~Surprised By Evening~
Surprised by Evening There is unknown dust that is near us Waves breaking on shores just over the hill Trees full of birds that we have never seen Nets drawn with dark fish. The evening arrives; we...
View ArticleIntertextuality (Walt Whitman)
When looking at the poetry styles, topics and influences of Robert Bly, one can make the connection between his poetry and that of Walt Whitman. Several common ideas and styles that they share are:...
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Bly and Hall: Lifelong Poetry Pals
Donald Hall and Robert Bly have been lifelong friends since they first met at Harvard University in the “writers workshop” area. They first worked together editing The Harvard Advocate, publishing...
View ArticleMy Thoughts……
There were things that I both liked and disliked about this project. I think that this was a pretty cool research project because of how it was completely different from the conventional research paper...
View ArticleWatching the Television Pondering Our Efforts
We flip through the channels, from station to station Deciding which news team will give The best information On a war in which people question our place. “100 Iraqis dead, while 70 are wounded”, So...
View Article“These are but wild and whirling words..”
Act One: When reading this act, I was presented with many questions regarding the link between the ghost and Hamlet’s father, such as: ~Will the guards ever speak to the ghost/will the ghost tell us...
View Article“A dream itself is but a shadow.”
Interview with the Queen of Denmark. (This interview was conducted shortly after the arrival and then dismissal of the players, and after Hamlet was gone…..): ME: Hello your majesty! I appreciate you...
View Article“These words, like daggers, enter in mine ears”
Act III, Scene I: ~The act opens up with the King and Queen discussing Hamlet behavior with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The two friends say that they can clearly see that Hamlet is acting mad, yet...
View Article“My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!”
Act IV definitely seemed like the most intense and action packed act yet! It trails on after act III, continuing on the death of Polonius, and it also introduces a new death; Ophelia. I was really...
View Article“This is mere madness.”
Act V: I can definitely say that I was not prepared for all the intensity in this act. Since the play is a tragedy, I was of course aware that nearly everybody was going to die, one way or another, but...
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