Thursday, January 13, 2011

Week 11 Core Concepts (11.29-12.03) [UPDATED]

Discussed Hamlet all week. Themes, motifs, etc.

Hamlet + Ophelia:


  • awkward, probably sexual
  • closet!
  • Hamlet gave her an expensive gift of some sort  Ophelia drowns herself - pregnant (period reference)

Hamlet + his Mother: 
  • awkward
  • doesn't like her choices
  • possibly incestuous


Various Hamlet movies:


  • Hamlet in more modern times
  • Hamlet + Gertrude's relationship emphasized
  • Gay Hamlet

"Shakespeare in the Bush": Different interpretations of the text



Existentialism: men have free will; make decisions that affect their lives.



Theater of the absurd:


  • extravagant humor to mask the horror of the meaninglessness
  • anti-heros instead of a "great fallen man"
  • meaningless setting
  • confused characters
  • poor/nonexistent communication


3 comments:

  1. fail...sorryyy :(
    maybe just look around at other class notes to refresh your memory of what we did this week?

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  2. fail, just add more and you will be great. just a little more

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