In Act IV, two opposite people, Laertes and Hamlet basically looks like they are in the same situation. But there is only one little thing that differs each other which is "the speed of action."
What I mean by speed of action is that , we have read over 200 pages and almost every single page, Hamlet talks about his sweet revenge, how he is going to kill Cladius ,etc. But he has done so much other things that has nothing to do with taking revenge from Cladius. He started to mess with Ophelia, after, he drove her crazy by killing his dad for no reason. He took so much time. Instead of just going ahead and killing Cladius, for some reason he just waited for the right time which have never came. After causing so much trouble, he had to go back to England. But unluckily, he ended up in Fortinbras ship and got back to Denmark.
Unlike what Hamlet is doing, Laertes is competely different. Right after he heard that Hamlet killed his father, he was so angry that he went in the palace , and put his sword on King's throat. He was going to kill him just because he didn't take care of Hamlet. If Hamlet was as brave as Laertes, Cladius would have been dead. Because basically Cladius killed King Hamlet, and send Hamlet to England to get him killed. But he wasn't as brave as Laertes. Laertes negotiated with Cladius and from what we understood in Act IV, he is going to poison him.
Basically, only thing that differs Hamlet and Laertes is the speed of action.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Famous Hamlet Quotes
I,iii - Neither a borrower or a lender be...
This line is said by Polonius to Laertes when Laertes was about to leave to France. This line is one of the advices that Polonius gives to Laertes before he leaves. He says that he should never borrow money from someone , neither get money from someone because that is what causes troubles.
I,v -Something is rotten in the state of Denmark...
This line is said by Marcellus ,when him and Horatio are talking about if they should follow Hamlet because Hamlet went to see the ghost. Basically Marcellus says something is going wrong in Denmark which is the ghost issue because they are worried about what if the ghost does something bad to Hamlet.
III.i - To be or not to be that is the question...
This famous quote is the first line of Hamlet's most famous speech. After all of that drama happened to him , he says to live or not to live that is the question. He says basically why should I live when everything bad is happening to me. His love, Ophelia betrayed him, his uncle killed his dad and married to his mother,etc. In the movies , the actors usually hold a skull while they are giving that speech which shows that is he chooses not to be, he is going to be the skull and if he chooses to be, he is going to be still who he is.
IV,v- When sorrows come, they come not in single spies but in battalions.
Gertrude, which is the queen , says that when sorrows come, they do not come in little pieces, they come all together at once and hurt you a lot . She says this line in this scene when Ophelia has gone mad and she sings songs. She says this line because everything bad happened to her lately. Hamlet killed Polonius, he left to England, now Laertes wants to kill the king because he didn't take enough care of Hamlet.
II,ii- Brevity is the soul of wit
This line is said by Polonius when he is talking to the King about Hamlet's insanity. Usually Polonius is known by his useless advises and long speeches but in this line , he says if you talk less and talk to your point, is shows smartness while he gives long speeches.
This line is said by Polonius to Laertes when Laertes was about to leave to France. This line is one of the advices that Polonius gives to Laertes before he leaves. He says that he should never borrow money from someone , neither get money from someone because that is what causes troubles.
I,v -Something is rotten in the state of Denmark...
This line is said by Marcellus ,when him and Horatio are talking about if they should follow Hamlet because Hamlet went to see the ghost. Basically Marcellus says something is going wrong in Denmark which is the ghost issue because they are worried about what if the ghost does something bad to Hamlet.
III.i - To be or not to be that is the question...
This famous quote is the first line of Hamlet's most famous speech. After all of that drama happened to him , he says to live or not to live that is the question. He says basically why should I live when everything bad is happening to me. His love, Ophelia betrayed him, his uncle killed his dad and married to his mother,etc. In the movies , the actors usually hold a skull while they are giving that speech which shows that is he chooses not to be, he is going to be the skull and if he chooses to be, he is going to be still who he is.
IV,v- When sorrows come, they come not in single spies but in battalions.
Gertrude, which is the queen , says that when sorrows come, they do not come in little pieces, they come all together at once and hurt you a lot . She says this line in this scene when Ophelia has gone mad and she sings songs. She says this line because everything bad happened to her lately. Hamlet killed Polonius, he left to England, now Laertes wants to kill the king because he didn't take enough care of Hamlet.
II,ii- Brevity is the soul of wit
This line is said by Polonius when he is talking to the King about Hamlet's insanity. Usually Polonius is known by his useless advises and long speeches but in this line , he says if you talk less and talk to your point, is shows smartness while he gives long speeches.
Letter to Freshman Atakan
I know that this letter might not mean anything to you because I know that you will just think that you are so good , but you really need to pay attention to what I am saying because I don't want you to make mistakes that I have already did. So listen to me carefully !
Look boy , you are just about to attend to high school.
As I say you are about to attend to high school, I don't mean to joke around and give you false directions. If you are not going to care about this letter, throw it away now, or listen carefully what I say.
High school is a completely different thing from the middle school where teachers cared about you and you just received easy grades. Your classes are going to be harder, teachers will give the full responsibility to you about your grades,and there are going to be people who will distract you to not have good grades. Look man, you really need to study hard and get good grades because life just gets harder and harder everyday. If you don't study and get good grades, nothing can help you , unless your father is a billionaire, which he is not. So , you are the one that is responsible about your grades, your choices, and your life. You can go ahead and doubt yourself about not being successful . If you doubt yourself , you either going to be living with your parents and be a pain in the butt to them , or you are going to be like a cleaner or something. But you have such a nice potential , all you need to do is to study and make smart choices.
You need to choose friends that will take you to a certain point in your life.Don't just hangout with somebody just because they are cool. You are going to be cool anyways. Just choose people that will not direct you to do something stupid such as any illegal things. Do not attend to do anything illegal, because no matter what happens , you are not going to get away with it.
Last but not least, work you butt off at the practices. Do not slack off because you are going to raise so much that you won't even realize how quickly it happened. But be smart, you have only four years to show the colleges what you have got , so make sure you work to your highest point where only thing you can think about is football and good grades.
By the way, work on your English because if you listen what I say, you are going to be playing football in the states.
Behave !
Your future buddy AK !
Look boy , you are just about to attend to high school.
As I say you are about to attend to high school, I don't mean to joke around and give you false directions. If you are not going to care about this letter, throw it away now, or listen carefully what I say.
High school is a completely different thing from the middle school where teachers cared about you and you just received easy grades. Your classes are going to be harder, teachers will give the full responsibility to you about your grades,and there are going to be people who will distract you to not have good grades. Look man, you really need to study hard and get good grades because life just gets harder and harder everyday. If you don't study and get good grades, nothing can help you , unless your father is a billionaire, which he is not. So , you are the one that is responsible about your grades, your choices, and your life. You can go ahead and doubt yourself about not being successful . If you doubt yourself , you either going to be living with your parents and be a pain in the butt to them , or you are going to be like a cleaner or something. But you have such a nice potential , all you need to do is to study and make smart choices.
You need to choose friends that will take you to a certain point in your life.Don't just hangout with somebody just because they are cool. You are going to be cool anyways. Just choose people that will not direct you to do something stupid such as any illegal things. Do not attend to do anything illegal, because no matter what happens , you are not going to get away with it.
Last but not least, work you butt off at the practices. Do not slack off because you are going to raise so much that you won't even realize how quickly it happened. But be smart, you have only four years to show the colleges what you have got , so make sure you work to your highest point where only thing you can think about is football and good grades.
By the way, work on your English because if you listen what I say, you are going to be playing football in the states.
Behave !
Your future buddy AK !
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Anniversary of Her Death
It was early in the morning. I could not have fallen asleep. I felt shocked and old about how fast it has been ten years since the only woman I loved the most in this world, my mom,passed away. It was the night when we got back from visiting her at her grave and I could not feel anything in my body. I just sand on my bed, and thought about things until 6 in the morning. Then I realized, I had only one hour to go to the practice. I got up. As I was walking to the bathroom, I felt so cold for some reason because the house was around almost 80 degrees. I went into the bathroom, I even felt colder. As I put my hands on to the sink, I felt like I was touching to some sticky ice. I looked in to the mirror , and I said "Is this me ? How quickly that 10 year just passed like a blink in your eye. I bend down to wash my face,and I saw something colorful out of all that darkness. As I put my head up again to look in the mirror, I saw my mother's face. I was so shocked that I could not even tear up. I turned around and I was totally sure that it was my mom, and I said "Mom, is that you ?" She replied :
-Yes honey, it's me. I just saw you so sad and not sleeping at all. You need to know that everything happens for a reason. If my body is not with you, that does not mean that my spirit is not. So believe me, I am watching you and the reason I cam here is to talk to you about your future.
I was so shocked, all I could say was "Yes,mom, g-g-go ahead." She continued :
-My dear only child, you have been educated and trained by us so good. You are such a nice kid, could not even hurt and ant. But you have been slacking off lately. You need to know that your family hopes good things from you , and gave their everything they had to send you to a school in the United States of America.So , you must learn your responsibilities and take care of them. I shall go now, but believe me, I am always with you.
As she was leaving, I jumped into her and yelled "Don't leave mom, I missed you so much ! " But It was too late. As I was on the floor trying to get up, I started hearing my grandma's voice. "Wake up Atakan, you are late to the practice! " Suddenly, I woke up , and realized that all of these things was just a dream, but I knew that my mom will always be with me. If her body is not with me, it does not mean her spirit is not.
-Yes honey, it's me. I just saw you so sad and not sleeping at all. You need to know that everything happens for a reason. If my body is not with you, that does not mean that my spirit is not. So believe me, I am watching you and the reason I cam here is to talk to you about your future.
I was so shocked, all I could say was "Yes,mom, g-g-go ahead." She continued :
-My dear only child, you have been educated and trained by us so good. You are such a nice kid, could not even hurt and ant. But you have been slacking off lately. You need to know that your family hopes good things from you , and gave their everything they had to send you to a school in the United States of America.So , you must learn your responsibilities and take care of them. I shall go now, but believe me, I am always with you.
As she was leaving, I jumped into her and yelled "Don't leave mom, I missed you so much ! " But It was too late. As I was on the floor trying to get up, I started hearing my grandma's voice. "Wake up Atakan, you are late to the practice! " Suddenly, I woke up , and realized that all of these things was just a dream, but I knew that my mom will always be with me. If her body is not with me, it does not mean her spirit is not.
Party Time at Savannah
It was probably the worse week I had in my life.
When you think about these old creepy cities, you think it is only in the movies.Well I guess my weekend was shot by some good director.
So this is how it all begun...
My parents were out of town, and they told me to stay either in grandma's house , or one of my cool friends West Michael's house. Not knowing him living in this creepy city, I accepted my dad's offer and packed some clothes to stay over weekend. After school on Friday, I went to Football training as usual, got out, took a shower, and was ready to go.
But I have never known that West Michael just moved into the town and only place his family found a house to live was a house Savannah.
"Thanks for letting me know that you live in this beautiful neighborhood , West Michael ! " I said as I was getting out of the car. He said "I am sorry, but your dad wanted me to not tell you about here , I don't know why. "
It was getting worse and worse in each minute.
We sat down, hung out for a while , played X-BOX . It was getting darker and darker which was making me scared so much. When I look outside of the window, I feel like some vampire is going to show up and will scare me. After dinner , I felt really tired and wanted to go to bed, he shook his head as he meant to say yes.
I took a shower, went to bed. It took me quite while to sleep, because house itself was so scary that I wouldn't walk anywhere by myself.
Finally fall asleep.
After couple of hours of sleeping, I woke up around 5 A.M . As I woke up, I tried to go back to sleep but I was hearing this creepy song. As I moved closer to the living room, I was pretty sure that somebody was playing "Party Rock" by LMFAO. I felt better because I thought it was West Michael blasting the music 3 in the morning , but I was shocked as I saw 3 people dancing around. I asked them :
-Who are you all ? One of them replied.
-We are the first owners of this house , we died in 1935.Who ever comes to this house to spend the night, we turn them into a vampire like we did to your friend and to his family.So we are partying because you are our guest who is going to be in our family.
I was shocked. One of my best friends, West Michael, was a vampire ! I ran back to the room to grab my phone but one of the vampires appeared in front of m and pushed me. I got angry and try to punch the man, but my hand went through his head. He started to laugh "I am a spirit , you cannot hurt me ! " I got rid of him and tried to run away from the house but West Micheal appeared and he pushed me. He had red eyes and looked really mad. I backed up couple steps and he tried to jump on me. I took a step to my right so he just fell on the ground. I started to run away from the house and they tried to chase me down , but it was too late because sun was going up so they had to run back to the house.
As I was running away , I heard someone telling me to wake up. I was like what is going on then I started to hear Coach Morrell's voice. "Wake up AK !" I woke up and I was in the classroom. I realized that it was all dream. West Michael was sitting right next to me. He said " So AK, you are spending the night at my house , right ? " I answered back "By the way West Michael, Where do you live ? " He replied "Oh , It is at Savannah but nothing happens, it is just a rumor , you know" And I said "No West Michael, I am going to spend the night at my grandma's house , but thanks"
When you think about these old creepy cities, you think it is only in the movies.Well I guess my weekend was shot by some good director.
So this is how it all begun...
My parents were out of town, and they told me to stay either in grandma's house , or one of my cool friends West Michael's house. Not knowing him living in this creepy city, I accepted my dad's offer and packed some clothes to stay over weekend. After school on Friday, I went to Football training as usual, got out, took a shower, and was ready to go.
But I have never known that West Michael just moved into the town and only place his family found a house to live was a house Savannah.
"Thanks for letting me know that you live in this beautiful neighborhood , West Michael ! " I said as I was getting out of the car. He said "I am sorry, but your dad wanted me to not tell you about here , I don't know why. "
It was getting worse and worse in each minute.
We sat down, hung out for a while , played X-BOX . It was getting darker and darker which was making me scared so much. When I look outside of the window, I feel like some vampire is going to show up and will scare me. After dinner , I felt really tired and wanted to go to bed, he shook his head as he meant to say yes.
I took a shower, went to bed. It took me quite while to sleep, because house itself was so scary that I wouldn't walk anywhere by myself.
Finally fall asleep.
After couple of hours of sleeping, I woke up around 5 A.M . As I woke up, I tried to go back to sleep but I was hearing this creepy song. As I moved closer to the living room, I was pretty sure that somebody was playing "Party Rock" by LMFAO. I felt better because I thought it was West Michael blasting the music 3 in the morning , but I was shocked as I saw 3 people dancing around. I asked them :
-Who are you all ? One of them replied.
-We are the first owners of this house , we died in 1935.Who ever comes to this house to spend the night, we turn them into a vampire like we did to your friend and to his family.So we are partying because you are our guest who is going to be in our family.
I was shocked. One of my best friends, West Michael, was a vampire ! I ran back to the room to grab my phone but one of the vampires appeared in front of m and pushed me. I got angry and try to punch the man, but my hand went through his head. He started to laugh "I am a spirit , you cannot hurt me ! " I got rid of him and tried to run away from the house but West Micheal appeared and he pushed me. He had red eyes and looked really mad. I backed up couple steps and he tried to jump on me. I took a step to my right so he just fell on the ground. I started to run away from the house and they tried to chase me down , but it was too late because sun was going up so they had to run back to the house.
As I was running away , I heard someone telling me to wake up. I was like what is going on then I started to hear Coach Morrell's voice. "Wake up AK !" I woke up and I was in the classroom. I realized that it was all dream. West Michael was sitting right next to me. He said " So AK, you are spending the night at my house , right ? " I answered back "By the way West Michael, Where do you live ? " He replied "Oh , It is at Savannah but nothing happens, it is just a rumor , you know" And I said "No West Michael, I am going to spend the night at my grandma's house , but thanks"
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
HAMLET ACT 2 SCENE 2 SCRIPT
ACT 2 SCENE 2
KING: So nice to see you two Rose and Guil. You guys must have heard that there is something going wrong with Hamlet. I don't know what is causing him to act like this other then his father's step. You two are his best friends since his childhood so please help us to find out what caused him to act like this.
QUEEN: Good gentlemen, you two are the best friends of Hamlet, there are no other people in this world that could figure out why he went crazy. So please,help us. If you find out why he acts like that, you will be rewarded.
ROSE: It is my honor to serve to you majesties than requesting us.
GUIL : We are both ready to find out. We will do the best we can.
KING: Thanks guys.
QUEEN: Thank you gentlemen, please go see Hamlet right now.
GUIL : Hope whatever we do help him.
QUEEN : We all hope so too.
POLONIUS : My good lord, the ambassadors from Norway are back.
KING : You always bring the good news, Polonius.
POLONIUS: Oh really, my job and my heart is to bring all the good news to you ,and luckily I found out. By the way, what is going on with Hamlet ?
KING: I definitely want to hear that more, Polonius.
POLONIUS: But first, lets meet with the ambassadors. My news will be the dessert to follow their great feast.
KING: Oh sure, bring them in , Polonius. (Turning to the queen)
Polonius will find out what is wrong with our son.
QUEEN: I have no doubt for anything else than his fathers death or over our marriage !
KING: Well, lets ask him then.
POLONIUS ENTERS
Welcome Voltemand, What message did you bring from the king of Norway.
VOLTEMAND : A most favorable response to your greetings and requests. As soon as we got there, he showed us the army that he is going to use to invade Poland. Also he told his uncle Fortinbras to not say bad things about your majesty and to not threat our country. Also here are some information about their plan to invade Poland (he passes the documents.)
KING : I am very pleased to hear these news Voltemand, we will have a party tonight and worry about the business tomorrow.
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