FINAL

just so you know, in case of review:

THE FINAL

Section I.

History of the Era (1600's mostly) - 11 questions

The lives of the poets---------------15 questions

The poets themselves (names/quote analysis with reference to words/ groups of words)-8 questions

Paradise Lost - 5 questions

Sonet Analysis-1 question

Section II.

Hamlet- 18 questions

Acts 2-5

Section III.

Essay on Everything.

Good luck.

-Mike Singh

Ophelia

Ophelia did fall off a tree and drown in the river. then there was ideas that it was suicide instead of an accident.

-mike singh

I was reviewing Hamlet and just have a little blurred memory of Ophelia's death. I know she drowned in a river but why did she go in the river in the first place? Was this were she fell off a tree?
Thoughts?

Sean Bronczyk

Linking Paradise Lost and Hamlet

While studying today I realized a good way to link a piece of Paradise Lost and Hamlet. You can relate the appearance versus reality theme that is very heavy in Hamlet and connect it to how when reading Paradise Lost your perspective of Satan is as a hero. We almost wanted Satan to "win." This is created by a false sense of accomplishment when Satan rises from the fiery lake. He appears to be a hero, but in reality he is the king of evil.

John Leskow

A Good Way to Study for the Poetry section of the final

I thought of a great way to study the poetry unit in preparation for the final on Monday. I made a notecard for each author and wrote on the back of it a brief biography that highlighted the key points that we will have to know for the test. Then I made a card for each poem that that poet wrote and wrote a brief summary and the vocab definitions on the flip side. A good way to get material to use in the summary is to look at the quiz questions, because Laz said that most of the questions would come off of the quizes. It may seem hard and time consuming but you will learn some of the material while you are writing it on the cards, and once you have them made up it will make studying much more organized and time efficient.

John Leskow

Today's Class Notes

Did anyone write down what questions/concepts we went over in class today?

I was going over Hamlet and was thinking about if Hamlet got what he wanted in the end? he got his revenge on Claudius but never actually became king because he died so i was just curious what you guys thought?

Sean Bronczyk

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So I was going over all the poems and Bio's and couldn't discover a common theme with all of them. I think he will definitely ask a question about that so if anyone has any advice please let me know?

So I was thinking about Hamlet And really couldn't find one dominate theme to it?
Does anyone have any clues to what one might be?
I got appearance versus reality and epic but is there one main one that I am missing?
I thought of this because I think that the essay question will be relating to this.

Sean Bronczyk

Bermudas

This is a translation I got from my step-mom hopefully this helps I think it makes it more understandable and comprehensible.

Lines 1-4
They were rowing along in a small boat in the Bermudas
Minding their own business
Singing this song

Lines 5-10
"What else can we do but sing about God
That led us through this ocean
to this undiscovered island that seems so much nicer than our own home land.
The island looks like it's in the middle of nowhere and being held up on the backs of monsters of the sea.

Lines 10-20
God leads and sets our boat on this grassy island safe and sound from the storms
And gives us this eternally beautiful place and freshest water.
He sends birds over head every day.
Oranges and pomegranates are everywhere to eat, and are so bright with color like jewels.

Lines 21-30
There are figs to eat
Pineapples that grow in plants on the ground, but only one pineapple per plant
The smell of cedar trees from Lebanon everywhere
God also makes the oceans a little rough that they sometimes beach whales onto shore.
We also claim that God made the white rocks that line the shore

Lines 31-40
And with these rocks we built Him a church to sing his praises for his gifts
That they even talk about all the way to the Mexique Bay."

The Englishman in the rowboat kept singing this song
In a holy and cheerful manner
Rowing their oars in time with the beat the whole time.

Khrystyne Hastings

this is the best i could find, it has a little on both poems,  but not much... the end is near

http://faculty.goucher.edu/eng211/andrew_marvell.htm

-Mike Singh

Bermudas

Anyone find anything? I got nothin' on this one. If not, any thoughts??