Finding out the Truth- Act I

Hamlet does not think fondly of his stepfather/uncle/king. He wishes that he were not placed in charge to rule Denmark because he is making the country look foolish to other countries. Unfortunately, there is nothing to stop him... Or could there be?

I had a strong feeling that Claudius had something to do with King Hamlet's death and I was right. He was murdered by his own brother as he was laying asleep in the gardens of his castle! That is preposterous. Now seeking for revenge of his father'sdeath, Hamlet can finally put his mind at ease.

One line that really fascinated me "Taint not they mind, nor let thy soul contrive against thy mother aught. Leave her to heaven, and to those thorns that in her bosom lodge, to prick and sting her." This line is very powerful. It showed King Hamlet's deep love for the queen and how it made him want to take the blame off of her. He knows that she was driven into a relationship with his brother out of lust and that it could be understood. King Hamlet wants the queen to live in her mistakes and to take consideration of what she did wrong. He wants her to suffer based on. The choices she made and to come to her punishment on her own. 

Moist Star

I find Shakespeare to be very fascinating. Even though it can be extremely frustrating when I don't understand the text, I know that there is a message there, and I'm not trying hard enough to unveil it. 

This is my first time reading Hamlet, and I am already captivated by the writing. I feel that there is going to be a huge twist, that the deceased King of Denmark was killed by his brother or that the uncle did something to reach to the great heights of his brother. I am also a bit confused why the ghost of Hamlet's father has showed up. It could be because there is a message to give, either if it's something personal about the family, or it could be a warning visit.

Hamlet is a touching character. He is deeply hurt by his father's death and has yet ceased to mourn his death. His uncle tells him to stop mourning because a father is meant to die eventually, and it's natures doing for the life to end and a new one to begin. I love all the emotions being portrayed in Hamlet. It is relatable to how someone would feel if there father died. Hamlet definitely luminates this story and makes it interesting.

My Mistress' Eyes

This poem is brilliant. Shakespeare creates a spin to any love poem out there. He starts out by saying that his "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun," meaning that her eyes don't shine as bright as the sun. Most love poems create comparisons that magnifies the beauty of their lovers, but Shakespeare does the exact opposite. Then, he says that her breasts are dull and boring, which is not flattering at all. Also, there is the line that describes the color of roses and how alive they are, but that none of the colors are in his mistress' cheeks. All these lines that he compares his mistress to are very unflattering and negative. This is not your regular love poem that would win over a girls heart. It's one that would cause her to burn all his stuff and move away. That's why it is so fascinating to read something unique and truthful. In the end, Shakespeare does finishing by expressing his love for his mistress', a love to be as rare as any. This feels like a poem that is mocking love poems, but still compares to them.

Night/Morning- Robert Browning

As I began reading "Meeting at Night," I discovered that it was about lovers because in the last line, it said "Than the two hearts beating each to each." The meaning I got from this line is that these two people are united as one. There is something about the title that confuses me. If these two people are lovers, why are they only meeting at night? Then, I concluded that their relationship could be one kept secret from others. The evidence I found in the auditory imagery was "... a voice less found, through its joys and fears..." The auditory imagery in my head shows of the two lovers whisper from their fear of being caught.

"Parting at Morning" was a bit harder to understand because there isn't a lot of text to analyze. When I looked at these two poems together, I thought Robert Browning was talking about a one night stand because the poet doesn't explicitly state that the poem is about love. That is found through the imagery the poet uses to describe the lovers meeting. There is a great use of visual and auditory imagery that allows the reader to see and hear what the lovers see and hear.

College Essay

I just got done writing my college essay. I never thought this essay would mean so much to me. It describes the hardships that my family and I had to go through in order for me to have a proper education. My parents dropped everything they still had in Iran (before the government took it away from them) to move to America for a better life, a life where there would not be discrimination against a person because of their religion. Now I am not saying America is perfect itself, but it gives its citizens freedom. The citizens have the rights to do as they wish with their own life and practice the religions that THEY choose to believe in. It doesn't have a controlling government that can't see past their own ass because their head is so far up inside of it. 

This country opens up opportunities for its citizens that people of others countries wish for. I am fortunate enough to have these opportunities so that I can create a better life for myself. Luckily, I have not wasted too much of my time on materialistic things to be distracted from my real goal. That goal is to obtain as much knowledge I can in this world until my very last breath.

Hello Writing!

Writing has never been my best subject. Starting this blog is a very big step towards trying something new in order to improve my writing. I have to say, there is a great deal of pressure put on me when I know that my writing can be viewed by everyone around the world that has a blogger. Even though this is out of my comfort zone, I am excited to view the writings of others and gain more knowledge on improving my writing.

I hope this blogging system takes me out of my procrastination stage and allows me to have a routine so that I can post a blog at a specific time twice a week. I do not enjoy doing things last minute. It's stressful enough that it ruins my entire day to where I don't want to do anything with anyone. Also, I know as I submit my work last minute that it is not my best work. I know I could do better. What I am hoping on improving this year is my strength and mind in order to eliminate procrastination from my life... for good.

Starting today, time management will become my main priority because that will lead me to a successful future

Catch-22

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller left me in a perplexed state of mind. As I began reading the first fifty pages, I assumed that it would become more captivating, but my assumption did not turn out to be true. There would be moments within the novel that would attract my attention, but I would be lost again. The humor, such as the satire, is what allowed me to continue on reading with some interest. The novel was really funny. There were many parts that had me thinking, "What is going on?" One was Clevinger's trial and what a joke that was. It was hard to follow while I was cracking up reading it. Another moment of satire was Doc Daneeka's death, which was horrible to hear about, but hilarious to find out it wasn't true. The best moment of that incident was when he sent a letter to his wife saying he wasn't dead, but only to be contradicted by the army. And his wife believed the army!! I feel though that all these events have a meaning behind them... With Clevinger's trial, he only got charged because he was accused otherwise there was no evidence against him. With Doc Daneeka's death, it showed what families were going through in their lives as loved ones passed away.

I was able to understand more of the novel as my class and I went over it. I would like to re-read Catch-22 to fully grasp the meaning of the work as a whole.