Plot

Both stories follow the conventional narrative illustrated in the text. The exposition in Hamlet would include the ghost telling us how he died and Claudius' speech, which introduces us to the current state of events. In Pride and Prejudice, it would be Austin's introduction of the main characters and basically everything leading up to the first ball where we meet Mr. Darcy. The rising action takes up most of both stories and leads to the climaxes. The climax in Hamlet is when he finally kills Claudius and the falling action is when everyone dies. The climax in Pride and Prejudice is when Elizabeth reads Mr. Darcy's letter and realizes that her perception of him has been wrong; the falling action is Elizabeth's internal struggle about if she loves Mr. Darcy or not and whether she wants to act upon it. The resolution in Hamlet is that Fortinbras will rule Denmark and, in Pride and Prejudice, it is that Jane marries Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth marries Mr. Darcy. Hamlet is much more violent than Pride and Prejudice, and has a much more depressing ending. They do, however, share the same structure when it comes to their plot.

Hamlet Essay Review

I need to work on small things like italisizing, commas, and page headers. I also need to work more on discussing and analyzing the language patterns

Coy Mistress and To the Virgins

Both of these poems focus on time and the idea of taking advantage of the present. Both authors emphasize living in the moment and not waiting until time passes, because it might be too late by then. The two poems are different because in His Coy Mistress, Marvell uses tonal shifts to change from persuasive to more hostile. But in To the Virgins, Herrick uses much more concise and straightforward with his language. He gets more to the point, but still manages to use metaphors, personification, and other literary devises.

Ozymandias vs. Ponder these busted statues

These two poems share the central theme of time and the idea that time destroys what was once great. In Ozymandias, time has destroyed the magnificent statue and the great civilization that it represents. In Ponder, time has destroyed the aqueducts, which represent the great civilization of Rome. Both of the poems remind us that time is undefeatable, even for the mightiest empires and kings.

Hamlet Performance Choice

My partner and I chose to perform the scene from Act II, Scene I, Lines 72-118 (pg 749-750) where Ophelia and Polonius are talking about Hamlet's inappropriate behavior towards her. As Ophelia, I've been thinking about portraying Ophelia as flustered, submissive, and apologetic because her words are very obediant and not strong willed.

pg 833 #3

Words that have to do with appearance are very common in Hamlet. Their reoccurance implies that things are not always as they seem, which is proven to be truue as the play progresses. For example, Claudius, who acts like a true and just king, turns out to be exactly the opposite because he killed his brother and usurped the throne. Hamlet also puts on an act and makes people think that he is more insane than he really is.

pg 830 #14

When Hamlet says, "Why, then, 'tis none to you; for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so," (2.2236-37), he assumes that Claudius has sent his friends to come talk to him. He is saying that Denmark is not a prison to them because they don't think of it that way. I somewhat agree with what he is saying.
When Hamlet says "I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw" (2.2.330-31), he suggests that he is crazy and that he can recognize something truly dangerous, referring to Claudius as the hawk. I don't think he is really mad. I think that he is angry and depressed and exaggerating to make people think that he is actually mad.