Dysfunctional Family - Mian

Gurtruides lack on sympathy for Hamlet and her husband's death shows her dysfunctional mindset.

Mrs. Bennett living vicariously through her daughters shows her "childlike behavior".

Claudius couldn't be more dysfunctional if he tried.

I'm the director! Baldi and Steinbern Production

The sexual scene between Hamlet and Ophilia is going to be the highlight of our play. There will be lots of visual sexual tension through tone and actions. It will be clear to the audience that they want each other. It is directed to entertain the townsmen. The line "country meaning" will be the emphasis.

Filming Hamlet

I thought that since it was a monologue it wasn't as fun or affective because only one of us could be in it. Also, it was harder to convey and obviously didn't look like what I saw in my head.

Overall I enjoy doing these projects and hope that next time it is a group scene that we can both participate in!

Branagh

Branagh: Crowd is present but King speaks privatley and more importantly confidentially with his wife and husband. When Hamlet is speaking to Gurtruide in the far you can see the gaurds facing forward and not intruding on Hamlet’s priacy, showing respect for the King. King is colse and trying to comfort Hamlet. He is speaking directly to him. The crowd not being in the frame with the kind during private conversation empasises the respect. the kind asks the crowd to clap for Hamlet when he says that they should be his father. They do and clap out of respect for both. The crowd also clears out with KIng + G but two people go up to Hamlet at the end to acknowledge him. 

Olivier

Olivier: Crowd is memorized by the Queen, not even their conversation is private. Everybody is staring at them. Very focused. The King is not even in the frame. They are off to the side of the crowd. The King is in the middl of the crowd. He rises to speak to them, not Hamlet. It is like he is trying to humiliate Hamlet. His power is shown when they all focus on him. He also has a pompous attitude amplified by the sheepish attitude of the crowd. When he says the line “and think of us as of a father” is the first time that the King looks in Hamlet’s direction. The crowd applauds for Claudius’ approval, not in supporting Hamlet. Everyone clears out after him and does not even acknowledge that Hamlet is there. They are there solely for the King. 

Thesis + Topic Sentences

Thesis: Olivier and Branagh explores the effects of a public social setting which emphasizes King Claudius' power while Zeffirelli explore the effects of a private social setting and how it deducts from it.

Topic Sentence 1: The court praises  the King with respect and admiration amplifying his power.  

Topic Sentence 2: Without a present crowd, King Claudius' power is not portrayed. 

HAMLET ESSAY

Private V. Public and how it affects the King's power.

Mel Gibson - without a crowd the King does not have power. He has nobody to impress and nobody sucks up to him.

**- makes clap for King.

**- makes clap for Hamlet.

Olivier

Olivier 

Old fashioned + Public

Gertruide connects with Hamlet [Edipus] - kisses him on the lips, stands above him showing  her power, constantly making eye contact with him even when she moves to be leveled with Claudius  until she gets dragged away by Claudius

Claudius talks to the court and does not make eye intact with Hamlet until he sais "us as a father", he talks in a loud voice and attacks Hamlet about college, it is clear that he is evil

Hamlet doesn't make eye contact with anyone, soliloquy is thoughts which is harder to gage his underlying emotions 

Gertruide

Gertruide comes off as a pathetic character. Shortly after her husband dies she is so unphased by it that she marries her brother in law and feels no sympathy for her son. She should be mourning with him not telling him to stop. She does whatever her husband says and is silenced as a women.

iPads in English

When you look into a senior English class and see them all on iPads you may be in awe. You're overwhelmed by the sleek looks and forward 21st century thinking. But Im inside that classroom struggling to keep up with the class because it takes twice as long to highlight and annotate on the iPad. I liked it when I could jot down ideas as they came to me now I'm scrolling and clicking on things I didn't even know existed. I hate that my annotations don't always show in Kno. Although I'm giving reading in Kno a try...I've yet to be impressed. 

I understand that its "the future" but I'm content with  paperback books. 

I enjoyed making videos of the proposal scene. It was fun, interactive and allowed me to farmiliarize a scene in a different way. 

Ophelia

Ophelia is a sad character to me. She is sheepish and is being strictly advised by her brother and invaded by her dad. Although I feel in this time period this behavior was permitted and acceptable it is still sad that she does not necessarily have a say. It is also like she is a little girl hearing that fairytales don't happen. Obviously many girls learn that but it's not like somebody has to tell them. The men in her life flat out say that Hamlet will marry for his best interest and not for love.  

Important - Act 1

Like all Shakespeare I think knowing the characters and keeping the story clear is important. It is also very important to look up words that may be unfarmilliar to you.

Character's language is very important like the way that Clauidus speaks to Hamlet about his fathers death. When I read Macbeth, understanding the meaning and purpose of the syntax and diction helped me understand the plot. I believe it'll be the same for Hanlet.

Socratic Discussion

I really enjoyed the change of pace in English. I got to know my classmates as well as experience a new learning method.

The topics were mature but I liked it. Each student asked different questions that allowed me to see their thought process as well as see my thought process reacted.

When Andrew asked about being too young to date in high school I thought it was interesting. A lot of students do date so I never think anything of it. Also in Austen's time we would have already been married!!!! CRAZY!

I think money is still a big issues especially because we have grown up in such lavish and privilege life styles. I want that for my children as well but does that mean I need to marry rich or does it mean I need to work hard myself?

Paragrpah 1: Introduction to Elizabth and Mr.Collins relationship, what are the marraige standards at the time

• Mr. collins is enheriting Longburn from the Bennets and feels as if he should marry on of their daughters
• Elizabeth is at the age in which she should be getting married but is not insistant 
• Class plays a role
• Gender is key

What is social power, class, and gender in society?

Social Power - Darcy : highest class and male

Courtship - Bingly, Collins, Darcy -- Jane, Elizabeth, Charolete, Caroline

• Dependent on men 

•  Desperation and Disempowerment

Question and Ideas for P&P Essay

Question: What defines the expectations of marriage in society and how do characters react to it? Is it relevent today?

Chatacters: Charlotte & Mr. Collins 

• Charolette - stong willed, does not care to marry for "status" or "approval", does not feel she should be disempowered 
• Mr. Collins - selfish, does not marry for the right reasons, objectifies love, continues to conform with societies expectations
• Today - people still marry for the wrong reasons : immigration and money, men still ask women, look for money and looks not love 

DW Harding

1. Agree
2. Disagree
3. Disagree
4. Agree
5. Agree
6. I love her satire. She does it intentionally and it allows her to develop characters.

iPads in the Classroom

I enjoyed making videos on our iPads. I thought it was a lot of fun and allowed me to better understand the scene.

The hands on learning process helps me grasp concepts.

I think if we all explored apps we can help one another get that hands on education. Like the article says it doesn't have to be a "P+P App" it can be a app that you would never know it would help!

The Proposal - Mr. Collins + Elizabeth

I believe that marriage is about physically and legally promising to be dedicated to loving somebody for the rest of your life. Mr. Collins does not seem to even think about love in his proposal.

It shows that Elizabeth is a strong women for the time and Mr. Collins does not care.

After watching Soren preform Mr. Collins' proposal I really saw the "humor" in it.

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Writing

Being only sixteen, Janie in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, has a lot to learn about love. She doesn’t quite understand what it means to be in love. For a young girl, she encounters multiple men and has high hopes that she may get what she is expecting. As she experiences each man she realized that her expectations are not reality. Janie changes her expectations of each man as she gains experience in the real world.