I Believe (Hamlet)

I Believe...

The dead should be respected (3.4.13)

Never trust those who are two-faced (3.2.130-131)

Following your heart is not always the best thing (3.2.359)

Those with the biggest smiles can have the blackest hearts (1.5.113)

No one can take something away from you that you aren't willing to let go (2.2.233-234)

Fear should only be of things mortal (1.4.72-74)

Women are weak (1.2.150)

Respect should only go to those that are deserving (1.2.124)

Evil will eventually kill (3.4.188-191)

It is impossible to escape troubles (3.1.64-65)

Soliloquy Analysis

"By and By" is easily said. Leave me my friends...

I believe this soliloquy is resolute because Hamlet's tone sounds as if he is set to do his job of seeking revenge no matter what it costs. "I will speak daggers to her..." , shows his determination.

It is not melancholy because he isn't sad about his fathers death anymore. He is more angry about the truth being unfolded and ready to do his job.

It is not pensive because he has already decided what he will do and is not sorrowful about it at all.

It is not incredulous becasue although Hamlet is angry he is not skeptical about whats going on anymore because he just saw the revalation of the truth.

Oedipus assignment

In Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Sophocles decided to enhance the tragic irony by using sight as the ultimate destroyer of King Oedipus. Sight in a deeper sense is described as truth, which is a battle that Oedipus was fated to struggle with. Oedipus is the direct result of a string of lies. His birth father, Laius, lied to his wife, Jocasta, by telling her that he killed the baby. The man Laius gave baby Oedipus to, lied to King Laius by saying he would take care of the baby by killing him. Oedipus' adoptive parents lied to him by saying they were his parents. These lies only caused Oedipus to be blinded by the real truth at hand and ultimately leads him to live out his fate by killing his father and sleeping with his mother.

Response to Article

The author makes his point by using both his opinions and facts comparable to modern day life. By comparing his opinions to things like Oprah magazine and quotes from psychologists, Cohen makes his points more relevant to the reader and easier to see his point. The amazing comparisons that Cohen uses makes the article compelling. Cohen's real life examples of Gatsby shows how he is the true American that many can relate to. I very much so agree with the arguement that Cohen makes. "But mainly we are Gatsby, flawed in a flawed world, but unable to resist the pull of the green light." is the one sentence in the article that made me completely agree with Cohen's ideas about Gatsby's American relevancy.

I Am Poem

I am

Heremes

The Wing Walker

Relative of Zues

Resident of Olympia

Who likes hunting, gambling, and nature

Who loves palm trees, tortoises and the number four

Who fears Zues, the Underworld and losing love

Who wishes to be more powerful, more important and more feared

Who admires Aphrodite, Herse and Tanagra

Who needs less stress, less responsibility and less enemies

Who aspires to be remembered and the best

p194 Q 3

In Book 1 of The Iliad the things learned about the characters Agamemnon and Achilles are that Agamemnon is very selfish and stubborn and that Achilles is loyal and intelligent in thoughts. Agamemnon comes of as selfish and stubborn because of decisions he made and comments he stated that was only to his benefit. This is shown when Achilles tried to warn Agamemnon to surrender the girl or else worse things would happen. Agamemnon decided to keep the girl even though he knew it had been killing and hurting his people. He kept her for his own pride. Achilles is portrayed as loyal and intelligent in both addresses he made to Agamemnon. His intelligence was shown when he presented the King with the option to surrender and showed the King the benefits of it. His loyalty is made known when he is firing back at Agamemnon and reminding him all the times he fought and did not receive proper payment but ignored it because it was for the good of the King and his people.

p144 #!

Hey Ms Johnston...I had to make a whole new blog and I am not sure if you ever got my old blog so I am going to put my Ramayana question on here as well

1) Compare the battle between Rama and Ravana with a struggle between good and evil in modern culture.

The battle between Rama and Ravana was a classic case of good versus evil. Ravana clearly represented the evil in this particular battle. Ravana's battle was very difficult for him. Ravana thought he was very powerful and could easily defeat Rama but found it suprising when the battle became difficult. Due to the rage and evil in Ravana he was not able to prevail over Rama. Rama, however, was a different case. Rama , the good in the battle, used the gods, wisdom, and strategies to win the battle. The good in Rama was attributed by help from the gods. From the very beginning of the story the gods saw the unfairness that Rama had in the battle so they equipped him with all that he would need. During the battle while Ravana fought with rage, Rama kept his cool and fought with strategies and the good in him. The good in Rama was also shown in the end after he defeated Ravana when he gave honor to Ravana and felt remorse for his family.