Is what was going on with what Claudius had for his brother something like the Oedipus Complex? It seems that he wanted to replace him completely and take over as the "new" old Hamlet...
-Mike Singh
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Act 1, Scene 2
Claudius becomes the king and marries the current queen who was married to his brother.
Hamlet thought it was acceptable to help keep order in the country.
Even thogh he thought it was acceptable he was still very upset over the entire situation.
Marriages were done for power not love.
Hamlet calls it insest even though it clearly is not.
Hamlet is acting very childish over the entire situation and he should know why Cluadius did what he did to help keep order in the country.
Major theme expressed
Its not about the way you see things act but really are.
Appearance vs. Reality
Sean Bronczyk
Claudius becomes the king and marries the current queen who was married to his brother.
Hamlet thought it was acceptable to help keep order in the country.
Even thogh he thought it was acceptable he was still very upset over the entire situation.
Marriages were done for power not love.
Hamlet calls it insest even though it clearly is not.
Hamlet is acting very childish over the entire situation and he should know why Cluadius did what he did to help keep order in the country.
Major theme expressed
Its not about the way you see things act but really are.
Appearance vs. Reality
Sean Bronczyk
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Class Notes for January 21
Today in class we had a substitute and we were given time to work on our study guides for Hamlet. Thats all.
Dan Beam
Dan Beam
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Class Notes Jan 14th
This is all the notes we have gotten so far regarding Hamlet and Shakespear
Shakespears Life and Times
-Born 1564 in Stratsford of Avon(church records of this)
-1565 Baptized
-Father= John, Mother = Mary Arden
-3rd oldest in family of 8, oldest son( meaning he would get inheritance)
Early Life
-family= upper middle class
-Father is respected memeber of society (job= butcher)
-Father was elected to town consel and then as Mayor of Stratsford
Not Fact but assumed: William Shakespear attended Stratsford grammar school like every other child in town; no records of him enlisted at any other college or higher level school ( people usually went to college for further education in the clergy, law, or politics)
- likely that William became an apprectice to father but,
- Next documentation of Shakespear is in the theater which is a big jump, indication that not only did he become an apprentice to his father but he has to be exposed to theater at some point.
- When traveling theater troops were sent into the country to preform for the towns they stayed at the household of the most powerful person in that specific town, thus since Shakespears father was the mayor it is likely that this is how he became exposed to the theater first.
Nov. 1582
-William applies for a marriage license
-He's 18, women is 26 named Anne Hathaway
-ask for announcement of wedding to only be presented at mass once and to be married as soon as possible, even though during Decemeber when marriages are usually not done do to the holiday season.
-Strikes as odd considering their first child Suzanna is born only 6 months later
1585
-twin Judith and Hamnet are born
- the early death of Hamnet at the age of 13 rumored to have influenced Shakespears' play Hamlet
1589
-construction of the theater in London
1592
-pamplet published by "Green", a play right, against the theater and accuses a "young upstart" of plagiarism
-w/ in a month this playright dies and the publisher of the pamplet sends out an apology pamplet and names the young upstart mentioned, gentle Bill, referring to William Shakespear
-black palgue appears in London again, all public places are shut down including the theater
-don't re- open for 2 yrs(even after black plague is gone due to Puritan Rule)
-Puritans believed acting was a form of lying which was a sin, because you were pretending to be something your not
1594
-theater re-opens
-Shakespear is part of a theatrical company funded by the Lord of Chamberlin
-company includes people who could do everything, act, write, and direct
-which could indicate that William Shakespear was only the name written on the plays and that they were actually a collaborative effort
-Or it was just a pen name for someone whose social status would not allow them to be a part of the theater
- Shakespear usually produced 2 plays a year
-generated wealth by selling, acting, and directing plays
-with this he eventually purchased the 2nd largest estate in Stratford
Progression of Writing
- 1596-1600 Shakespear wrote historical plays and then comedies
-1596 death of son Hamnet
- tragedies were written next (1600-1605)
-1601 Hamlet is written and published, father dies in this year as well too
1603- Queen Elizabeth dies, new king has lord chamberlin give his acting troop to him and has them travel the country to gain popularity
-Now called the Kings Men
1609- Shakespears' collection of Sonnets is published
1610-1611
- writes "A Winters Tale" and "The Tempest"
-The Tempest is said to be Shakespears farwell to the theater until one of his replacements Beaumont quits and the other writer Fletcher calls upon him for assistance in writing a play involving Queen Elizabeths father Henry the 8th
-on the premier night of this play a cannon is used and unfortunately it lights the entire theater on fire and it burns to the ground
-According to church records William Shakespear dies on April 23rd, 1616
-will seems to be thrown together possibly indicating a sudden illness
Elizabethan Theater
-1st theater in Europe specifically for plays in London
-just called "the theater"
-puritans take over and shut down the theater within city limits, so the theater is moved across the river out of city limits and re- opens as the globe theater
-brought over board by board, people got they by boat
-no roof due to weather, over complicated construction and lighting issues
-tiring house= costume change room behind the stage
-stage = 5 and a half ft to keep people form climbing on stage and to leave room for trap doors
Shakespears Life and Times
-Born 1564 in Stratsford of Avon(church records of this)
-1565 Baptized
-Father= John, Mother = Mary Arden
-3rd oldest in family of 8, oldest son( meaning he would get inheritance)
Early Life
-family= upper middle class
-Father is respected memeber of society (job= butcher)
-Father was elected to town consel and then as Mayor of Stratsford
Not Fact but assumed: William Shakespear attended Stratsford grammar school like every other child in town; no records of him enlisted at any other college or higher level school ( people usually went to college for further education in the clergy, law, or politics)
- likely that William became an apprectice to father but,
- Next documentation of Shakespear is in the theater which is a big jump, indication that not only did he become an apprentice to his father but he has to be exposed to theater at some point.
- When traveling theater troops were sent into the country to preform for the towns they stayed at the household of the most powerful person in that specific town, thus since Shakespears father was the mayor it is likely that this is how he became exposed to the theater first.
Nov. 1582
-William applies for a marriage license
-He's 18, women is 26 named Anne Hathaway
-ask for announcement of wedding to only be presented at mass once and to be married as soon as possible, even though during Decemeber when marriages are usually not done do to the holiday season.
-Strikes as odd considering their first child Suzanna is born only 6 months later
1585
-twin Judith and Hamnet are born
- the early death of Hamnet at the age of 13 rumored to have influenced Shakespears' play Hamlet
1589
-construction of the theater in London
1592
-pamplet published by "Green", a play right, against the theater and accuses a "young upstart" of plagiarism
-w/ in a month this playright dies and the publisher of the pamplet sends out an apology pamplet and names the young upstart mentioned, gentle Bill, referring to William Shakespear
-black palgue appears in London again, all public places are shut down including the theater
-don't re- open for 2 yrs(even after black plague is gone due to Puritan Rule)
-Puritans believed acting was a form of lying which was a sin, because you were pretending to be something your not
1594
-theater re-opens
-Shakespear is part of a theatrical company funded by the Lord of Chamberlin
-company includes people who could do everything, act, write, and direct
-which could indicate that William Shakespear was only the name written on the plays and that they were actually a collaborative effort
-Or it was just a pen name for someone whose social status would not allow them to be a part of the theater
- Shakespear usually produced 2 plays a year
-generated wealth by selling, acting, and directing plays
-with this he eventually purchased the 2nd largest estate in Stratford
Progression of Writing
- 1596-1600 Shakespear wrote historical plays and then comedies
-1596 death of son Hamnet
- tragedies were written next (1600-1605)
-1601 Hamlet is written and published, father dies in this year as well too
1603- Queen Elizabeth dies, new king has lord chamberlin give his acting troop to him and has them travel the country to gain popularity
-Now called the Kings Men
1609- Shakespears' collection of Sonnets is published
1610-1611
- writes "A Winters Tale" and "The Tempest"
-The Tempest is said to be Shakespears farwell to the theater until one of his replacements Beaumont quits and the other writer Fletcher calls upon him for assistance in writing a play involving Queen Elizabeths father Henry the 8th
-on the premier night of this play a cannon is used and unfortunately it lights the entire theater on fire and it burns to the ground
-According to church records William Shakespear dies on April 23rd, 1616
-will seems to be thrown together possibly indicating a sudden illness
Elizabethan Theater
-1st theater in Europe specifically for plays in London
-just called "the theater"
-puritans take over and shut down the theater within city limits, so the theater is moved across the river out of city limits and re- opens as the globe theater
-brought over board by board, people got they by boat
-no roof due to weather, over complicated construction and lighting issues
-tiring house= costume change room behind the stage
-stage = 5 and a half ft to keep people form climbing on stage and to leave room for trap doors
Sonnet
Is it possible to end a thought in the middle of a line in the sonnet (like if it spills over from the line before it)? I know Laz said that in middle english poetry the schops stuck to one thought per line but I don't remember if he said anything different about sonnets.
-Paul Derickson
-Paul Derickson
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The Merchant's tale
(Kind of long but I wanted to give you it all so you can shorten it.)
The merchant's tale starts of with a noble knight January, he decides he wishes to marry a young wife. He chooses May, their wedding is a spectacular event, at the wedding a squire named Damien falls in love with May, she loves him back. Soon after January loses his vision and May takes advantage of this in order to start an affair with Damien, so May takes January to the garden but also tells Damien to meet there too. So while there May and Damien are up in a tree together and Pluto and his wife see what is going on. Pluto then decides to give January his vision back to see what is going on, and his wife gives all women the ability to trick men out of what they see with their own eyes. So January sees May and Damien together but she lies and believes him. This story is a marriage tale and portrays the view that women are deceitful and tricksters.
Dan Beam
(Kind of long but I wanted to give you it all so you can shorten it.)
The merchant's tale starts of with a noble knight January, he decides he wishes to marry a young wife. He chooses May, their wedding is a spectacular event, at the wedding a squire named Damien falls in love with May, she loves him back. Soon after January loses his vision and May takes advantage of this in order to start an affair with Damien, so May takes January to the garden but also tells Damien to meet there too. So while there May and Damien are up in a tree together and Pluto and his wife see what is going on. Pluto then decides to give January his vision back to see what is going on, and his wife gives all women the ability to trick men out of what they see with their own eyes. So January sees May and Damien together but she lies and believes him. This story is a marriage tale and portrays the view that women are deceitful and tricksters.
Dan Beam
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