Read the following poem. First, explain your response to the poem. Are there any emotions evoked in you from the reading of this? What is the occasion, in your opinion? Does the poem remind you have a situation or an event in your life? Explain. Finally, attempt a short analysis (using words or phrases in quotations) of the poem.
Ripples
Shyly, I watch you in Life's
Treasured moment there,in nature's
Welcome waters, tossing line in eloquent
Fashion - in a sport of Solitude
Causing me to reflect on the paths we've taken
Each, separate in itself
Yet, in search for the same Peace.
Just like the river's rock
That stubbornly expects dancing
Ripples to move around it,
We, too, go through life
Moving around hearts of stone,
Cheating us from the steady
Flow in the stream of happiness.
A tugging on your line now
Makes me ponder how the hurts have
Pulled my heart strings and kept the
Ripples moving in a most unpredictable
Journey into Life's unknown wilderness.
Choose a character from Twelfth Night and then choose a character from real life that is quite similar in in some way. Make sure it is a person who most of us know: a famous sports person, movie start, TV personality, politician, etc. When making the comparison, be sure to support your points with actions from the play and actions of the real life character. Good Luck
In an actual performance of Hamlet during the Elizabethan period, female roles like Ophelia and Gertrude would have been played by a male. Imagine that. By today's standards, it seems impossible that a male would be able to assume the role of a female and yet be able to capture the female's emotional nature. As we reflect on the roles of Gertrude and Ophelia in the play, Hamlet, what emotions and other characteristics (such as a nurturing mother, a jilted lover, etc) are evident? Provide examples by citing certain lines from the play that support your point. In addition, do you believe that a male could perform the role of one of these females very effectively today? Explain.
As we read Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, we discover that Hamlet has many faces to his personality. He seems to be very passionate about his goals. It is obvious that the deep love he had for his father is what motivates him to seek the truth about the Ghost's revelation that Claudius had killed his father. Hamlet's disgust at his mother's eagerness to marry his uncle Cluudius so soon after his father's death is an area of contention with him. Besides, Claudius was now King of Denmark, his father's role! Hamlet was also indecisive. He took a lengthy time in taking revenge against Claudius. Hamlet was also ruthless by taking the lives of a number of characters before the end of the play. So, who is the real Hamlet? Your task is to compare this character to anyone you know in the sports world, in film or TV, or in politics. It must be a famous person. Write a blog explaining how Hamlet's characteristics resemble the person you have chosen. Be sure you given examples to help support your choice. Good Luck.
