Twisted - Laurie Halse Anderson
As a Man Grows Older - Italo Svevo
Stressed, Unstressed - Classic Poems to Ease the Mind - Jonathan Bate, Paula Byrne, Sophie Ratcliffe, Andrew Schuman
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstem
The Fionavar Tapestry - Guy Gavriel Kay
Colourless Tsukuru Tazuki and his Years of Pilgrimage - Haruki Murakami
Orphan X - Gregg Hurwitz
Dragons of a Fallen Sun - Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Eragon - Christopher Paolini
First to Die - James Patterson
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil DeGrasse Tyson
The Prince of Mist - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Silverwing - Kenneth Oppel
Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World - Natsume Akatruki
How to Keep Dinosaurs - Richard Dawkins
Friday, December 22, 2017
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Lit 12 - Dec. 20 Advice for Quote Test
Structure
- what do you know about it?
intro - feeds the rising action
- provides motivation
- sets up the action for the rest of the play
- gives us back story
-read over your package
Character
- all adjectives come to play
- speech style
- motivation
- interaction with others
Theme
- human nature is revealed!
Use quotes from the excerpt to prove your point
Strong introductory sentence/ strong conclusion
Example of a response to structure:
1. Explain how the following action contributes to the dramatic structure of the play:
Queen: One woe doth tread upon another’s heel,
So fast they follow: your sister’s drown’d, Laertes.
(IV vii 162-163)
Student Analysis: This quote, which occurs after Laertes has returned from France in the last scene of Act IV, contributes to the dramatic structure of the play. Laertes, on his return, learns of his father's murder. Now, the Queen tells him of Ophelia's death. As indicated, Laertes faces grief for his sister and father and anger for their deaths. Here Laertes is established as Hamlet's nemesis, he has a justification for the revenge. This quote sets up the plot for the conclusion, which follows in the next act. Laertes' grief can be compared to Hamlet's at the start of the play when he was encouraged by an instrument of the devil to avenge his father's death. With Claudius' encouragement, Laertes is firmly set up as Hamlet's nemesis, illustrating the important role he will have in the conclusion of the play.
Matthew Squire
- what do you know about it?
intro - feeds the rising action
- provides motivation
- sets up the action for the rest of the play
- gives us back story
-read over your package
Character
- all adjectives come to play
- speech style
- motivation
- interaction with others
Theme
- human nature is revealed!
Use quotes from the excerpt to prove your point
Strong introductory sentence/ strong conclusion
Example of a response to structure:
1. Explain how the following action contributes to the dramatic structure of the play:
Queen: One woe doth tread upon another’s heel,
So fast they follow: your sister’s drown’d, Laertes.
(IV vii 162-163)
Student Analysis: This quote, which occurs after Laertes has returned from France in the last scene of Act IV, contributes to the dramatic structure of the play. Laertes, on his return, learns of his father's murder. Now, the Queen tells him of Ophelia's death. As indicated, Laertes faces grief for his sister and father and anger for their deaths. Here Laertes is established as Hamlet's nemesis, he has a justification for the revenge. This quote sets up the plot for the conclusion, which follows in the next act. Laertes' grief can be compared to Hamlet's at the start of the play when he was encouraged by an instrument of the devil to avenge his father's death. With Claudius' encouragement, Laertes is firmly set up as Hamlet's nemesis, illustrating the important role he will have in the conclusion of the play.
Matthew Squire
Eng. 10 - Dec. 20
Complete all of V questions for Thurs. 21
R and J Essay due: Wed. Jan. 10
R and J Test: Thurs. Jan. 11
Essay: Following the five paragraph essay structure, make sure you have a strong thesis statement, a conclusion and quotes for support, write on one of the following topics:
1. Discuss how "the course of true love never does run smooth" in Rome and Juliet.
2. Genuine love versus mere attraction - discuss.
3. How does Shakespeare's language have an impact on his audiences?
4. How does setting affect this story? What would be different today?
5. How does Romeo and Juliet relate to our society today?
6. Argue who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's deaths: Friar Laurence, the Nurse, Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, the parents, Romeo, or Juliet. You may argue one character or any combination.
TEST: Literary Devices, character questions, plot questions, quote identification, paragraphs.
To study: go over questions, device sheet and test each other with important quotes
R and J Essay due: Wed. Jan. 10
R and J Test: Thurs. Jan. 11
Essay: Following the five paragraph essay structure, make sure you have a strong thesis statement, a conclusion and quotes for support, write on one of the following topics:
1. Discuss how "the course of true love never does run smooth" in Rome and Juliet.
2. Genuine love versus mere attraction - discuss.
3. How does Shakespeare's language have an impact on his audiences?
4. How does setting affect this story? What would be different today?
5. How does Romeo and Juliet relate to our society today?
6. Argue who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's deaths: Friar Laurence, the Nurse, Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, the parents, Romeo, or Juliet. You may argue one character or any combination.
TEST: Literary Devices, character questions, plot questions, quote identification, paragraphs.
To study: go over questions, device sheet and test each other with important quotes
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Monday, December 18, 2017
Lit 12 - Dec. 18 - Don't forget your Christmas books
Appearance vs Reality
-Ghost - everyone sees him in I, but only Hamlet sees him in III iv
-Is the ghost really Old Hamlet
-Key plot point
-ghost doesn't tell Hamlet anything new - he already knows he's supposed to leave his mother alone
- In Act One - ghost moves the plot along - tells him new stuff
- Ghost wearing house clothes in III iv, in I he's wearing battle gear
- Clothing change could represent different intention (kill the king vs don't kill your mother)
- [conscience?]
- [devil - tempts Hamlet: "the devil has power to assume a pleasing shape" (II ii 604)
- Deception - people put on "different faces" [look at III i when Hamlet chastises Ophelia for "painting her face"]
- When Ham and Laertes are dying - say the truth (no false pretenses any more)
- Is Gertrude for herself or her son? - she wants power for herself - most reasonable explanation for betraying her son
- One of the smartest characters - never has to publically say who she's on side with - switches from son to husband - plays the game
- Hamlet's "madness" - is it all a play? - he puts on a play -seems okay in the final scene - "puts on a face"
- II ii - we see Hamlet is very interested in plays - not beyond him to be able to act (supported when he talks about acting
- R & G Are Dead = asking the right questions
- "to seem" (I ii 75- Gertrude asks "why do you seem so particular?) Ham answers "I know not seem"
- [what does this topic reveal about our experience - how does it intersect?]
- Who is this person? [there's no truth; only perception]
- ["There's nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so" (II ii 253)]
- [what about Ophelia's closet?]
- Emotional and theatrical
- Acting helps Hamlet cope
- Relationship with Ophelia - changes - "get thee to a nunnery!" - but truly reacts when she's dead - true emotions - was she "acting"
- She kills herself because she has nothing life - her father's gone, her boyfriend's crazy, she lost her virginity and her crazy ex kills her father
- Relationship is an excuse for his madness
- Polonius promotes the idea of Hamlet's madness being caused by Ophelia
- Polonius is hiding when Hamlet is yelling at Ophelia in III i - this helps Ham's cause for everyone thinking he's crazy
- Does he know it's Polonius behind the curtain.
Loyalty, Honour and Revenge
- Different representations with characters
- For Hamlet - honours his religion over achieving his ultimate goals - III iii - Claudius is praying - can't kill him because he needs him to suffer - "full of bread" like his father
- Honouring his father
- Wants his mother to be by his side - thinks his mother should be "honourable" (but married his uncle - "frailty thy name is woman"
- Everyone in this society seems not honourable - except Horatio [what about lying about R & G's death?]
- Horatio sticks by Hamlet's side - supporting his friend
- [what about FORTINBRAS?]
- Doing nothing - hard for good, honourable people to be in power - have to betray people and do controversial actions
- Fortinbras raises an army and gains support [also Laertes]
- How much do people honour our families today
- Not so much in Canadian society - more with the individual
- Laertes almost takes down the king after raising his own army
- Fortinbras wins Denmark in the end [what is Shakespeare telling us about action?]
- Hamlet has "scheme-y plans to avenge his father's death"
- Ophelia's "honour"/virginity is very important - her rejection of Hamlet greatly affects him and ends up killing her
- Tells us about that society - women's virginity is ultimately supremely important for women [seen still in other countries]
- Does Hamlet reclaim his honour by killing Claudius in the final scene (that royal family is gone - rotten-ness is gone now)
- Claudius kills his own brother - motivation is SELF INTEREST [a great sub-topic]
- Hamlet [doesn't actually want to kill Claudius - but thinks he has to - Claudius' reign has been discussed - example - Laertes was easily able to get some people against him - it's also reported that he carouses a lot]
- King is immediately next to God - Claudius kills the person next to God - people in power believe it? [all symbolism supports the chain of being - in plants, animals, etc. - part of their belief system - believe in ghosts and witches]
- The way Claudius kills Old Hamlet - does it in a dishonourable way - while Old Hamlet is sleeping in his own orchard
- "words without thoughts never to Heaven go." (III iii) - trying to repent - but doesn't want to - acknowledging his lack-lustre honour
- Doesn't have the self-power to give it up
- Loyalty - Gertrude - is she justified in her betrayal of Hamlet ("but not by him" V i) - tries to live a comfortable life - selfish - not honourable
- [what is honour?]
- How is she able to marry her husband's brother - which was seen as incest in that society - why isn't it a bigger deal? Maybe king and queen can do what they want "something is rotten"
Action vs Inaction
- How do Hamlet's actions or inactions affect others?
- When he doesn't kill Claudius - this is inaction (after that Polonius is killed)
- Hamlet says "no" on its own line
- The play would have ended at that point
- A lot of the play consists of Hamlet doing things and then not doing them
- Gertrude toasting Hamlet at the end - engaging in a sword fight - wants to praise her son for being active (she does mention that Hamlet has gone to fat) - she ignores Claudius' warning
- Inactions - no death
- Actions - the wrong people die
- What's better? Acting or not acting?
- Putting on the play is acting (meta)/ action
- Hamlet vs Fortinbras - two different types of acting - Fortinbras - big actions - easier to see and quantify
- Hamlet's downfall? Inaction
- "time is out of joint," "what an ass am I" - look at soliloquies - he is regretting his lack of actions over and over
- Hamlet is a procrastinator - says "Denmark's a prison" (II ii) again doesn't do anything about it [seems like a disgruntled teenager]
- "revenge his foul and unnnatural murder" - ghost dad (I v) - this is what spurs Hamlet on
- Hamlet is bad at decision making - example - why would he kill who he thinks is Claudius in front of his mother - he kills Polonius with no real fore thought - doesn't ensure that it's him
- Polonius "Give your thoughts no tongue" - opposite of what he actually does
- Emphasizes Hamlet's inner conflict [reminds us of the barber in "Just Lather"]
- Has trouble moving forward
- "conscience doth make cowards of us all" (III i )
- If Claudius hadn't killed Old Hamlet - could have ruled Norway? - maybe inaction can be a good move [do nothing principle]
- Is Hamlet a coward?
- Being sneaky and trying to trick people - cowardly methods
- Do we want a rash leader?
- Look at Macbeth
- Hamlet acts rashly when he kills Polonius - which also leads to Ophelia's death
- The play is the only thing he thinks through "put on an antic disposition"
- [Fortinbras fights and loses probably 2000 men for "a piece of straw" in Poland - just to show he's a leader]
- Hamlet tries to do everything on his own - Fortinbras "sharkes up a list of lawless resolutes" (I I 98)
- Hamlet does actually accomplish his goal as a single man
- Fortinbras tries to reclaim land
- Hamlet just revenge - the play is his shining moment - adrenaline at its peak
- Laertes to kill Claudius with an army
- Revenge plans tells us about different types of people in our society
- Hamlet - impatient when he decides to act
- Is there a time limit?
- When Hamlet doesn't take his time = bad things happen
- Hamlet's sadness turns to anger - selfish anger - "I don't have her anymore" - possessive
-Ghost - everyone sees him in I, but only Hamlet sees him in III iv
-Is the ghost really Old Hamlet
-Key plot point
-ghost doesn't tell Hamlet anything new - he already knows he's supposed to leave his mother alone
- In Act One - ghost moves the plot along - tells him new stuff
- Ghost wearing house clothes in III iv, in I he's wearing battle gear
- Clothing change could represent different intention (kill the king vs don't kill your mother)
- [conscience?]
- [devil - tempts Hamlet: "the devil has power to assume a pleasing shape" (II ii 604)
- Deception - people put on "different faces" [look at III i when Hamlet chastises Ophelia for "painting her face"]
- When Ham and Laertes are dying - say the truth (no false pretenses any more)
- Is Gertrude for herself or her son? - she wants power for herself - most reasonable explanation for betraying her son
- One of the smartest characters - never has to publically say who she's on side with - switches from son to husband - plays the game
- Hamlet's "madness" - is it all a play? - he puts on a play -seems okay in the final scene - "puts on a face"
- II ii - we see Hamlet is very interested in plays - not beyond him to be able to act (supported when he talks about acting
- R & G Are Dead = asking the right questions
- "to seem" (I ii 75- Gertrude asks "why do you seem so particular?) Ham answers "I know not seem"
- [what does this topic reveal about our experience - how does it intersect?]
- Who is this person? [there's no truth; only perception]
- ["There's nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so" (II ii 253)]
- [what about Ophelia's closet?]
- Emotional and theatrical
- Acting helps Hamlet cope
- Relationship with Ophelia - changes - "get thee to a nunnery!" - but truly reacts when she's dead - true emotions - was she "acting"
- She kills herself because she has nothing life - her father's gone, her boyfriend's crazy, she lost her virginity and her crazy ex kills her father
- Relationship is an excuse for his madness
- Polonius promotes the idea of Hamlet's madness being caused by Ophelia
- Polonius is hiding when Hamlet is yelling at Ophelia in III i - this helps Ham's cause for everyone thinking he's crazy
- Does he know it's Polonius behind the curtain.
Loyalty, Honour and Revenge
- Different representations with characters
- For Hamlet - honours his religion over achieving his ultimate goals - III iii - Claudius is praying - can't kill him because he needs him to suffer - "full of bread" like his father
- Honouring his father
- Wants his mother to be by his side - thinks his mother should be "honourable" (but married his uncle - "frailty thy name is woman"
- Everyone in this society seems not honourable - except Horatio [what about lying about R & G's death?]
- Horatio sticks by Hamlet's side - supporting his friend
- [what about FORTINBRAS?]
- Doing nothing - hard for good, honourable people to be in power - have to betray people and do controversial actions
- Fortinbras raises an army and gains support [also Laertes]
- How much do people honour our families today
- Not so much in Canadian society - more with the individual
- Laertes almost takes down the king after raising his own army
- Fortinbras wins Denmark in the end [what is Shakespeare telling us about action?]
- Hamlet has "scheme-y plans to avenge his father's death"
- Ophelia's "honour"/virginity is very important - her rejection of Hamlet greatly affects him and ends up killing her
- Tells us about that society - women's virginity is ultimately supremely important for women [seen still in other countries]
- Does Hamlet reclaim his honour by killing Claudius in the final scene (that royal family is gone - rotten-ness is gone now)
- Claudius kills his own brother - motivation is SELF INTEREST [a great sub-topic]
- Hamlet [doesn't actually want to kill Claudius - but thinks he has to - Claudius' reign has been discussed - example - Laertes was easily able to get some people against him - it's also reported that he carouses a lot]
- King is immediately next to God - Claudius kills the person next to God - people in power believe it? [all symbolism supports the chain of being - in plants, animals, etc. - part of their belief system - believe in ghosts and witches]
- The way Claudius kills Old Hamlet - does it in a dishonourable way - while Old Hamlet is sleeping in his own orchard
- "words without thoughts never to Heaven go." (III iii) - trying to repent - but doesn't want to - acknowledging his lack-lustre honour
- Doesn't have the self-power to give it up
- Loyalty - Gertrude - is she justified in her betrayal of Hamlet ("but not by him" V i) - tries to live a comfortable life - selfish - not honourable
- [what is honour?]
- How is she able to marry her husband's brother - which was seen as incest in that society - why isn't it a bigger deal? Maybe king and queen can do what they want "something is rotten"
Action vs Inaction
- How do Hamlet's actions or inactions affect others?
- When he doesn't kill Claudius - this is inaction (after that Polonius is killed)
- Hamlet says "no" on its own line
- The play would have ended at that point
- A lot of the play consists of Hamlet doing things and then not doing them
- Gertrude toasting Hamlet at the end - engaging in a sword fight - wants to praise her son for being active (she does mention that Hamlet has gone to fat) - she ignores Claudius' warning
- Inactions - no death
- Actions - the wrong people die
- What's better? Acting or not acting?
- Putting on the play is acting (meta)/ action
- Hamlet vs Fortinbras - two different types of acting - Fortinbras - big actions - easier to see and quantify
- Hamlet's downfall? Inaction
- "time is out of joint," "what an ass am I" - look at soliloquies - he is regretting his lack of actions over and over
- Hamlet is a procrastinator - says "Denmark's a prison" (II ii) again doesn't do anything about it [seems like a disgruntled teenager]
- "revenge his foul and unnnatural murder" - ghost dad (I v) - this is what spurs Hamlet on
- Hamlet is bad at decision making - example - why would he kill who he thinks is Claudius in front of his mother - he kills Polonius with no real fore thought - doesn't ensure that it's him
- Polonius "Give your thoughts no tongue" - opposite of what he actually does
- Emphasizes Hamlet's inner conflict [reminds us of the barber in "Just Lather"]
- Has trouble moving forward
- "conscience doth make cowards of us all" (III i )
- If Claudius hadn't killed Old Hamlet - could have ruled Norway? - maybe inaction can be a good move [do nothing principle]
- Is Hamlet a coward?
- Being sneaky and trying to trick people - cowardly methods
- Do we want a rash leader?
- Look at Macbeth
- Hamlet acts rashly when he kills Polonius - which also leads to Ophelia's death
- The play is the only thing he thinks through "put on an antic disposition"
- [Fortinbras fights and loses probably 2000 men for "a piece of straw" in Poland - just to show he's a leader]
- Hamlet tries to do everything on his own - Fortinbras "sharkes up a list of lawless resolutes" (I I 98)
- Hamlet does actually accomplish his goal as a single man
- Fortinbras tries to reclaim land
- Hamlet just revenge - the play is his shining moment - adrenaline at its peak
- Laertes to kill Claudius with an army
- Revenge plans tells us about different types of people in our society
- Hamlet - impatient when he decides to act
- Is there a time limit?
- When Hamlet doesn't take his time = bad things happen
- Hamlet's sadness turns to anger - selfish anger - "I don't have her anymore" - possessive
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