they couldnt use one of their body parts. The word had a lot of meaning to soldiers in battle or people that have fought with swords a lot.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-6524281482021066912012-11-19T16:29:00.004-08:002012-11-19T16:29:59.726-08:00Act Five Symbols/Allusions: Cameron Ginger Daddy <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1) The cup: </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The cup represents the King's union with his land which leads him to damnation, this was also an issue for the late King Hamlet but he didn't know it. In this case King Claudius knows that the only way to spare his soul is to give up the land but instead he chooses damnation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">2)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yorick's skull: </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">In the first scene when Horatio and Hamlet walk up on some gravediggers Hamlet asks about a skull that one of the gravediggers had pulled from the ground. The skull belonged to Yorick, the late King Hamlet's jester who Hamlet had a personal connection too. After seeing the skull Hamlet begins to ponder life after death and how even the greatest men throughout time such as Alexander the great become no more than dirt. The skull represents death and therefore Hamlet's confrontation with death.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">In act V scene I Shakespeare alludes to Sir James Hale a Justice of the Common Pleas.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">"...Now, whether it be</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple..."</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">- Now whether it is animal-like madness or cowardly hesitation."</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">-This phrase gives you the clue that Hamlet is really beating himself up about his hesitation to avenge his father's death. You can tell that he is disappointed in himself and he doesn't understand why he has put it off for so long.</span></span><div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">"This nothing's more than matter."</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">-This nonsense she is speaking means more than rational speech.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">-This gives you a sense of Ophelia's true insanity. She is driven mad, much to everyone's dismay and what she says is more proof of her insanity than anyone can ever describe in rational speech. </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-30324471718907964582012-11-19T16:14:00.001-08:002012-11-19T16:14:59.330-08:00Who's Who Act III: CameronHamlet: After a misunderstanding, he loses Ophelia and is finally driven to madness. <br />
Claudius: Has decided to send Prince Hamlet away after Ophelia returns her gifts and letters to Hamlet, because he is afraid of what Hamlet could do to harm his spot on the throne. <br />
Polonious: Had told Ophelia to reject Hamlet's love to protect her virtue. But began to fear that he was the cause of Hamlet's madness<br />
Ophelia: After returning Hamlet's gifts, she began to watch the prince fall apart. She realizes that love can drive good men crazy, and she fears that she is the cause for Hamlet's madnessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-41828796691003133672012-11-19T16:04:00.001-08:002012-11-19T16:04:01.252-08:00Clarification Questions Act 2: Cameron1) In scene II, line 548, what does the word "scullion" mean?<br />
2) Why does Hamlet question the actor when he says "The muffled queen"?<br />
3) Why is Polonious spying on his son? What does he expect to find?<br />
4) In scene II, line 127, what does the phrase "table-book" mean?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-6511515574581220922012-11-19T15:43:00.001-08:002012-11-19T15:43:17.634-08:00Themes Act I: CameronThe theme for act one is betrayal. This is because Prince Hamlet feels betrayed by both his mother, Gertrude, and his uncle Claudius, after returning home for his father's funeral to find that his mother had remarried his uncle. This was an incestuous act, and it was of great shock to him. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-58512956170664560132012-11-19T03:41:00.001-08:002012-11-19T03:41:23.342-08:00Personal Reaction abbie Clark .. I knew it was going to end in tragedy but not to this extent. Everyone dies, everyone except Horatio so that he can tell Hamlet's story. I was not expecting Gertrude's death whatsoever, and I can't believe Claudius did not stop her from drinking from the cup. He didnt try hardly at all, just said something along the lines of "Gertrude, don't drink from that". She was trying to rebel against his control by this point because she finally saw Claudius for the man that he was, so in a way her stuborness played a part in killing her too. Hamlet finally seeks his revenge against Claudius and I was glad but in a way sad because even though Hamlet had killed Polonius already, I didn't really think his character would allow him to kill Claudius. He would never go through with it before hand, but I suppose when Claudius took away the last thing he loved, Gertrude, he went off. The deaths got less shocking and shocking as they went along, I think I just kind of got used to the idea much like the gravedigger got used to death. It's funny how habit can make us get used to anything. Just as it is funny that one day, all of our accomplishements wont matter because we'll just be another meaningless skull in the ground. That I think is what Hamlet was saying; no matter who we are or what we do, we will die and become one with the Earth. I turned that thought in my head a couple of times because I had never thought about it before. This Act made me think about a lot of things in detail. The thought who has the right to kill another popped into my mind again several times. I think Shakespeare was exploring this idea through Hamlet's internal conflict of seeking revenge.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-88637527282133706652012-11-19T03:17:00.002-08:002012-11-19T03:17:34.853-08:00Clarification QuestionsDid Rosencrantz and Guildenstern deserve their fate?<br />
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Did Ophelia kill herself, or did "the water come to her, and drown her"<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: x-small;">The lines of right and wrong and easily blurred in this tragedy; on one hand I see where Rosencratz and Guildensterns might have deserved their fate just by simply betraying Hamlet, but then again who has the right to end a life except for God? As for Ohelia, well she was insane at the time. She wasn't in her right mindset so she didnt know what she was doing, whether it be accident or intentional, I would declare Ophelia's death as suicide. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: x-small;">I do think Hamlet realizes he wont make it out alive. He forshadows his own death by talking of a bad feeling he has and hugs Horatio before he sets out to fight. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-86982845839365280152012-11-15T07:23:00.000-08:002012-11-15T07:23:03.161-08:00Personal Reaction, Annie Cruz By the end of Hamlet I was very shocked. I didn't really have any knowledge of Shakespear before we read Hamlet, so I was not use to all the tragedy endings. I found the battle between Hamlet Laertes to be very suspensful. The tension that had built up through out the whole entire book was released during Act 5. I believe that Laertes was spiteful, angry, and depressed over his fathers death, but I feel like he wouldn't of actually seeked revenge on Hamlet if he was given enought time to mourn over his fathers death. King Claudius acted as a catalyst and filled him with anger and reasons to take revenge on Hamlet. The fact that after Laertes was stabbed he apologized to Hamlet and revealed the truth, shows that he did have remorse for the actions he had participated in with King Claudius. <br />
The part of Act 5 I was most eager to see was when Hamlet finally found revenge on the King. This was a very important part on the play and I was very happy to see that he finally fulfilled his fathers wishes. But, I was also disappointed that Hamlet had to die. This story was filled with many deaths, arguements, and misconceptions. Overall, I found it to be a very interesting book. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-74588866426025196532012-11-14T19:48:00.004-08:002012-11-19T16:25:34.184-08:00$(Ashton Jones)$ Symbols and AlussionsScene 2<br />
(To be demanded of a sponge)<br />
This shows symbolism because sponges in nature sit there and absorb water and food through the current of the water. If the current continues to flow the sponge will be fed and kept well. Hamlet calls Rosencrantz a sponge because he goes around taking in all the information and background stories he can. This sort of acting is that of what a sponge would do, so thats why he called him a sponge.<br />
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(Like some ore Among a mineral of metals base)<br />
This shows symbolism through the fact that these minerals were placed in this base metal and cant be removed unless broken down or melted. Gertrude states that hamlet is still in madness and the only way to calm his madness down is to get rid of him. Because his madness is stuck to him like minerals in base metals.<br />
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(Not where eats but where he is eatan)<br />
This very symbolic because it expresses how a man used to sit down at his table to eat what has been prepared for him. But instead he is being eaten where he would normally sit down to eat his meals. Death is definitly taken out of this because of how this is worded.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-33582034152532620182012-11-14T13:59:00.001-08:002012-11-14T13:59:34.771-08:00Act five: Personal Reaction, HannahI was not surprised at all by what happens in this act. I saw it coming from the time that Hamlet accepted the duel. I knew by him doing this it would not turn out well. However, I did not expect the queen to die. I was glad though that Hamlet finally killed his father's murderer. Even though it was a sad story and everyone died I still enjoyed the story more than I thought I would.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-44018961852601304062012-11-14T13:56:00.000-08:002012-11-14T13:56:26.968-08:00Act five: Key Passages, Hannah1. The first key passage would have to be when Hamlet realizes that Ophelia is dead. This is when he comes out from hiding and admits to everyone that he loved Ophelia. Also, Laertes and Hamlet have their little fight and this is very important. It sets the tone for how the rest of the play is going to turn out. Now, Hamlet is back and the king and Laertes have to act on their plan to kill Hamlet.<br />
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2. The second key passage is when the queen drinks from the poisoned cup and Hamlet and Laertes are both now injured. This passage is basically the end of the play. Now we can pretty much tell that they are all going to die. But, before they die, Laertes realizes that the king was the bad guy all along and he tells Hamlet that and Hamlet kills the king. This ties the whole play together and brings everything to an end.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-70612845493311934902012-11-13T13:58:00.001-08:002012-11-13T13:58:22.796-08:00Act 5 Personal Reaction-ToriI think it is really ironic how everyone dies at the end of the book, and the sequence in which they die. I am proud of Hamlet finally getting his revenge on King Claudius and thus avenging his father's murder. It saddens me to think of the death of Ophelia, and what drove her to this depressing state. I am also proud of Hamlet for finally expressing his emotions about his love for Ophelia to other people in his anguish at the news of her death. When Hamlet is on his death bed, he names Fortinbras the heir to the throne of Denmark, and it surprises me that he would do that since Fortinbras is the sworn enemy of Denmark.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-83867824118955038202012-11-13T13:52:00.000-08:002012-11-13T13:52:49.499-08:00Act 5 Clarification Questions-Tori1. What is the significance of the skulls being dug up in the graveyard?<br />
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2. How and why do the others react the way that they do when Hamlet proclaims his love for Ophelia?<br />
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3. Why does Hamlet name Fortinbras as the heir to the Danish throne?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-69734420348312995732012-11-13T13:18:00.002-08:002012-11-13T13:18:56.654-08:00Act 3 Themes (Ashton Jones)$$$$:) My Theme is love and marriage. In act three you realize that Rosencrantz and Guilenstern have no luck trying to figure out what is wrong with Hamlet. So Polonius and Claudius are hiding nearby when Ophelia trys to return Hamlets stuff back to him. In the ballroom Hamlet starts to explain to her in words that he does not want his belongings back. But Ophelia refuses to understand exactlty why Hamlet wont take back his. So in actions Hamlet describes to her that he can not marry her or love her no more. So he hears a noise in the distant and realizes that her father is nearby and he searches everyroom looking for him. While he does this he physically abuses her and her father watches everything that Hamlet does to her. While he is watching in disguist, Hamlet finds the room their in and they dart away before he can catch them.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-70461065846850719292012-11-13T07:28:00.000-08:002012-11-13T07:28:03.908-08:00Personal Reaction Act 4, Annie CruzDuring Act 4 there are many events which begin to unfold. Once Ophelia learns of her fathers death she begins to go mad, just as if they think Hamlet is. I was very shocked at how mindless she had become. Also, the fact that Laeretes stormed in with an angry crowd defending him was very shocking. Another event that took place during this act was when the King and Laeretes have decided to plan death for Hamlet. Not only does the cause me to be irate, but it also makes me fill anxious. I have yet to see Hamlet seek revenge for his father and am more than eager to watch him fulfill his fathers wishes. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-86774173730873059372012-11-13T07:21:00.002-08:002012-11-13T07:21:21.765-08:00Questions Act 4, Annie Cruz1. How <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;">does Claudius justify sending Hamlet to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region>?</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;">2. Why do you think Hamlet hid <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;">Polonius' body instead of giving it to the king?</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;">3. Do you think that Ophelia's feelings changed for Hamlet once she was informed that Hamlet had killed her father?</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;">4.<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB">What two reasons did Claudius give Laertes in defense of not punishing Hamlet?</span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR;"><span lang="EN-GB">5. Why did Laertes say,"And therefore i forbid these tears" when he is informed of Ophelia's death?</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-30565574302319938302012-11-12T19:32:00.004-08:002012-11-12T19:32:49.484-08:00Act 5 personal reaction -RachelWell I knew I needed to go on and do act 5 or I would've forgotten, but I'm glad I did because it was really good and crazy! It really through me off the the queen would drink from the poison cup meant for Hamlet. It's kinda sad that basically everyone that is a main character dies, but it makes the book better and interesting! This may sound bad, but I'm glad the king was to blame at the end and I'm glad that he died. Even though Hamlet dies, he got revenge on the former king for his father and that was his main goal. This story had so many backwards and twisted things happen in it where it was just crazy and unexpected. I also did not expect Ophelia to die. I really wanted for her and Hamlet to meet again later on in the book and get married or something, too bad she and he are both dead! But over all I thought Hamlet had a good plot to it, it wasn't too hard t understand and kept the readers attention because so many unexpected events happen.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-87983656746825753172012-11-12T19:22:00.002-08:002012-11-12T19:22:34.130-08:00Act 5 themes -Rachel The themes of this act include Appearance vs. Reality, honor, duty and responsibility and twists of fate. <br />
One of the main themes in this act is <b>Appearance vs. Reality</b>. There's are many examples to this. For starters, the part where the priest doesn't know how to take Ophelia's death because it looks like it could be either an accident, or a suicide, he doesn't really know and neither does anyone else.<br />
Another example mod this is the dueling scene between Hamlet and Laertes. It looks like it is just a fun playful fight, but in reality, this fight is actually very dangerous. It leads into another theme of <b>honor</b>. Laertes is trying to restore the honor that he thinks has been lost due to what Hamlet has done and he feels like it is his <b>duty, or responsibility</b> to bring this honor back.<br />
<b>Twists of fate </b>also play apart in this act as well. Basically all the main characters die, it had been there fate all along, no one just knew it yet.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416573365383059037.post-8588736830971976202012-11-12T11:34:00.000-08:002012-11-12T11:34:40.998-08:00Act 4: Personal Reaction, Hannah This act surprised me more than any of the other acts. I did not expect Hamlet to kill Polonius in the first place and I definitely did not expect Ophelia to go mad or drown. I think the book is getting better and more interesting with each act. there is more and more suspense as Hamlet still considers whether to kill his uncle or not.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999956282944687364noreply@blogger.com0