Sometimes when I wake up in the morning and see dark, ominous, nasty weather I just want to scream, pull my pillow over my head, and hide away from the world. Maybe if I cross my fingers and go to sleep it will all go away when I wake up...
This is not the case.
This has never been the case.
This is AP Lit.
Ohhhhhhhh my goodness. The final is the terms test. Ohhhhhh my goodness two forums due tomorrow. Ohhhhhh my goodness this post is a day late. And ohhhhhhhhh my goodness I just finished the annotations. My head is telling me "It's okay. You just worked your butt off. You can take a break."
But this is not the case.
This has never been the case.
This is the week before finals.
Looking back, to a time where we watched versions of Hamlet, and my biggest worry was that I didn't look at Spruz and had to turn in an assignment a day late, I can't help but sigh with wishful thinking. And that was just last week!
Either way, the most relevant topic covered in class has been Hamlet. Here is a hodge-podge mix of phrases that spring to mind: manipulative...confusing...MOVIES...actors...SIR PATRICK STEWART...Ophelia...spirit animal...female roles in society...opression(?)...insanity....can we really define insanity? Doesn't vary from person to person? At what point does Hamlet go insane? Where is he lucid?...awkward Gertrude-Hamlet scene (1st movie)...DAVID TENNANT...different portrayals...one creation can be interpreted so many different ways...OOOH pretty costumes...WHAT IS THIS SAYING??...Why kill your former two best friends for going along with what their king tells them to do?...harsh!...manliness vs. internal/philosophical...so...many...layerssssssss...
I thought I would hate Hamlet, and while I definitely haven't enjoyed it as much as the other readings, or even as much as some of Shakespeare's other works, I found it interesting learning about the many layers and interpretations that went along with it.
If I can be grateful for one thing in this crazy play/week/avalanche of homework, it's that I'm thankful that I'm not being crushed by a vending machine and being devoured by vultures!
I love that you put so much of your own voice into this post! It was so much fun to read. I also liked some of Shakespeare's other work better than Hamlet but thought the complexity of it was fascinating. And I definitely agree with you; it seems like the work in this class kind of sneaks up on you and the next thing you know it's Sunday night and you've been annotating for ten hours. I would be interested to hear more of your thoughts on Hamlet and its many interpretations. Great job :)
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely the most creative blog post I've ever seen, very artsy, and like Ally said, it has a lot of your own voice in it. The week before finals was extremely stressful for me too, seeing as I was at All-State band and studying simultaneously. I'm also going to add to your list of hodgepodge with the latest movie with "WTF, THEY'RE SHOOTING UP HEROIN." That was all my mind could really handle at the time. I, however, really enjoyed Hamlet, all the layers really made me think that this was one of his best plays, if not the best ever. I do agree with your thoughts about homework in this class, but luckily so far, I've stayed ahead.
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