Thoughts on Hamlet

Going into Hamlet I didn't have any background on the story, except that the Lion King has story line connected to Hamlet, and I knew someone was gong to die. I mean come on it Shakespeare, someone always dies in the end, and its always the good guy. Anyways I guess it would be expected to sympathize with Hamlet in the beginning because of his father's death, and knowing his Uncle was to blame, and that his mother is now married to his uncle the murderer. At first I was convinced that Claudius was the bad guy and Hamlet had to avenge his father, yet during our class discussions, i realized that we the reader never got any back ground on ghost Hamlet, or why Claudius killed him. Was there a reason? What King Hamlet the real bad guy, and Claudius actually did the right thing? From that point, I realized that I didn't know much about any of the characters, and I was already on team Hamlet. Reaching Act III Im starting to believe that maybe this whole revenge idea, and the though of killing someone, was infesting on Hamlet's mind too much, and was draining away his sanity. Because a sane person doesn't just kill somebody (Polonius) on accident and then just blow it off as if it doesn't matter. Nonetheless, I wouldn't say I sympathize fro Hamlet that much anymore, but I still want him to get his revenge on Claudius.

THE PERFORMATIVE UTTERANCE IN HAMLET

• Hamlet is all talk, but no walk
• things are easier said then done
• J.L Austin's theory of performativity; How to Do Things with Words
• describes how language doesn't describe an actions but acts in being spoken
• performative language divided into 3 main forces:
• locutionary force: language to deliver a message
• illocutionary force:what is done in being said ( denying a request, giving an order)
• perlocutionary force: what is achieved by being said
• performative language is not only what is done in the play, but tells us about the character
• Harold Bloom; "self-overhearing" 
• Shakespeare's characters over hear them self, and gain self knowledge
• "the royal road to individuation" 
• Hamlet over thinks himself; is this self revelation or creation?
• the audience only gets what they see and hear
• Shakespeare's characters had to present there inner selves to the audience though speeches & soliloquies

Filter Bubbles

• a) What new information did you learn from the video?
• b) How does this information make you think differently about what you see online?
• c) What questions does this video raise about the Internet in general?
• d) How can you improve the effectiveness of your searches?

a.) Before watching this video, I had noticed that website like Facebook and Youtube do request topics or videos for me to see based on my history. Yet, I never realized how much information it was holding me back from learning. I learned that based on your device, location, and previous searches, Google can in a sense customize you search feed based these factors. 

b.) Knowing what happens behind the scenes of the internet, it's kind of hard to believe the internet now. Not that they're giving me false information, but it feels like they're holding me back from the things I should be informed on, rather than whats happening on the VMA's. 

c.) Based on the video, I wonder how much smarter the internet can get. Its already predicting what I should watch, and what I should, or would like to know, so how much more can it predict? 

d.) Searching subjects other than your personal interest, like whats really going on in the world, and how these event can affect us, I think if we were exposed more to this, then we won't have to worry about why Kanye West and Kim Kardashian named their baby North West. 

What I think about when I think about ACT III

Reading act III I couldn't help but think of how much this would make a good TV show. At first I had my set that Hamlet isn't insane about this whole thing with his father's death, and the murderer being his uncle, I believed he was just in a really emotional state, and that should be expected from anyone. Yet once they're all at the play and he's shouting and interrupting the players of what happens next and who's doing what, I think that was Hamlets turning point. I think that is when he hit the wall, and the through of killing his uncle took over his mind. Leading into Polonius' death, even though it wasn't intentional, i believe a sane person would've been affected from killing an innocent person, and with Hamlet the second it was done, he didn't even think back on it.

vocab #8

Abase (v.) : behave in a way as to belittle or degrade

Abdicate (v.): to renounce or relinquish a throne

Abomination (n.): something that causes disgust or hatred

Brusque (adj.): abrupt or off hand in speech or manner

Saboteur (n.): a person who commits or practice sabotage.
sabo= sabotage

Debauchery (n.): excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

Proliferate(v.): increase rapidly in numbers, multiply
Anachronism (n.): something or someone that is not in its correct historical history or chronological time.

Nomenclature(n.): the names or terms compromising a set or system.
Nomenclature is similar to genre.
NoMenclauture= names 

Expurgate (v.): remove matter thought to be objectionable

Bellicose (adj.): inclined or eager to fight.

Gauche (adj.) : lacking social grace, awkward, tactless.

Rapacious (adj.): very greedy.

Paradox (n.) : a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd.
paradox=proposition

Conundrum (n.): a confusing and difficult problem.

Anomaly (n.): a deviation from the common rule; someone abnormal who doesn't fit in; an odd or peculiar condition.

Ephemeral (adj.) : lasting a very short time; short-lived.

Rancorous (adj.): full of or showing resentment.

Churlish (adj.): rude behavior.
Precipitous (adj.): extremely steep.

Green Eggs and Hamlet

a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"? 

I don't know that much at all about Hamlet, except that the movie the Lion King follows the story of Hamlet.

b) What do you know about Shakespeare? 

I know freshman year we did a subject on Shakespeare, the most I remember is that he was married to Ann Hathaway, he constructed 37 plays, and 154 sonnets, and he was from Stradford.
 c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?  

I think the main reason we all get shaken from hearing Shakespeare name is because we all know his work is difficult to understand, and that it take a period of time to understand his true meaning. 
d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?

I think if we remixed the play into a way that fits our generation, and putting our selves into the story that would really help us understand the meaning, and get us connected with what Shakespeare was trying to get this audience to know. 

Vocab 7

For my group Jasmine had the idea for all of use to out the ending together on our ether pad so here's what we got! riiiiiggghhhhtttt here!

if I just had more time

Overall, I think its obvious I needed more time to study. I think if I would've at least spend 15 minutes each night to review the vocab list I would've been more than prepared for the test. Although I think just knowing that it was a midterm and only have a few days to study for it, I think I already had it in my head that it would be too hard.

Tale of a Canterbury Tale

So Jasmine, Lauren, and I discussed the story about the monk through the etherpad here, and this is where the magic happened! haha