tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post1244987857087007870..comments2024-03-11T22:58:24.241-07:00Comments on Dr. Preston's Literature & Composition: September 28Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-73608835994881230392011-09-29T10:45:58.578-07:002011-09-29T10:45:58.578-07:00Hamlet is upset that his mother has remarried to h...Hamlet is upset that his mother has remarried to his uncle, after only a couple months after the death of his father. He wishes to commit suicide but knows that this is a sin. He wishes that someone could accept his grieving but this sadness turns into anger towards his mother and uncle.<br /><br />Paul HurdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-69635238993904414012011-09-29T10:23:27.271-07:002011-09-29T10:23:27.271-07:00Hamlet states that he would kill himself if it was...Hamlet states that he would kill himself if it was not against the holy rule our creator enforces. Anger and confusion consume his emotions and makes him blind to a resolution. Additionally, nobody accepts his grieving, and tell Hamlet to move on. This was a major difference I noticed in the socieites of our time and Hamlet's time. In our time, people are excused from responsibilities in order to get over a loved one's death, but that is not the case for Hamlet. This fact adds to Hamlet's anger as he believes nobody cares about him. Thus, Hamlet wants to commit suicide. <br /><br />Comment - I find this story extremely difficult to interpret and read. If anyone has advice on how to read it, let me know. <br /><br />-Alex McKinneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-44201712006897604682011-09-29T09:44:37.978-07:002011-09-29T09:44:37.978-07:00In this scene hamlet is alone and wishes he could ...In this scene hamlet is alone and wishes he could melt away. The whole situation is sickening that his dad was such a great king along with person and how could his mother act so upset and cry then replace the king with his own brother. He hates that he can't say anything. <br /><br />Chelsea Stevenson<br />Per. 4Chelsea Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820688246952011376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-65393695042195912462011-09-29T07:35:51.136-07:002011-09-29T07:35:51.136-07:00Hamlet wishes that he could melt away. If only the...Hamlet wishes that he could melt away. If only the Lord did not create a law about illegal suicide. His father has been dead for 2 months. His father was a great king who he admired and loved him... You can interpret his feelings as either really sad or really pissed off, but you can not totally decide because of the way he is acting.<br />Chad Foster<br />Per. 2Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215508272086530416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-70133168402540796472011-09-29T06:34:51.856-07:002011-09-29T06:34:51.856-07:00If only it were not a sin, Hamlet would kill himse...If only it were not a sin, Hamlet would kill himself. Fresh from the pain of the loss of his father, adds on the disturbing remarriage of his mother. Hamlet aches and longs for action to be taken, but he will wait.<br /><br />-Very interesting, to say the least.Nate Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-38328309873516901502011-09-29T00:17:27.215-07:002011-09-29T00:17:27.215-07:00In this soliloquy, Hamlet states that he would kil...In this soliloquy, Hamlet states that he would kill himself if it were not a sin. He is angry and frustrated that his mother would remarry when his father has only been dead for less than two months. He is disgusted and appalled that his mother would marry his uncle shortly after his father died.He goes on to state that their marriage "incestuous." At the end he states that this "cannot come to god." He wants to do something about it but will "hold his tongue" for now.<br /> -Since one of the main themes is revenge, I believe that he will somehow plan to take some form of revenge on Claudius.Jessica Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506120808574284905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-74531167548035899792011-09-29T00:06:58.252-07:002011-09-29T00:06:58.252-07:00a) Hamlet is very upset over his fathers death, so...a) Hamlet is very upset over his fathers death, so upset that he wishes to take his life, and would if only it was not against his religion. He also is disappointed in his mother who just after one month remarried to his uncle. He is questioning how much love his mother really did have towards his father.<br /><br />b) I am interested to see how Hamlet will react, and I'm curious to see if Hamlet will commit suicide, because Shakespeare is known for writing tragedies (Romeo & Juliet).MaxKuhlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783176658815173255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-89453904840633870272011-09-28T23:57:41.476-07:002011-09-28T23:57:41.476-07:00a) Hamlet wants to kill himself but cannot for the...a) Hamlet wants to kill himself but cannot for the sake of his religion. Life has become meaningless to him. Life has become disgusting because of these recent events. King Hamlet was so loving to his queen and to him made a much better king than Claudius could hope to be. Gertrude seems so weak to him because she was temporarily distraught over her husband's death, only to marry again within a month. Bitterly, all this he cannot speak.<br />b) I'm kind of curious as to why Prince Hamlet didn't immediately become king after his father died.<br /><br />Dannielle Edwards, 4th.Danniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847658053542596000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-25130452382736316762011-09-28T23:55:41.516-07:002011-09-28T23:55:41.516-07:00A)In Hamlet's soliloquy he expresses his sorro...A)In Hamlet's soliloquy he expresses his sorrow and frustration towards his mother and uncle (stepdad). Considering his father's death wasn't that long ago, hamlet feels as if his mother has betrayed his father, the great King, and that she has no respect for his memory. He doesn't approve of his mother's marriage to his uncle and is therefor angry at the fact that she not only married him but didn't even bother waiting a certain amount of time. At least enough time for him to mourn in peace. Hamlet wishes that it were not a sin to commit suicide because he would rather kill himself than deal with the pain of his father's death. In the end of his speech, he expresses how much he wants to get revenge and says he must just stand in silence for the time being.<br /><br />B) I find myself reading the text a little too many times and I get very frustrated. I need a little bit of help (or maybe a lot) to be able to interpret what is occurring, easier.Betzy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12342831920334180468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-54562111987362522132011-09-28T23:51:28.942-07:002011-09-28T23:51:28.942-07:00Hamlet wants to just disappear because his father ...Hamlet wants to just disappear because his father is dead and on top of that within one month Hamlet doesn't understand why his mother, who was very much in love with king Hamlet, married so soon and to Hamlet's uncle.This left Hamlet questioning who his mother really was. He wants to kill himself but its against the law of his religion.<br /><br />I think what Gertrude did was selfish. When King Hamlet died she turned to his brother for comfort and stability but she doesn't think about Hamlet and his emotions that developed by her actions. <br /><br />Daniel Gonzalez Per2Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585415607275492571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-3450346453204963742011-09-28T22:53:40.205-07:002011-09-28T22:53:40.205-07:00Hamlet cannot understand why others do not share h...Hamlet cannot understand why others do not share his feelings. No one else is mourning the way he is, and it is very frustrating to him. Hamlet is extremely mad and confused about why his mother remarried so quickly without even taking a second to remember the one she just lost. Hamlet wants to share his feelings with everyone but he can't because he has to bite his tongue. Hamlet also thinks that no one can relate to him, no one other than his father. He thinks that there is no one who sees him inside, everyone is looking right through him to see what thy want to see. Hamlet's mother completely ignores the fact that that he is hurting inside. It isn't the manly thing to do to be sad and forward with feelings. As a man, he has to move on and pretend that everything is okay. This stereotypical conclusion of a man is contradicted with Hamlet's character. He acts as a human being, not a robot that society expects him to be.<br /><br /><br />I think that Hamlet is so bitter and resentful towards his uncle (now stepfather) for multiple reasons. Of course he replaced his father which is too tender and raw a subject to be touched since 'the memory be green'. I'm curious as to see what Hamlet will do to release his anger, he cannot hold something like this in for long. <br /><br />Kaley Jorgensen Per 2Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119930372782775925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-31284286946257101412011-09-28T22:40:24.664-07:002011-09-28T22:40:24.664-07:00O that my stained skin would melt
And become a dew...O that my stained skin would melt<br />And become a dew,<br />Or that God hadn't<br />made suicide a sin,<br />How banal and pointless<br />the things of this world are to me!<br />I curse it! It is an unweeded garden<br />that grows to spread. Only things that are abundant and repulsive possess it.<br />That it should come to this<br />Only two months dead, not even that.<br />He was an excellent king, like<br />Hyperion to a lowly satyr; so loving to my mother<br />That he wouldn't even let the wind blow to hard on her face. Heaven and earth, <br />Must I remember? Why, she (would) hang on him<br />as if growing more<br />in affection. But in a month<br />Let me not think of it; Women are frail<br />Only a month after she wore the shoes<br />She of her husband's funeral<br />Crying profusely, why did she<br />(anything smarter than her would have<br />mourned longer) marry my uncle?<br />My father's brother, but not my father<br />as I'm not Hercules. Within a month<br />of her depression<br />She married, with speed,<br />quickly to her brothers bed!<br />No good will come of it<br />But, I must hold my tongue and not speak of it.<br /><br />The Right Honourable Nicholas Joshua Lycan<br />Period 4Nicholas Joshua Lycanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092500430107415841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-52453221335174760462011-09-28T22:39:27.993-07:002011-09-28T22:39:27.993-07:00I wish I could just disappear,
That I could disapp...I wish I could just disappear,<br />That I could disappear into nothing,<br />If not for it being a sin to do,<br />I would commit suicide. O God,<br />There is no point in this useless world!<br />Ugh, it's like a garden that only grows to disgust me,<br />full of vile weeds.<br />My dad has only been dead for two months, not even two,<br />He was a great king, and so loving to my mother,<br />He would of stopped the wind from hitting her beauty<br />Why must I remember? She was always all over him,<br />and now just a month after his death-<br />She weeped tears as my father was buried,<br />But only mourned for a short amount of time-<br />and then she married my uncle,<br />my dad's brother, but my uncle is not like my father,<br />just like i'm nothing compared to a hero.<br />Only a month, and she moved on, <br />and married my uncle which is incestuous in my eyes.<br /><br />I really want to see how Hamlet carries out his thoughts. Since he's so indecisive and upset i want to know where his thoughts lead him in this situation. I feel like he is really going to seek revenge on his uncle. <br /><br />Shannon Murray<br />period 3Shannon Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782767283498889019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-49935054775011033482011-09-28T22:31:49.545-07:002011-09-28T22:31:49.545-07:00This is Jon Hoffman's post from 2nd period. I ...This is Jon Hoffman's post from 2nd period. I am posting it for him due to his encounters with technological errors. <br /><br />Here it is:<br /><br />I wished that I died as well with my father, life seems meaningless now. He was a great king, kind and loving to all, especially my mother. She adored him but within a month of his passing she has married my uncle. Is my father, her husband so quickly forgotten? The weakness of that woman’s heart… if only she would have mourned longer in remembrance of all the memories created with the husband she so adored. A month though! A single month and she marries his brother whose comparison can only be as a hero and his villain. Quickly they married to incest! I wretch at the thought. No matter, I have no say and will hold my tongue.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The only questions I have about Scene III are about what Hamlet actually interpreted from the description of the Ghosts appearance and why did Shakespeare put in the monologue to Laertes from Polonius?Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205019658088104540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-76622842824437482612011-09-28T22:29:39.319-07:002011-09-28T22:29:39.319-07:00A)In Hamlet's soliloquy, he is expressing his ...A)In Hamlet's soliloquy, he is expressing his sadness about his father's death and the remarriage of his mother. He is extremely disappointed in his mother for not mourning for his father, but instead quickly marrying his uncle. Hamlet feels the situation is so hopeless that he wants to commit suicide. "O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!" <br />B) At this point, it seems Hamlet is more bitter towards his mother than of Claudius. <br />Cayla Salazar Period 2Caylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760780544013479770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-85067747434876739232011-09-28T22:15:49.178-07:002011-09-28T22:15:49.178-07:00part B
I think Hamlet is mentally unstable at this...part B<br />I think Hamlet is mentally unstable at this point. He is seeing ghost and wanting to kill him self. He could really use some modern day anti-depression pills.DarinTophamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728090242222814616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-8219090153804183852011-09-28T22:08:46.424-07:002011-09-28T22:08:46.424-07:00Hamlet wants to melt away and turn into dew. He th...Hamlet wants to melt away and turn into dew. He then implies he wants to kill himself but can't because suicide is a sin. Hamlet goes on to compare his life to a garden of rank that continues to grow full of weeds and gross nature. He then expresses his anger towards his mother for marrying his fathers brother within only a month or two after his fathers death. He also thinks that his uncle is completely different then his father and expresses this by comparing himself to Hercules. Hamlet continues to keep his tone of hopelessness saying to himself that he has to keep his feelings locked, that telling the new king and queen will only make matters worse.DarinTophamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728090242222814616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-6782987815540688312011-09-28T22:00:01.320-07:002011-09-28T22:00:01.320-07:00I wish that I could disappear. That i had never ex...I wish that I could disappear. That i had never existed. Or, that God did not frown upon sucide. O God, O God! Everythig in this life is utterly useless! Life is nothing but an unweeded garden. All things inside are dead. Nothing but awful things happen constantly in this life. How did this happen? My father was an excellant king and so devoted to my mother. He wouldn't even let the wind make her uncomfortable. My goodness. Why am I thinking about this? They were so close. Never separated. It seemed all they needed was each other. Now? A month later- I don't want to think about it. Weakness, thy name is woman. A short month- she just attended his funeral! She was all tears- so full of grief. O God! anyone, would have mourned longer- she married my uncle! My father's brother. He is as much like my father, as I am like a superhero. A month! She didn't deserve to mourn. As soon as the tears were gone, she was married. Too fast. She moved on so quickly to his brother! <br />This cannot come to anything good. <br />I will break my heart. And i cannot tell anyone about it. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />b) I, like Trevor, don't understand the "incestuous sheets," or why this is incest. After the King died, the queen and the king's brother were of no relation. Is he using this language to describe his opnion instead of the actual situation? Or is he simply upset about the short time it took for his mother's re-marriage? Is he more upset about the time it took? Or the person she married?<br /><br />Rachel Bumstead 4th periodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-7147404625988718842011-09-28T21:50:25.836-07:002011-09-28T21:50:25.836-07:00I wish I would just die, but it's a sin to com...I wish I would just die, but it's a sin to commit suicide. This is gross how not even two months after my father's death my mother likes his brother, our "excellent" king. Beasts and animals would have mourned longer for the loss of a partner. And the fact that my mom went to my father's brother who is similar to my father like I'm similar to Hercules. She married too quickly and how disgusting it is that they sleep together!<br />I think that Hamlet will see his father more and begin to make his plan of revenge for his uncle to avenge his father's death. The reader will also learn that Cornelius was the one who killed Hamlet(sr.).<br />Ian Janssen p4Ian Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697986477845354910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-25674498274302027852011-09-28T21:43:50.089-07:002011-09-28T21:43:50.089-07:00jojo relyea per. 3
a) I wish my skin would melt o...jojo relyea per. 3<br /><br />a) I wish my skin would melt off me <br />and I could fade into nothing<br />or i would stop living forever<br />why does suicide have to be a sin!?<br />life is meaningless<br />the world and everything in it is useless to me<br />life is like a garden<br />things flourish from just a seed<br />how coul,d it have grown to this<br />hes only been dead for two months-not even<br />he was a great king and<br />was like a saint and loved mom deeply<br />if he could leave heaven<br />he would move heaven and earth to see her<br />it hurts me to remember them together<br />she wouldnt leave his side<br />but she never really loved him and in only a month<br />i cant even say her name!<br />she didnt even mourn for a month before she was fine<br />she disrespected my dad<br />her tears were fake- she even!...<br />god that bitch!<br />she barely mourned and then my married<br />my uncle<br />my dads own brother! b=hes nothing like my father<br />than me compared to hercules. in only a month<br />her fake tears hadnt even dried<br />from her damn eyes<br />she married so damn fast<br />and jumped into his bed<br />there is no positive side to this<br />its breaks my heart not to be able to express myself!<br /><br />b)He should punch that whore in the face and overthrow his uncle! Poor Hamlet notonly does he have to throw all of this, but he has to do it on a pedistal with the whole kingdom watching his every move. Is line 162 saying shes a whore for sleeping with his fathers brother?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-27628198814070269992011-09-28T21:40:31.108-07:002011-09-28T21:40:31.108-07:001) Hamlet begins by showing how he believes his li...1) Hamlet begins by showing how he believes his life is terrible. He would commit suicide if it wasnt for the religious reason of suicide being a sin that isnt to be tampered with. hamlet continues complaining saying relating life to a garden of weeds. Hamlet is overwhelmed by the fact that his mother is marrying his uncle after his father had die noe even two months ago. "Hamlet may not see valid reason but looking into it maybe she was remarried in pride and wanted to be back on the throne where she was accustomed to." Still though he cant get over the fact that his mom is now together with his uncle after all the memories he has of her and his dad so happy and loving to each other. He wants to act or speak out against it but he knows that he can not.<br />2)In all honesty, this play elaboration with my fellow classmates has interested me in shakespears writing much more than before.I cannot wait to finish the book after analyzing it like we are currently doing and looking back at how i would have just read the book and be in total awe of how much more i was able to extract from the text. Im also very curious to see how the ghost or supernatural comes to interract with hamlet and what hamlet decides to do after it.JacobV.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14245709378976590848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-8573623069764077132011-09-28T21:36:20.146-07:002011-09-28T21:36:20.146-07:00I do not understand the meaning of "sheets&qu...I do not understand the meaning of "sheets" in the line, "incestuous sheets." Is Shakespeare using a different meaning of the word or does he really mean sheets, like bed sheets?<br /><br />Trevor Hudgins<br />Period 6Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672585984935505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-36430928990671773272011-09-28T21:34:39.152-07:002011-09-28T21:34:39.152-07:00a.Hamlet is very depressed over his father’s death...a.Hamlet is very depressed over his father’s death, his father was a great king, and to top it all off his mother just married his uncle. That does not help the matter. He believes that his mother has not grieved for long enough and that his mother’s decision was wrong. Hamlet wants to speak his min d but he decides to hold it in to not make matters worse.<br />b.I have trouble understanding the language like I am sure many of us do but I want to know if there is an easier way to translate it or if anyone has tips on having a better understanding of it.Tatiana.Per.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00647705592631009464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-53006258780331793892011-09-28T21:31:06.361-07:002011-09-28T21:31:06.361-07:00"If only my skin would melt and turn to dew, ..."If only my skin would melt and turn to dew, and if only God allowed suicide, God this world is so pointless and boring! It is like an overgrown garden that is choked with weeds taking it over. It isn't even 2 months after an excellent king's death, he was so great a man and so loving to my mother. He would have stopped the winds of heaven to protect her. Heaven and earth, i remember she would stay with him like her life relied on his presence, but yet within a month, i do not want to think about it; you weak woman, a small month and your feet that followed behind my father's funeral, all tears, an animal would mourned longer- married to my uncle. My father's brother, but he is nothing like my father. I'm more like Hercules than he is like my great father, in a month, before her tears had even fully dried she was married. How evil and quick they got married, it's practically incest." <br /><br />Cambria Leach P.2Cambriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145352344027623857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384832010390166324.post-56007876055411887502011-09-28T21:30:42.596-07:002011-09-28T21:30:42.596-07:00funniest thing in the world happened right now. My...funniest thing in the world happened right now. My computer decided to turn off at the end of my response now i have to retype everything. Great.JacobV.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14245709378976590848noreply@blogger.com