Monthly Archives: November 2011

Well, let’s start with Jen’s presentation. I thought it was a really good idea to get the whole class involved, and the reasoning she used was very well thought out. It was also a really fun way to teach us … Continue reading →

This play is one of my favorites. Not only are the characters interesting and delightful, they are funny as well. There is so much humor in The Importance of Being Ernest that it was hard for me to choose one … Continue reading →

I just had a question about the epilogue of the play. When Prospero is speaking to the audience, he says “But release me from my bands/ with the help of your good hands.” (176). Is he talking still to the … Continue reading →

In both A Doll’s House and Raisin in the Sun, the men are secondary characters in the household and do not drive the plot of the play, while the women still are less powerful in everyday life. So far I’m … Continue reading →

Well, I found a few different articles that I felt I could respond to, but this one seems to stand out the most to me. The article “Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun” by Frank Ardolino connects the character Ruth Younger … Continue reading →

While reading, I thought it was very strange how when Miranda expresses sorrow that she saw “a braue vessel… dash’d all to pieces” (Scene 2), Prospero thinks it’s the perfect time to tell her that she’s not actually his daughter. … Continue reading →

More than just a play about death and a certain woman’s struggle with the idea that no matter how much knowledge, one can never truly grasp what death is, W;i by Margaret Edson is about the condition of patients in the … Continue reading →

As the play emphasized, “Death, Be Not Proud” is a not a poem that is easily understood. Even with reading the play, I’m not quite sure I get it. However, there are a few lines that stand out to me … Continue reading →

Usually my portfolio is boring and uninteresting… but not this time! Well, unless you think it’s boring and uninteresting. Then I really didn’t do my job very well. Hopefully that’s not the case. I’m gonna list all of my wonderful, … Continue reading →

In the time that Hamlet took place, it was not an uncommon occurrence that a well liked noble could get away with  much. What I’m referring to is the line of the King, in act four scene three, where he … Continue reading →