January 16

Last week we continued reading hamlet!

We studied some of the rather less entertaining parts of hamlet but some of the most important.

Something I contributed was my desire for blood shed. I was reassured this would be fulfilled.

Why has no one died yet?

January 9th

Last week we began reading the novel "Hamelt".

We discussed Hamlet's emotional state of being and what he was going to do now that he knows his father's death was planned.

I did not know that Hamlet was so distressed that he wanted to kill himself.

No new ideas or questions this week.

January 3rd

We went over diction in a powerpoint and then we went to the computer lab to work out diction for ourselves.

I learned the diction is not just words, but how the author uses those words to convey his/her message.

An insight that I had was that diction can come in a wide variety of forms all depending on the author.

No comments .

Hamlet Movie Comparison

The 1st movie clip of the ghost scene in Hamlet was extremely dark. Hamlet himself seemed to be quiet throughout the scene. There was alot of crying . The emotions where definately the focal point of this movie.

The 2nd movie clip seemed to be more modern. It was in a different time era. There was people with him when he first saw the ghost. It wasnt accurate according to the play. They seemed to emphaze the craziness of Hamlet.
In 3rd movie clip I noticed that the intensity of the characters increased. The setting seemed to be more focused on. They showed more scenes of the surroundings of the characters. The characters were not focused on. The actual poisoning was shown and they showed flash backs which helped you picture the past

Diction

Every writer uses diction but the difference is how a writer uses it.  A word's connotation can totally change what a writer is trying to say without knowing it.  It's important to use specific diction that applies to your own writing.

The only thing I have trouble with concerning diction is being more specific with how I choose to approach a subject.

november 29

• This past week  we read and studied "Dover Beach".

• We seperated into two large groups and broke down the underlying meaing of the poem.

• In my group I read the poem out loud, this was my contribution to the group, along with a few spit-balled comments here and there.

• No comments this week.

November 21st

We read and analyzed My Last Duchess.

We went into detail of the poem and about how the duke saw his wife as a object to own and show off rather than truly love her.

An insight that I saw was that when the poem is discussed with others it can be cast in a whole new light.  Reading it once or twice by myself won't let me get a firm understanding of the poem as a whole.

I benefit from reading and discussing these poems in class. It helps me understand what the poet is trying to say.