1. The gravedigger sings of death after love, and the people get old, die, and are given to the land. This fits into the play because Hamlet and Ophelia had love but it had to end because of her death. And earlier in the play the talk about how a king dies, worms eat his body, fish eat the worms, and the people eat the fish. The circle of life.
2. When Hamlet speaks to Yorik’s skull it shows that he is legitimately sad, he thought very highly of Yorik. With Hamlet’s fathers death, Hamlet just moped around mourning, dressed in black, then looking for revenge. His father’s death was of lesser meaning to him because he become consumed with trying to avenge him. With Ophelia Hamlet seems to love her at times, and he seems to not care at all about her at other times. With Yorik, his feelings are not mixed.
3. Hamlet is thirty years old because he asked the gravedigger how long he’d been grave-digging and he said “It was that very day that young Hamlet was born” “I have been sexton here, man and boy, thirty years.”
4. This argument sets up the sword fight scene between Hamlet and Laertes, which is when Hamlet finally takes some action.
5. It shows his ability to go through with his plans, leading the way to his plan to eventually kill Claudius. It shows that his anger is growing and he doesn’t care what he has to do to get revenge. “They are not near my conscience.” He doesn’t feel any sorrow for their deaths or being the cause of their deaths because he has accepted the fact that no one can be trusted.
6. Hamlet has become consumed with the idea of just murdering Claudius. It was at first to avenge his fathers murder, and that only. Hamlet then seems to forget that, he wants to kill Claudius now because he married his mother, and stepped between Hamlet and the throne.
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9. Laertes’s reason to kill Hamelt is to keep his honor, he has already lost because he had to trick Hamlet, and cheat by using poison to kill him. He did not fight in an honorable way, so the idea of fighting to keep his honor is contradicting.
10. Gertrude calls out to her son as she dies because she is dependant upon men. The King calls out to everyone in the castle, this shows that he is weak, he cannot fight his own battles, throughout the play he was having people do everything for him. He only takes, and uses. Laertes asks for forgiveness before he dies.
11. Fortinbras wins; he did not die, go insane or have a loved one killed. He gets to avenge his father and take over Denmark.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Hamlet 3.3 3.4
1. Hamlet has caused the memory of murdering King Hamlet come back to Claudius and make him feel guilt.
2. Exposition: Background information of Fortinbras. King Hamlet is dead, Gertrude has married Claudius.
Inciting Event: the ghost appears and speaks to Hamlet and tells him about his murder.
Rising Action: Hamlet acts mad, Ophelia gives back love letters, Hamlet is spied on, Hamlet decides not to kill Claudius yet.
1. Send them to England and have them killed.
2. Spy. He plans on hiding in Gertrude's room and listen to what Hamlet says to her.
3. He admits to murdering King Hamlet. He says he cannot pray.
4. Because Claudius says he cannot pray.
5. Hamlet does not kill the King because he is praying and Hamlet thinks that if he is killed while praying he'll go to heaven. Hamlet wants the King to go to hell so he decides to wait until he is engaging in sin.
1. Polonius tells Gertrude to tell Hamlet that his actions are causing a lot of trouble and he is making problems for the King. He tells her to be stern with him.
2. Hamlet says this because he has discovered that someone is spying on him. He says he is a rat and his life is only worth one ducat.
3. Hamlet is in a way accusing his mother of killing his father, or at least helping in the murder.
4. Because Hamlet speaks to her in a rude way, and she doesn't think she has done anything wrong.
5. He says his father looked like a man blessed by the gods, and Claudius looks like a mildewed ear.
6. Claudius is a lesser man, that brings down the people around him.
7. It is disturbing because Gertrude is sleeping with her old husbands brother.
8. The ghost of his father appears again. He tells him to continue with the point, kill Claudius. And it tells him to help his mother, to tell not to sleep with Claudius.
2. Exposition: Background information of Fortinbras. King Hamlet is dead, Gertrude has married Claudius.
Inciting Event: the ghost appears and speaks to Hamlet and tells him about his murder.
Rising Action: Hamlet acts mad, Ophelia gives back love letters, Hamlet is spied on, Hamlet decides not to kill Claudius yet.
1. Send them to England and have them killed.
2. Spy. He plans on hiding in Gertrude's room and listen to what Hamlet says to her.
3. He admits to murdering King Hamlet. He says he cannot pray.
4. Because Claudius says he cannot pray.
5. Hamlet does not kill the King because he is praying and Hamlet thinks that if he is killed while praying he'll go to heaven. Hamlet wants the King to go to hell so he decides to wait until he is engaging in sin.
1. Polonius tells Gertrude to tell Hamlet that his actions are causing a lot of trouble and he is making problems for the King. He tells her to be stern with him.
2. Hamlet says this because he has discovered that someone is spying on him. He says he is a rat and his life is only worth one ducat.
3. Hamlet is in a way accusing his mother of killing his father, or at least helping in the murder.
4. Because Hamlet speaks to her in a rude way, and she doesn't think she has done anything wrong.
5. He says his father looked like a man blessed by the gods, and Claudius looks like a mildewed ear.
6. Claudius is a lesser man, that brings down the people around him.
7. It is disturbing because Gertrude is sleeping with her old husbands brother.
8. The ghost of his father appears again. He tells him to continue with the point, kill Claudius. And it tells him to help his mother, to tell not to sleep with Claudius.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Hamlet Soliloquy 1.2
Oh how I wish my flesh would melt off my body, or that God had not made sin of suicide. Oh God, how pointless and meaningless this life has become to me! It is like a garden that has not been weeded and has gone to waste, possessed by things rank in nature. My father, not even two months has been dead, such an excellent king, so loving to my mother that he prevented the wind from touching her face to rough. Must I remember? How she would hang on him, the more she was with him the more her need for him grew. But still, within only a month, not long enough for her funeral shoes to break in, she married my uncle. A beast would have mourned his death longer! My father’s brother, no more alike are they than I am to Hercules. Within a month, as soon as her tears dried she remarried. So soon she was to move to the sheets of someone so close, it is not good, nor will good ever come from this. But I cannot speak of this anymore.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Gawain (fit 4)
1. When Gawain goes to the castle he changes, he gives up on his faith and becomes dishonest. When the Green Knight knicks him with the axe Gawain spiritually dies, the way he was becoming he is no longer. He is reborn when he leaves the Chapel because he returns to his old faith in his shield, the pentangle and the Virgin Mary, no longer in the girdle. He keeps the girdle, only to remind himself of when he became dishonest and gave up on his faith.
2. Gawain is reborn physically after he upholds his part of the deal to the Green Knight, and then believes that he is dead. He thinks the Green Knight is going to chop off his head, instead he only cuts it. He is reborn spiritually because he dies when he gives up his faith in God and the Pentangle, and is reborn after his visit with the Green Knight and takes back his old faith.
3) I think we are supposed to accept Sir Gawains point of view at the end because we are supposed to see that he feels bad about what he had done. He feels lesser because he gave up his faith and honesty when he before was prided because of those things. It becomes a lesson to the reader.
4. Gawain is in a way both ruined and not ruined as a knight. To himself he is ruined, he no longer has any respect for himself. But to everyone else he is not ruined because he came back alive and honorable and is still able to perform in battles.
5. I think the Lady is in control of the game. It was not her game, but she was the factor that made it a game. She could have chosen to leave Gawain alone and not temp him. If she would have left him alone he would have stayed honorable and kept his faith. But she chose to take part in the game and challenge him with temptation. She tricked him into becoming dishonest and to put his faith in the girdle instead of the pentangle. It was the decision she made that changed everything and made the challenge.
2. Gawain is reborn physically after he upholds his part of the deal to the Green Knight, and then believes that he is dead. He thinks the Green Knight is going to chop off his head, instead he only cuts it. He is reborn spiritually because he dies when he gives up his faith in God and the Pentangle, and is reborn after his visit with the Green Knight and takes back his old faith.
3) I think we are supposed to accept Sir Gawains point of view at the end because we are supposed to see that he feels bad about what he had done. He feels lesser because he gave up his faith and honesty when he before was prided because of those things. It becomes a lesson to the reader.
4. Gawain is in a way both ruined and not ruined as a knight. To himself he is ruined, he no longer has any respect for himself. But to everyone else he is not ruined because he came back alive and honorable and is still able to perform in battles.
5. I think the Lady is in control of the game. It was not her game, but she was the factor that made it a game. She could have chosen to leave Gawain alone and not temp him. If she would have left him alone he would have stayed honorable and kept his faith. But she chose to take part in the game and challenge him with temptation. She tricked him into becoming dishonest and to put his faith in the girdle instead of the pentangle. It was the decision she made that changed everything and made the challenge.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Questions (fit 3)
2. I think Gawain upholds his respect at first, when the Lady comes into his room he asks her to leave so he can get dressed because he does not feel it is right she is there because she is married to the Duke. It is not very honest to the Duke when he kisses the Lady, but by doing that he is trying to maintain honor for the Lady. He is honorable by upholding his deal with the Duke and giving him in return a kiss that he earned. The next morning he starts to become a little bit more dishonorable to the Duke because he is up waiting for the Lady, he does not ask her to leave, and he kisses her twice. He is able to resist the temptation for the most part, and he does give the Duke the two kisses he received. The third time the Lady visits him, he is no longer honest to the Duke, he lies about the Girdle, and gives up on his original beliefs, forgets about his faith in the Virgin Mary and puts it all in a ‘magic’ girdle that is supposed to protect him. Gawain slowly loses his honesty and faith.
3. The climax would be when Gawain lies to the Duke and tells him he only got the three kisses when he also received the girdle. The whole reason why he was even at the castle is because he was on a journey to uphold a deal. His entire trip was based on being honorable to his people and himself as a warrior. As soon as he accepted the girdle and lied to the Duke he gave up his faith in himself and his shield, and was no longer honest.
4. The girdle symbolizes dishonesty and loss of faith. The lady tells Gawain that it has magical powers and will protect him which Gawain later finds out is a lie; because of this lie it causes Gawain to then lie to the Duke after their deal. The girdle also causes Gawain to give up his faith in the Pentangle, his shield, and the Virgin Mary. He forgot about his Christian beliefs and was thinking more Pagan, believing that the girdle was magic.
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3. The climax would be when Gawain lies to the Duke and tells him he only got the three kisses when he also received the girdle. The whole reason why he was even at the castle is because he was on a journey to uphold a deal. His entire trip was based on being honorable to his people and himself as a warrior. As soon as he accepted the girdle and lied to the Duke he gave up his faith in himself and his shield, and was no longer honest.
4. The girdle symbolizes dishonesty and loss of faith. The lady tells Gawain that it has magical powers and will protect him which Gawain later finds out is a lie; because of this lie it causes Gawain to then lie to the Duke after their deal. The girdle also causes Gawain to give up his faith in the Pentangle, his shield, and the Virgin Mary. He forgot about his Christian beliefs and was thinking more Pagan, believing that the girdle was magic.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Gawain (fit 3)
The first time the Duke goes out he kills a bunch of deer. That same morning the Duke’s wife goes into Sir Gawain’s room while he is sleeping and tempts him. The deer can be related to Gawain because deer are innocent, and were ambushed by the men. Gawain is as well innocent because he has no idea that the Lady will be coming into his room, and he asks her to leave so he can get dressed because he does not believe it is right that she is there.
The second day the Duke and his men killed a Boar, the battle was more difficult this time because the Boar was more prepared than the deer. That same morning the Lady went into Gawain’s room again. This time though, he was waiting for her. He was more prepared for her visit and like the Boar put up a good fight against her but eventually gave it and kissed her.
The third day when the Lady went into Gawain’s room she wanted to give him a gift, but he would not take the ring she offered him. So she gave him a green girdle, but made him promise he would not tell the Duke. She told him it would keep him safe from any blade. That same day the Duke came back with merely a fox. A fox represents trickery and deception, this parallels the idea that Gawain did not uphold his part of the deal and did not tell the Duke about the girdle, and was therefore not honest.
The second day the Duke and his men killed a Boar, the battle was more difficult this time because the Boar was more prepared than the deer. That same morning the Lady went into Gawain’s room again. This time though, he was waiting for her. He was more prepared for her visit and like the Boar put up a good fight against her but eventually gave it and kissed her.
The third day when the Lady went into Gawain’s room she wanted to give him a gift, but he would not take the ring she offered him. So she gave him a green girdle, but made him promise he would not tell the Duke. She told him it would keep him safe from any blade. That same day the Duke came back with merely a fox. A fox represents trickery and deception, this parallels the idea that Gawain did not uphold his part of the deal and did not tell the Duke about the girdle, and was therefore not honest.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Gawain Questions (fit 2)
1. The first three stanzas are about the passing of time from the Green Knights appearance and challenge in the castle. They describe the change in scenery as the season changes; then Gawain decides it is time for him to leave.
The next two Stanzas show the motif of the arming of the warrior; they describe his armor in detail.
The next two describe his shield with the pentangle and what it represents, and also the Virgin Mary on the other side of the shield.
Stanzas 8-11 talk about Gawain’s travels through the country, the obstacles he had to overcome, such as the creatures he had to kill.
In the 13th and 14th Stanzas he finds the castle after praying for it; the castle is described. And he calls out to the porter, his intentions to ask if he can stay there.
In 15 through 17 He is met and greeted by the Duke who gives Gawain a servant and has him taken to his room. He is given a nice room, treated with much respect from everyone in the castle, and they feast with him.
In Stanza 18 he notices the Lady and how beautiful she is, and he notices an old lady that is with her, he sees she is of great honor. This stanza shows the motif in literature of the description of ugly women.
19 through 23 show the relationship between Gawain and the Lady, and Gawain and the Duke, he convinces Gawain to stay longer and rest and feast with them.
In the last Stanza Gawain makes a bargain with the Duke that whatever the Duke wins while hunting he will give to Gawain, and whatever Gawain earns he will give to the Duke.
2. When Gawain stays at the castle, on his way to the Green Knights Chapel the Duke and his Lady play a game with him. They make a deal that whatever the Duke wins while out hunting he will give to Gawain, and whatever Gawain wins while staying at the castle, he will give to the Duke. This in a way shows that the Duke is setting Gawain up, while he is hunting he has something to win honestly, whatever he manages to kill. But Gawain, staying in his castle has nothing to win that can be done in an honorable way. He is getting attention from the Duke’s Lady but trying to remain respectful so he cannot give in to the temptations of the Lady because that would not be an honest thing to do. In a way he might feel that he has to have something to give to the Duke because he made a deal.
3. While Gawain is on his journey he comes across many different creatures that he knows are violent enough that he must kill them. In the Christian faith, creatures such as dragons (which Gawain fights) can be symbols of Demons. Gawain fighting these creatures relates to the theme of Good vs. Evil; Gawain as a warrior, and on his way to uphold a deal which is Good, while these creatures, or demons are trying to destroy him. Because Gawain is fighting the Evil creatures, he has the help of God on his side.
4. In the first section Gawain is very modest. He doesn’t let Arthur take up the deal, instead he does because he says he is not as important as Arthur. “I am the weakest and the least in wit; Loss of my life is therefore of little account.” Line 354. He is acting as if his life is of no importance, when in fact it is. He is a great, known warrior of the round table but he is not acting like it. Warriors in general have confidence and are somewhat cocky.
In the second fit while he is staying at the castle he acts differently. He lets the people take care of him and treat him like a noble Warrior. He takes advantage of everything they offer him, such as a well-known knight should. He does not have the mind set that he is not important and his life means anything which he perhaps either only gets when he is around Arthur because he is King; or he only pretends while around Arthur to make Arthur feel more important. Gawain may be trying to be a good knight to his king by making himself seem so much lower in comparison. “I am, by birth, your nephew; besides that, nothing. My one virtue, your blood that runs in my veins.” Line 356 Gawain may say these things to his King to seem as a noble Warrior who is put in his place, but when he is at the castle on his journey he cannot act as if he has no confidence because he will not be respected which is very important for a warrior.
5. Arthur’s castle, where Gawain lives is a place where Gawain knows he is respected because he is a knight of the round table. It would have been easy for him to not take the challenge from the Green Knight, because Arthur accepted it. Gawain might have felt that it was his duty to take the challenge instead of Arthur because he is related to Arthur, who is King. He may feel like if he didn’t take the challenge he would not be worthy to be related to the King. For Gawain, Arthur’s castle could be a place of comfort because he knows he is respected, but also a place where he feels not good enough.
Gawain’s journey to the Green Knight could represent the second part of the challenge. The first being him taking the challenge; but the hardship of he journey showing that it would be easier for him to just go home. During his travels he comes across many creatures he must kill, he has to sleep in his armor on the ground, in the cold. Gawain does not have to even go to the Green Knight, it was a deal and the Green Knight left it up to him to see if he would show up. Him going would prove that he was honest in upholding a deal, and noble. His travels showed that if he were a coward and a wimp he would just turned back because he was not forced to follow through.
The castle that he finds is the third part of the challenge. The Duke treats him so well by letting him stay and feast every night and being overly hospitable to him. He is also getting extra attention from the Lady who claims she Loves him and sneaks into his room at night. The Duke convinces Gawain to stay more then he planned and tried again but Gawain said no. It would have been easy for Gawain to give in to the temptations of the castle. He felt very important with the attention he was getting for his quest, and he was constantly being tempted by the extremely beautiful Lady.
The next two Stanzas show the motif of the arming of the warrior; they describe his armor in detail.
The next two describe his shield with the pentangle and what it represents, and also the Virgin Mary on the other side of the shield.
Stanzas 8-11 talk about Gawain’s travels through the country, the obstacles he had to overcome, such as the creatures he had to kill.
In the 13th and 14th Stanzas he finds the castle after praying for it; the castle is described. And he calls out to the porter, his intentions to ask if he can stay there.
In 15 through 17 He is met and greeted by the Duke who gives Gawain a servant and has him taken to his room. He is given a nice room, treated with much respect from everyone in the castle, and they feast with him.
In Stanza 18 he notices the Lady and how beautiful she is, and he notices an old lady that is with her, he sees she is of great honor. This stanza shows the motif in literature of the description of ugly women.
19 through 23 show the relationship between Gawain and the Lady, and Gawain and the Duke, he convinces Gawain to stay longer and rest and feast with them.
In the last Stanza Gawain makes a bargain with the Duke that whatever the Duke wins while hunting he will give to Gawain, and whatever Gawain earns he will give to the Duke.
2. When Gawain stays at the castle, on his way to the Green Knights Chapel the Duke and his Lady play a game with him. They make a deal that whatever the Duke wins while out hunting he will give to Gawain, and whatever Gawain wins while staying at the castle, he will give to the Duke. This in a way shows that the Duke is setting Gawain up, while he is hunting he has something to win honestly, whatever he manages to kill. But Gawain, staying in his castle has nothing to win that can be done in an honorable way. He is getting attention from the Duke’s Lady but trying to remain respectful so he cannot give in to the temptations of the Lady because that would not be an honest thing to do. In a way he might feel that he has to have something to give to the Duke because he made a deal.
3. While Gawain is on his journey he comes across many different creatures that he knows are violent enough that he must kill them. In the Christian faith, creatures such as dragons (which Gawain fights) can be symbols of Demons. Gawain fighting these creatures relates to the theme of Good vs. Evil; Gawain as a warrior, and on his way to uphold a deal which is Good, while these creatures, or demons are trying to destroy him. Because Gawain is fighting the Evil creatures, he has the help of God on his side.
4. In the first section Gawain is very modest. He doesn’t let Arthur take up the deal, instead he does because he says he is not as important as Arthur. “I am the weakest and the least in wit; Loss of my life is therefore of little account.” Line 354. He is acting as if his life is of no importance, when in fact it is. He is a great, known warrior of the round table but he is not acting like it. Warriors in general have confidence and are somewhat cocky.
In the second fit while he is staying at the castle he acts differently. He lets the people take care of him and treat him like a noble Warrior. He takes advantage of everything they offer him, such as a well-known knight should. He does not have the mind set that he is not important and his life means anything which he perhaps either only gets when he is around Arthur because he is King; or he only pretends while around Arthur to make Arthur feel more important. Gawain may be trying to be a good knight to his king by making himself seem so much lower in comparison. “I am, by birth, your nephew; besides that, nothing. My one virtue, your blood that runs in my veins.” Line 356 Gawain may say these things to his King to seem as a noble Warrior who is put in his place, but when he is at the castle on his journey he cannot act as if he has no confidence because he will not be respected which is very important for a warrior.
5. Arthur’s castle, where Gawain lives is a place where Gawain knows he is respected because he is a knight of the round table. It would have been easy for him to not take the challenge from the Green Knight, because Arthur accepted it. Gawain might have felt that it was his duty to take the challenge instead of Arthur because he is related to Arthur, who is King. He may feel like if he didn’t take the challenge he would not be worthy to be related to the King. For Gawain, Arthur’s castle could be a place of comfort because he knows he is respected, but also a place where he feels not good enough.
Gawain’s journey to the Green Knight could represent the second part of the challenge. The first being him taking the challenge; but the hardship of he journey showing that it would be easier for him to just go home. During his travels he comes across many creatures he must kill, he has to sleep in his armor on the ground, in the cold. Gawain does not have to even go to the Green Knight, it was a deal and the Green Knight left it up to him to see if he would show up. Him going would prove that he was honest in upholding a deal, and noble. His travels showed that if he were a coward and a wimp he would just turned back because he was not forced to follow through.
The castle that he finds is the third part of the challenge. The Duke treats him so well by letting him stay and feast every night and being overly hospitable to him. He is also getting extra attention from the Lady who claims she Loves him and sneaks into his room at night. The Duke convinces Gawain to stay more then he planned and tried again but Gawain said no. It would have been easy for Gawain to give in to the temptations of the castle. He felt very important with the attention he was getting for his quest, and he was constantly being tempted by the extremely beautiful Lady.
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