Notes on Hamlet: Act 5

Part 1 Hamlet has returned to Elsinore with Horatio To be, To do, To act Hamlet wonders why he sings while digging graves The man keeps throwing out skulls of the grave Hamlet asks the grave robber whose grave he is in The man says a dead womans The man also talks about Hamlet (Yet does not know he is talking to him) Hamlet questions the man asking why Hamlet went to England. The man replys that he was mad...and as Hamlet questions further on what grounds...yet the man seems a bit naive ..he jokes and sings so waggishly Hamlet comes back to find his old jester dead (yorick) Part 2 Hamlet sees the king, the queen, Laeretes, and all nobility coming to a funeral (he hides) Laeretes speaks profoundly over Ophelias death, Hamlet listens to it all. We can tell Laeretes blames Hamlet, Hamlet rushes out of hiding to confront Laeretes. Hamlet is destroyed to find out that it was Ophelia who took her own life Laeretes tries to kill Hamlet Hamlet tells his love of Ophelia Claudius says Hamlet is just mad Claudius tells Gertrude to send watch on her son Part 3 Horatio tells Hamlet that Rosencrantz and Guilden stern are dead Hamlet does not care, he says Claudius has killed his king and whored his mother Hamlet is invited to a duel The man inviting Hamlet tells him how Claudius is betting on Laeretes winning That is Claudius's plan to make Hamlet fight ..thus winning...thus drinking from a poisoned cup Part 4 Hamlet says he fights of love with Laeretes No wrong Laeretes lies and says he accepts Claudius admits to betting against Hamlet Hamlet gets a fraud hit and Claudius gives him the wine to celebrate his winnings The wine is poisoned Hamlet denies the wine and plays yet again Hamlet again wins except now his mother took the cup Claudius warns her not to drink but Gertrude says " I will my lord, I pray you pardon me" Laeretes and Hamlet fight again, except this time Laeretes tries to kill Hamlet, cutting the back of his neck....Hamlet runs after Laeretes Hamlet cuts Laeretes neck too Gertrude falls , Hamlet comes running... Gertrude tells him that it was the drink...poisoned The blades were poisoned...Laeretes falls and tells him it was the king Hamlet cuts Claudius and gets him to drink what his mother drank Claudius dies Hamlet now falls in Horatio's hands Horatio tries to follow Hamlet to the death Hamlet throws the cup Hamlet tells Horatio to tell Hamlet's story...then dies

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In American’s first automobile race in 1895, the winning car had an average speed of 7 mph.

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In a span of just 4 years, Magic Johnson won a high school state basketball championship, the NCAA championship, and the NBA championship.

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Each year, 86,000 Americans go to the emergency room because they trip over their pet.

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The battleship USS New York, was built with 24 tons of scrap steel recovered from the World Trade Center.

Tools That Change The Way We Think

Who Was Shakespeare?

Notes on Hamlet

Vocab #9

Abortive: failing to produce the intended result

Bruit: spread a report or rumor widely

Contumelious: scornful and insulting behavior

Dictum: a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source; a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle

Ensconce: establish or settle

Iconoclastic: characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions

In medias res: a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle of a story rather than the beginning

Internecine: destructive to both sides in a conflict

Maladroit: ineffective or bungling; clumsy

Maudlin: self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

Modulate: exert a modifying or controlling influence on

Portentous: of or like a portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner

Prescience: the power to foresee the future

Quid pro quo: a favor or advantage granted in return for something

Salubrious: health-giving, healthy; pleasant, not run-down

Saturnalia: the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December; an occasion of wild revelry

Touchstone: a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized

Traumatic: emotionally disturbing or distressing; relating to or causing psychological trauma

Vitiate: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity of.

Waggish: humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner

Hamlet Remix

HAMLET:
To be, or not to be, that is the question.
Is it nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to fight against a sea of troubles,
And end them by fighting? To die, to sleep,
Nothing more, and by sleeping, to be able to say we end
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks
That the body gets as part of life is an ending
To be wished for very earnestly. To die, to sleep,
To sleep! Perhaps to dream. Yes, there's the catch,
For what dreams may come in that sleep of death,
When we have left this life on earth,
Must make us stop. There's the respect
That makes a mess of long life,
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's insults,
The pangs of rejected love, the law's delay,
The inexperience of office, and the disdain
That patient merit takes from the unworthy,
When he himself might his final settlement make
With a bare, sharp knife? Who would bear these burdens
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
Except that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovered country, from whose borders
No traveler returns, puzzles the mind,
And makes us bear those problems we have
Rather than fly to others that we don’t know about?
In this way, a conscience can make cowards of us all,
And in this way the natural color of making up your mind
Is covered with the pale shadow of thinking,
And projects of great substance and significance,
And in this regard, their movement turns erratic,
And lose the name of action. Wait!
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in your eyes
May all my sins be remembered.

Vocab #8

Abeyance-(N.) A state of temporary disuse or suspension.

Ambivalent- (Adj.) Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Beleaguer- (V.) Beset with difficulties

Carte blanche- (N.) Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.

Cataclysm- (N.) A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context

Debauch- (V.) Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
(N.) A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking

éclat- (N.) brilliant or conspicuous success

Fastidious- (Adj.) Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Gambol- (V.) Run or jump about playfully

Imbue- (V.) Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".

Inchoate- (Adj.) Just begun and so not fully formed or developed

Lampoon- (V.) Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
(N.) A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way

Malleable- (Adj.) Easily influenced; pliable

Nemesis- (N.) The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall

Opt- (V.) Make a choice from a range of
possibilities

Philistine- (N.) A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them

Picaresque- (Adj.) Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero

Queasy- (Adj.) Nauseated; feeling sick

Refractory- (Adj.) Stubborn or unmanageable

Savoir-faire- (N.) The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.

What Campuses are Learning About Online Teaching

This article came out in the Wall Street Journal this morning, and seems to have a close connect to open source learning and my future at MIT.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444620104578012262106378182.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Vocab Midterm Study Strategies

Since these are words I have already seen, I will most likely just look at the definitions I have previously posted on this blog. I will make sure I can use words in context and compare and contrast words with similar meanings.

Vocabulary words thus far:

adumbrate - to outline; foreshadow

apotheosis - the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of God.

ascetic - simple life, denies material satisfaction.

bauble - a showy, cheap ornament, jester's scepter.

beguile - to influence by trickery, flattery

burgeon - to begin to grow or blossom

complement - something that completes, makes up a whole or brings to perfection.

contumacious - disobedient or rebellious

curmudgeon - an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.

didactic - intended to instruct

disingenuous - not straightforward or candid; insincere

exculpate - to clear of guilt or blame

faux pas - a social blunder or indiscretion

fulminate - to explode or detonate

fustian - pretentious speech or writing; pompous, bombastic

hauteur - arrogance, pride

inhibit - to hold back, restrain

jeremiad - a literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.

opportunist - one who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end with no regard for consequences.

unconscionable - not restrained by conscience; excessive.

accolade - any award, honor or laudatory notice

acerbity - harshness or severity, as of temper or expression.

attrition - a reduction or decrease in numbers, size or strength

bromide - a platitude or trite saying

chauvinist - a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic.

chronic - constant, habitual

expound - to set forth or state in detail

factionalism - self-interested: partisan

immaculate - free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean; free from blemish

imprecation - a curse; malediction

ineluctable - incapable of being evaded, inescapable

mercurial - changeable, volatile, fickle, flighty, erratic

palliate - to relieve or lessen without curing

protocol - the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality

resplendent - shining brilliantly; gleaming

stigmatize - to mark with a stigma or brand

sub rosa - confidentially, secretly

vainglory - empty pomp or show

vestige - a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence.

volition - the power of willing; will

apostate: a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.

effusive: unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve.

impasse: a position or situation from which there is no escape.

euphoria: a state of intense happiness and self-confidence.

lugubrious: mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner.

bravado: a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.

consensus: majority of opinion

dichotomy: division into two parts

constrict: to slow or stop the natural course or to contract or shrink

gothic: noting or pertaining to a style of
architecture, originating in France in the middle of the 12th century and existing in the western half of Europe through the middle of the 16th century, characterized by the use of the pointed arch and the ribbed vault, by the use of fine woodwork and stonework, by a progressive lightening of structure, and by the use of such features as flying buttresses, ornamental gables, crockets, and foils.

punctilio: a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.

metamorphosis: a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation

raconteur: to tell

sine qua non: an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential

quixotic: extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.

vendetta: any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention

non sequitur: an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.

mystique: a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object,
endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning

quagmire: anything soft or flabby

parlous: perilous; dangerous


acumen (noun)- keen insight.

adjudicate (verb)- to settle or determine.

anachronism (noun)- something or someone that is not in its correct historical time.

apocryphal (adj)- of doubtful authorship or authenticity.

disparity (noun)- inequalityThere will always be disparity of wealth within this society.

dissimulate (verb)- to disguise or conceal under a false appearance.

empirical (adj)- derived from or guided by experience or experiment.

flamboyant (adj)- strikingly bold or brilliant; showy

fulsome (adj)- offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive;overdone or gross

immolate (verb)- to sacrifice

imperceptible (adj)- very slight, gradual, or subtle.

lackey (noun)- a servile follower

liaison (noun)- a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection.

monolithic (adj)- consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken

mot juste (noun)- the exact, appropriate word

nihilism (noun)- total rejection of established laws and institutions.

patrician (noun)- a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.

propitiate (verb)- to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.

sic (verb)-to incite to attack

sublimate(adj)-to make nobler or purer


beatitude- Supreme blessedness

bete noire- a detested person (disliked or avoided)

bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome

dank- Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold

ecumenical- Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches

fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate

fetid- Smelling extremely unpleasant

gargantuan- of great mass

heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity

incubus- A cause of distress or anxiety like a nightmare

infrastructure- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation

inveigle- Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

kudos- Praise and honor received for an achievement

lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift

prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

protege- a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career

prototype- A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied

sycophant- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer

tautology- The saying of the same thing twice in different words

truckle- Submit or behave obsequiously

aberration - (noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image; a disorder in one's mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm

Ad hoc- (adverb) for the special purpose or end presently under consideration

bane - (noun) something causes misery or death

bathos - (noun) triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos

cantankerous - (adj.) having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

casuistry - (noun) moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

de facto - (noun) in fact; in reality

depredation - (noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action

empathy - (noun) understanding and entering into another's feelings

harbinger - (noun) an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage

hedonism - (noun) an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

lackluster - (adj.) lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality

malcontent - (adj.) discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted

mellifluous - (adj.) pleasing to the ear

nepotism - (noun) favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

pander - (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce); verb arrange for sexual partners for others; yield (to); give satisfaction to

peccadillo - (noun) a petty misdeed

piece de resistance - (noun) the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.

remand - (noun) the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial); verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

syndrome - (noun) a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

Outside Sources of Hamlet

Hamlet Blog:

itintegrationsg.blogspot.com/2009/01/hamlet-study-chart.html

Crestwood High School Act 4:


English Class studying Hamlet website:

libguides.mpsaz.net/mhsap

Pre-Will Questions

a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"?
My knowledge of Hamlet is very limited. But I had heard the famous quote from the play many times; “To be or not to be, that is a question.” I know Hamlet is one of four great tragedies wrote by Shakespeare. The play is very dramatic and gothic. The protagonist Hamlet who is the Prince of Denmark tries revenge for the murder of his father. And I know nothing about “Melancholy Dane”.
b) What do you know about Shakespeare?
I know Shakespeare is been known as the greatest renaissance playwright, poet. He was born in Stratford, England; the exact date of his birth is still remain unknown. Shakespeare’s writing was been recognize by aristocrats. The famous works of Shakespeare are Roman Juliet, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar…etc.
c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?
I think the diction and syntax of Shakespeare makes really difficult to read. He used lots of literary element in his writing, which means that we need to read in between the lines and analyze it to get meaning behind it. I had read Julius Caesar and The Taming of Shrew by Shakespeare; I actually like both of them. I like the plot of the play, and the historical elements behind it.
d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
Since it is a play, I think we should watch the theater version of Hamlet. I remembered that I had seen the original performance in theater of the play The Taming of Shrew, it was hilarious. It was from many years ago, they don’t have any advance technologies/materials to decorate the background/stage. But, it is still fun to watch it.

News From Chicago

Click this link to get some of the latest news on the school strikes in Chicago.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/19/us/illinois-chicago-teachers-strike/index.html

Thinking About Your Thinking

Answer this not-so-simple question: How does extensive Internet/media/technology use change the way you think? Focus on your memory, your ability to concentrate, your sense of time and priorities, and the subjects/topics that interest you most. If you find "thinking about your thinking" difficult to assess, try the following strategies: compare yourself with older people who did most of their formal learning before smart phones and 2.0 existed; compare yourself with contemporaries who don't use those tools much today; read up on what education leaders and thinkers have to say about generational differences in thinking (and remember to cite your sources). When what we need becomes accessible at the tip of a finger. We begin to loose our ability to learn for ourselves. Granted the fact that we even get out in the world and look for new things is concluded as the process of learning. Most of the things we search have already been pre-decided for us. That is through an unknown entity that follows and tracks us during our online activities. Then from that determines what we most be interested in and pushes that to the top of the list of our searches. Yet how does it know what we want? How does it find such an answer? It makes me think about what I am thinking. What exactly have I researched on this computer that allows it to make (what almost seems as if conscious) choices for me? Why am I trapped in the filter bubble of this society? And yes we know more now then we ever thought possible through technology. But it's what we don't know...or are not allowed to know that leaves me curious. How do I think about thinking when I do not have the full access to what I want to think of? (Well, online that is.)

Lit Analysis: 2

Catcher in the Rye 1. The Catcher in the Rye starts off in the present day with Holden Caulfield explaining his state of being. He’s in a mental hospital at the moment, but doesn’t give any information on how he ended up there. The rest of the book is Holden narrating the events that led up to the mental hospital. He starts off by telling us the school he was enrolled at and how he hated it there. To him it was just another prep school that his parents shipped him off to so they wouldn’t have to deal with him. Holden is a bright boy, but doesn’t have the ambition or desire to excel in his studies. Because of this, he is failing in almost all of his classes. Holden knows he is going to be expelled for this and so he decides to take an earlier winter vacation in New York City. He takes all his belongings and hits the town. He jumps from place to place, depression seeming to follow him everywhere he goes. You can see that he wants to have a good time, he wants to forget, but everything just seems to be gloomy no matter where or what he does. (sucks) Various events such as hiring a prostitute, talking with an old classmate and hates and seeing his younger sister still aren’t enough for Holden to feel like he has a place in this world. Throughout the entire novel, Holden ask questions about everything that vary from serious issues such as his life to childish curiosity ones such as where the ducks go in the winter. He eventually falls ill from walking around the below freezing temperature of the city. This then leads us back to when Holden is talking about his current situation in the mental facility. 2. The theme Salinger was trying to convey was that isolation/alienation can truly drive a person insane. Holden was shunned everywhere he went and while some of it was due to his cynical, blunt characteristics, his family, the very people you expect to love and cherish you, weren’t there for him. Due to this, he built a wall around him where is defense is to criticize the people around him and no one wants to be around that. Hence his loneliness and his inability to form relationships with anyone. 3. The tone of the novel was cynical and pessimistic. Holden sees life as “the glass half empty” and so his words and action reflect such attitude. · Take most people, they're crazy about cars. They worry if they get a little scratch on them, and they're always talking about how many miles they get to a gallon, and if they get a brand-new car already they start thinking about trading it in for one that's even newer. I don't even like old cars. I mean they don't even interest me. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake. · Anyway, I'm sort of glad they've got the atomic bomb invented. If there's ever another war, I'm going to sit right the hell on top of it. I'll volunteer for it, I swear to God I will. · Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody. 4. Symbolism – Salinger uses many symbols that represent things to Holden. The red hunting cap was Holden security blanket whenever he felt uncomfortable; it was the only things in his life that stayed the same. Foreshadowing – From the start, we know that he was institutionalized in a mental hospital; this leads a hand into what events will play out. Syntax – Salinger uses pretty easy, colloquial language. The text is mostly about Holden’s inner thoughts and his opinions about things. It’s descriptive without being difficult to understand. Metaphors – The title of the book is a metaphor of Holden’s life. He explains in one of the last chapters why he feels like he is a catcher in the rye and how this has brought about a sense of purpose to him. · "Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be." · "This fall I think you're riding for - it's a special kind of fall, a horrible kind. The man falling isn't permitted to feel or hear himself hit bottom. He just keeps falling and falling. The whole arrangement's designed for men who, at some time or other in their lives, were looking for something their own environment couldn't supply them with. Or they thought their own environment couldn't supply them with. So they gave up looking. They gave it up before they ever really even got started." · "Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them - if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry."

Fact Of The Day

Pandiculation is the simultaneous act of stretching and yawning.

To Facebook Or Not To Facebook?

Facebook has become such an influential part of our everyday society. "It gives us the impression that we are out of the deep blue of school" As stated by Dr. David Preston. Yet in all honesty, Facebook has become a way of life. An emotional and mental release. For it is not without technology that a lot of things wished to be said would be said. It seems to be, that the fear that runs through our minds, looses its strength when we are hidden behind a screen. Why is it that we no longer find the ability to confront our emotions when placed in a realistic situation ? I wonder how different our lives might be , had we said everything in truth rather then in a online conversion. Would we be better off with our minds spoken out , or would we fall short of the respectable approach decided by humanity?That is to say, would we be condemned for doing what most ask of us (To say what we are thinking)? Although it does make me wonder. Is Facebook dangerous? Are we relying too fully on a screen to get our messages across? Why are we slowly decaying in the aspect of true human contact? Just because you are given this tool as a way to connect to others. That does not mean you should be able to abuse its power. We have now taken it upon ourselves to deny responsibility for our actions through this almost pathetic mannerism. For society has developed a bad habit of finding shortcuts and Facebook is of no exception. It is a shortcut to facing the world. One in which leads to a weak sense of being. Take my advice, try to leave the addicting aspect of Facebook for a week. See what you did with those hours once spent with your face shoved in the glowing light of a screen. See where your emotions and thoughts end up if not on a post. See what new things you can accomplish without being involved with the dramatic aspect of the surfaced web. Please comment to this blog with your adventurous findings. Best of luck!

Dear Ophelia

Oh my, I've heard so much about what has been going on lately. It must be tearing you apart, I must say I would be quite outrageous and would be planning to rebel, but you are too sweet Ophelia. You have always been so obedient and caring. You would never do such a thing to dishonor nor embarass your father. But from what I see, this situation is entirely unfair! Where's the chivalry? Who has given your father and your brother to bind you away from true love? I just cannot understand the reason for using you as a decoy to bring Hamlet down, when he could be a normal man wanting a normal future. You must not panic, don't make quick assumptions or conclusions. Is this so called love fantasy? A dream? Most certainly both of us don't want it to be reality. Well, hang in there dear Ophelia, we will talk again soon. Love, Karianne

Who was Shakespeare?

I did a quick search to find out who William Shakespeare was. First, I went on duckduckgo.com. Then I entered William Shakespeare. I found this website. It does a great job with Shakespeare's biography. Click to learn more. http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323 Students percieve Shakespeare's writing to be this horrible hard to read literature. This all changes when they begin to read and break it down. Students begin to learn new strategies on how to better their own writing and they also learn that shakespeare can be interpreted in many different ways. The name "Shakespeare" alone evokes strong feelings. It is amazing as to how even after centuries his writing is still able to effect you the way it does. At some point in our young lives we have all read Shakespeare . It might have been a stripped down less complicated version but it was still his writing. And now as we get older, we begin to read a more abstract version that is hard to understand. You will not completely understand an act after reading it once. It will take lots of practice.

Vocab Midterm Reflection

The first two sections went amazingly well for me. The last two sections were iffy Actually a lot of content has been sticking with me. I have been using this vocabulary more often then I had thought. And next time I will not procrastinate on studying. I am going to be making an everyday calendar to help.