Tone & Mood

The tone reflects the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the work. Mood is the feeling the reader experiences as a result of the tone. Tone and mood provide an emotional painting of a work and are created by the writer's choices. In Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress", his tone is very urgent. The speaker seems to really want the girl and is seemingly begging for her. His pressing demeanor makes the reader feels like he is in dire need of the woman and is dying without her. Whereas in "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" Robert Herrick's speaker is speaking in a tone of admonition and is merely warning the women to marry young. He does not seem to be in a rush and is in no way prompting the women to marry at that moment. He is cautioning the women to marry while they are young because being a "virgin" does not last forever. Moreover in Hamlet, King Claudius' tone truly depicts the type of character Claudius is. When Claudius is telling Hamlet that he should no longer mourn, he speaks in a very narcissistic tone. Claudius always makes it seem as if he is better than anyone, although he is the King he is not at all humble. Claudius' condescending tone also shows how is he as a character. Also, Claudius spoke very nonchalantly of his father's death, through that scene the reader could tell that the King did not have a soul. The Queen also speaks in a commandeering tone and admonishes Hamlet for his continued mourning. Although as the ex-King's wife she should also be mourning. Hamlet speaks in a very sarcastic tone about his mother when he says "good mother," because he does not truly believe the Queen to be good but unmoral. Hamlet sees his mother as a horrible wife and most likely the complete polar opposite of "good mother." The tone and mood are quintessential to every single piece of literature because they both give the reader a sense of liveliness.

Diction

Diction is the author's choice of words, often carefully in order to convey precise meanings. A word can have a literal meaning, or denotation, so when analyzing diction one must consider all of the possible meanings for the word. If the words have hidden meanings or meanings that need to be found bout by relating back to the material, or connotation, the reader needs to know these meanings also. The tone could be affected by the connotation in the case of formal or informal diction which could be referred to as colloquial language, or the vernacular. Diction may also be abstract or concrete. The phrase "vegetable love" in To His Coy Mistress has many meanings one could see the "vegetable" as a literal thing or interpret it as something that has a life and a course. "Vegetable love" is a love that starts anew and then dies but keeps starting anew due to its seeds. Andrew Marvell used great diction when referring to love. Moreover, the diction used in Hamlet is also very vivid. For example, when Hamlet says "good mother" he is not necessarily calling his mother "good" but has an edge to it and says it very sarcastically. Furthermore, when the King tells Hamlet to not go back to Wittenberg he comes off as being nice but Claudius is really implying a command. Claudius is commanding Hamlet to not go back to Wittenberg although his diction may show otherwise.

Imagery

Imagery is very important for a poem expressing its view. Imagery truly paints a picture of poems. The vivid imagery depicted by the metaphors in "His Coy Mistress." The metaphors used throughout the poem with lines such as "vegetable love" and others give the reader a great image of the poem. Authors use metaphors and figurative language to give the poem a soul.

sounds of poetry

The meter and rhyme scheme truly depict the image of the poem. The imagery and alliteration within the poem gives it a character and defines it. The sounds of poetry play a huge role when dissecting the poem because ultimately they are essential to the poem. The rhyme scheme also will dictate how the reader sees the poem. In Prufrock or Marvells' poems we use the sounds of imagery to tell what kind of poem it is.

Symbol

Symbols are very important in poetry. In both To His Coy Mistress and To the Virgins to Make Much of Time time is a very important symbol. It represents a entity that has bounds. Time is essential to both poems because this symbol is telling in the former a woman to sleep with him and in the latter for women to marry as soon as possible. The symbol of time is quintessential in both poems and truly encapsulates how important symbols are in poems. Symbols define the soul of the poem and can truly dictate how to poem will go and how it will flow.

Setting

The setting is quintessential in every play. Fiction or drama the setting completes the picture because then the reader gets a great feel to the story. The reader will seem as if he/she is in the play itself. The play will feel real to the reader. The setting also creates an ambience that provides the reader insight. The setting can also foreshadow the storyline and whether jovial or gloomy the play tends to flan out in that discourse. In Hamlet, the setting of the ghost scene is perfect because the dark and gloominess really show the true character of the ghost. The setting is putting the ghost right at home and so the ghost does not seem out of place. The setting is very important to the play and can either make or break it.

Characters

Ophelia and Caroline Bingley play huge roles in the molding of the main characters of Hamlet in Hamlet  and Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Both women want the two men; however, they are both unable achieve love. Hamlet is distracted by the revenge of his dad to meddle with the love of Ophelia and Mr. Darcy is too infatuated by Elizabeth to pay any heed to Caroline. Hamlet and Mr. Darcy both show no sense of compassion towards Ophelia and Caroline because they have their eyes set on a more wondrous object. For the former it is revenge and the later it is true love with Elizabeth. Hamlet shows more love towards Ophelia because he is actually in love with Ophelia, but he just is not able to show his compassion. On the other hand, Mr. Darcy has no feeling for Caroline whatsoever and only wants Elizabeth. Therefore both men disregard Ophelia and Caroline for things far more important to them but ultimately Hamlet actually did love Ophelia and Mr. Darcy never loved Caroline.

Blog #1

Austen and Shakespeare both employ the use of following two major characters through their journeys. In Pride and Prejudice, Austen has Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bingley be the two lovers that go through a love journey to finally end up in love. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet goes through a journey to obtain revenge. Mr. Darcy starts out by showing no interest in being with Elizabeth; however, as the story goes on he becomes infatuated by Elizabeth and falls in love with her. Elizabeth is not quite sure if she is even into Mr. Darcy because he insulted her in the beginning. Hamlet is very torn because he is very indecisive and he needs to kill King Claudius. Hamlet is not able to kill King Claudius until the end because he can not make up his mind. Elizabeth and Hamlet both need to make decisions, the former about love and the later regarding revenge. Both Elizabeth and Hamlet take the whole book and a full venture to make up their minds for Elizabeth to finally elope with Mr. Darcy and Hamlet to finally kill his uncle. The difference in both novels is the type of journey both characters take but the similarities is that both major characters need to make a life altering decision. Although both very unable to pick, they both end up doing what they wanted.

Essay

Overall I feel that I did very well on my essay. I need to work on further analysis of my quotes and more quotes. The one thing I am missing in my essay is that I do not have enough quotes; ergo, I will add more quotes and really analyzing each quote in detail. I also need to narrow my topics down adn really relate back to the thesis because the thesis is the most important part of any essay. In conclusion with my newfound knowledge I will definately do much better on my next essay.

Introduction

Time is the essence of life. It is quintessential for prosperity or poverty. Each second that ticks by controls life and death. Time is used to express a limited entity and something that needs to be fully used and not wasted. Both To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell and To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick underscore the importance of time and that everyone needs to seize time. In To His Coy Mistress Marvell suggests that time is constantly slashing away at life and that everybody needs to take a hold of time and use the best of it. Because once we die we can never relive our life. Marvell employs carpe diem because everyone needs to seize the day. Furthermore, In To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time Herrick demonstrates that time is limited and women need marry and not spend time being shy and not asserting themselves. Carpe diem is also used because the women need to seize the day and marry in order to fully use time. Both poems are very similar and through the use of different examples ultimately encapsulates the central idea of seizing the day.

2 poems

To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
Robert Herrick is saying for people to grasp ahold of time and use the most of it. He says that one spend his life just wandering around and not doing anything, people need to take initiative. He says that time is limited and needs to be used to "marry" and procreate because if one misses up on the chance then the fertility is lost and birth of a child is no longer possible.
Goodbye, Goldeneye
All things come and go. There is an end to everyting in life, good or bad. Life revolves around the pleasures and sorrows, there is no perfect life without flaw. Everything has an ending time, which is equally as beautiful as the beginning. Time is both kills and gives birth to all things of nature. Time is the start and the finish of everything.

Ozymandias vs Ponder these busted statues

Ozymandias is referring to how time is still and there is not much time in the world. Time is not moving and is essentially still. Time is a frame that does not move. Time is an unwavering object of life, Time is not moving fast or slow but is stuck in a picture and not moving. Ponder these busted statues is the opposite and refers to time as carpe diem. He wants to seize the moment and be with as many women as possible. He wants to take a hold of time and not waste any of his life because everything goes by very fast and seems as a blur. He needs to be as sexually active as possible in order to use every bit of time and not be wasteful because time is a very precious entity and needs to be used to its fullest.

Performance choices

I chose to perform Hamlet with a dash of enthusiasm at first that transcends into depression and later an accusational tone. Hamlet is first met by Rozsencrantz and Guildenstern so he is very happy to see his long lost friends. Hamlet then gets sad because he brings about how Denmark is a prison. Then Hamlet becomes suspicious and thinks that his friends were sent by the king to spy on him, which they were. I played Hamlet as described above because that is how I saw him as a character. I do not see an alternative, I feel like this is how anyone else would have interpreted Hamlet's diction.

Appearance vs Reality

Hamlet epitomizes appearance vs. reality. Hamlet is in reality not crazy and is planning to kill Claudius; however, he appears as a mad man. Hamlet seems to have shaped into a crazy man. Hamlet is constantly acting insane and saying crazy things. Hamlet always rants on and is always speaking nonsense. Everyone then assumes that Hamlet is crazy. In reality, Hamlet is acting and he is not truly crazy and insane. Hamlet is putting on a show to get closer to killing Claudius. Hamlet's ultimate goal is to kill Claudius. Hamlet is set out to kill and throughout the whole play he is taking a baby's step towards killing Claudius. Nonetheless, Hamlet seems to have intertwined between both appearance and reality. Hamlet seems to be really crazy and looks as if he has strayed from his path to kill Claudius. Hamlet became a philosopher and would always just ask questions instead of just doing something.

Honesty and Deception

Hamlet of Shakespeare's Hamlet is both honest yet deceptive. Although this may seem as a paradox of archetypes, Hamlet does truly radiates both honesty and deception. Hamlet is honest to his friends such as Horatio. Hamlet reveals his true character to Horatio he does put on the facade of an insane person. Hamlet has just talked to the ghost and decides to put on a mask of madness: "To put an antic disposition on" (1.5.172). Hamlet tells his frineds that he is going to put on "disposition" of craziness in order to make himself not available to anyone else. He wants noone to be able to read his mind because he wants to kill King Claudius, so he has to act mad in order for everyone to pay no heed to him. Moreover, Hamlet is deceptive because to everyone else he is putting on an act in order to trick everyone else. He wants people to think that he is crazy, so noone will be able to read his mind and figure out that his intentions are to kill King Claudius. Hamlet shows his deception when he stops ranting on about what the meaning of life and death is because he stops and changes his demeanor when Ophelia arrives. "The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons/ Be all my sins remembered," this quote encapsulates Hamlets metamorphosis into different people. By himself he is the philosopher, wanting to find out what everything is, to others he puts on the act of being a mad man.

To be or not to be

The diction employed by Hamlet is one of sophistication yet containing an interrogative nature. Hamlet sounds very much like a philosopher in that he asks classic philosophical questions such as what is the meaning of life and death: :"To be, or not to be" (3.1.56). Hamlet uses figurative language such as "pangs of despis'd love" (3.1.72), this quote is personification because how can love pang, that is not possible. Furthermore, Hamlet is truly puzzled by everything and he uses visid imagery to really express his true feelings. "Whips and scorns of time" (3.1.70) this quote underscores the personification of time and the vivid imagery set up by expressing time as a human being. The diction, figurative language, and imagery help set up the air of questions that reveal Hamlet's character.

7 and 14

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Hamlet tells his companions that he is likely to put on an "antic disposition" because he is planning a deliberate strategy in order to trick the others to think that he is going crazy. He wants the others to think that he is going insane because he needs others to think that he is not mentally stable in order to get close enough to kill Claudius.
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Hamlet is saying that what one thinks is what one believes to be true. The assumptions that underline Hamlet's response is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern  thinking that Denmark is not a prison and Hamlet thinks that the king sent them so he is testing them. The second quote suggests that Hamlet is really just strategizing because he is not truly mad he is mad to everyone else but he is just acting and waiting to strike. Hamlet may seem mad and act crazy to everyone else but he knows that the insanity is all an act and to himself he has a keen eye and is as sane as can be. He is duping everyone by acting crazy.

Ophelia

Both Laertes and Polonius truly show that women are not the same as men and women are judged differently. They say that because Hamlet has gone mad that she cannot be with Hamlet and that Hamlet is second to the throne so she cannot be with Hamlet. However, if what Ophelia and Hamlet have is true love, Laertes and Polonius have no right to stop the process of love. Laertes and Polonius want to strip Hamlet of Ophelia and accuse Hamlet of lying to Ophelia and say that Hamlet does not really love Ophelia. Ophelia is a much lower class than Hamlet and because of that she is also not able to be with Hamlet. More so, Ophelia is a woman and women do not get a choice; therefore, Laertes and Polonius make the decisions for Ophelia.

Introduction

That Is the Question:

The Role of Declarative, Imperative and Interrogative Statements in Hamlet

            Hamlet, a character of an indecisive nature, and Horatio, a rather decisive character, are great friends and are the perfect match for one another. Hamlet is the one who always questions himself and never really has a sense of true direction. Whereas Horatio always has the answers and knows what he is doing. Hamlet has a line that truly defines him as a person “To be or not to be?” Hamlet is the can never make a choice, he is always stuck in between two things. He can never choose to do something; he always has to ask himself if he should. On the other hand, Horatio is of a completely different nature. Horatio knows what he wants and always has a definite answer that he will not think twice about. In other words, Horatio is the clear headed one and Hamlet is the one with a muddied perspective. Hamlet is the one with imperative and declarative claim because he is always stating something and never questioning. On the contrary, Hamlet is full of interrogative statements because he never stops questioning himself. Although Horatio is always there to provide Hamlet with what Hamlet should do, Hamlet never asserts himself because of his indecisiveness.

Prufrock

 "Time for you and time for me"

Time is a very important in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Eliot employs the element of time to represent how time limits love. Time is what is needed for love and with time love is possible. And with time, people could really rescend their faults. Time is of utmost importance to the world, with time one could find happiness, with time one could find love, with time one could find forgiveness. Time underscores the setting and place of events. Time can also bring an end to life, love, happiness. Without time love, happiness is impossible and with time love, happiness can happy; however, only for a limited time.

Carpe Diem

The theme in To His Coy Mistress is Carpe Diem. Carpe Diem means "save the day." Marvell talks about how the woman should take her chance and not let the time slip away because as he says in the poem "Had we but world enough, and time," there is not enough time in the world because time is limited. However, Marvell is not only referring to women but he is also referring to humanity and to not let any opportunities slip by and not let time take over ones life. People need to take the reigns to their life and not let age and time control and sway where their life is going. Moreover, "Thus, though we cannot make our sun Stand still, yet we will make him run" further underscores that although we cannot control time and and nature's toll on us, humans, we can prevent time's creeping decrepitude. In the quote, he is referring to the sun as time and natures discourse, he is also using we to represent humanity. Therefore, Marvell demonstrates in To His Coy Mistress that humanity can not let any opportunities slide by and that we need to have a firm grip on our life.

To His Coy Mistress

"And tear our pleasures with rough strife"
"Thorough the iron gates of life"

Andrew Marvell uses many violent words to express violent imagery. In the first quote I gave the word "tear" is used to underscore how ruthless and violent the poem is. Marvell also encompasses words such as "devour" to further emphasize the violent imagery in the poem. Furthermore, the second quote demonstrates the phrase "carpe diem", or "seize the day." Going through the iron gates of life is seizing the day because the iron gates of life could be a hindrance to what one wants and by going through it, one obtains his/her object of desire.

Mr Collins; Sweet dreams or beautiful nightmare

I agree with both Jordan Weiss and Brian Lee in that Mr. Collins is both a comedy and a nightmare. Jordan Weiss claims that Mr. Collins is both a comic relief and a nightmare. Mr. Collins is a comedic character in that all of his notions are extremely exaggerated and Austen makes Mr. Collins a very funny character. Jordan Weiss also implies that Mr. Collins is the nightmare of his time. Moreover, Brian Lee states that Mr. Collins is a nightmare to the audience reading Austen's book; however, in the book he is a comic relief to the people of the 19th century England. Mr. Collins' perspective on love and marriage is very funny yet extremely wrong.

Collins, a nightmare or comedy?

Collins is a comedic nightmare because he does not care about the women's opinion. The woman's opinion means nothing to Collins. When Collins proposed to Elizabeth he was a comedic relief but a nightmare to Elizabeth. Elizabeth continuously denied Collins; however, Collins would not accept that he was rejected. Collins would basically say that its an honor for Elizabeth to even be in the position to marry him, but Elizabeth finds Collins unattractive and not pleasing to be with. Elizabeth does not see Collins as a good person or someone that she can see herself with because she is not in love with him. Collins does not understand the idea of love or being in love, he thinks that because he is wealthy then Elizabeth must marry him. Moreover, Elizabeth completely rejects Collins and tells him that she is not at all interested, yet Collins still pursues her and convinces himself that he does not want to be with her. Although Collins was the one to propose, he made it as if he was also the one to take the proposal away for "deny."

My essay

I have strengths in my sentence writing, my clarity of style, and my understanding of Darcy and Elizabeth's true love. I could improve on my sentence writing by really making my sentences more complex and more grammatically correct. I did have a comma splice error in my essay. As for my clarity of style I tend to make things as clear as possible so people will not be misunderstand what I am trying to say. I do understand how Darcy and Elizabeth's true love can conquer all and none can hinder the journey of their love. However, I do need to improve on correlating the body paragraphs to the conclusion and introduction. I also need to improve of further emphasizing and analyzing my points and arguments. I more so need to improve my topic sentences, introduction, and conclusion. Once I have improved on all of these points my essay will finally be more essay ready.

Thesis, the heart of the essay

The thesis to me is the most important aspect of an essay because the thesis is the heart of the essay and is what the essay is written around. D2 had a very well put together thesis, which related to how great of an essay D2 is. D2 is the best essay I have read in this red reader. D2 had great body paragraphs that related back to the essay perfectly. The introduction was very succinct yet detailed and informative. The body paragraphs brought out the life of the essay and truly showed how Mr. Hurst is such an important aspect of Pride and Prejudice because he is the epitome of pride and prejudice. The conclusion, seemed a bit long but did summarize the essay and restate the main points. The essay was very straight to the point and D2 got his/her point across with ease. Therefore, the thesis is the most important aspect of an essay and D2 is the best essay that I have read in this red reader.

R2D2

D2 was by far the best essay out of the three I read. I read B2, C2, and D2. B2 and C2 were good. I enjoyed reading all three. B2 had a good introduction and a good conclusion; however, the body paragraphs did not directly correlate to the thesis. The body paragraphs were not bad by any means, they just did not correlate well enough. C2 also was a good introduction, I was hooked onto the read. The ending of C2 was also good. But, I did not enjoy the body paragraphs as much; nonetheless, they did correlate with the thesis. Although the body paragraphs went along with the thesis, the correlation of body paragraphs to thesis was not strong enough nor was it very well written. Therefore D2 which was eloquently put together. The sophistication, complexity, and great diction of D2 was absolutely amazing. D2 was truly the best out of the three. From the great introduction to the superb conclusion, all of the paragraphs were well put together and correlated well with each other. D2 was very well written. I loved the diction D2 used and how smoothly D2 incorporated the quotes. D2 truly underscored the value of Mr. Hurst in the book. D2 is the best of the three.

DEF

I just finished reading the articles D for Danforth, E for Eunice, F for Foxglove. D for Danforth was a true D effort. because the body paragraphs did not relate back to the thesis, the structure of the essay was out of order. The whold essay seemed like a conglomerate of mixed ideas. Danforth did not have a well written essay. Obviously this essay is not a complete failure because he did truly have some good ideas and vocabulary; however, the presentation was not suit to my liking. From the first sentence to the ending, nothing was working out well for the author. E for Eunice would take the first place and is vastly better put together and more well written than D for Danforth and just a tad bit better than F for Foxglove. Eunice truly put together a very written essay from the great introduction, which drew me to the very good body paragraphs that showed a sense of sophistication and complexity. The body paragraphs did not fully go back to the thesis but none of the 3 paragraphs did. E for Eunice had a gerat beginning, great middle, and great ending. The second place winner is F for Foxglove. Foxglove was slightly less descriptive and lacking the sophisticated structure of E for Eunice. The introduction of Foxglove was truly amazing. I was so drawn into the great set up and how Foxglove really related back to the thesis better than the other too. However, he still does not have the same sophisticated and complex structure of E for Eunice.

B for the win

I just read three articles titled: A for Alfi, B for Beatrice, C for Cecilia. In my opinion B for Beatrice was the best written out of these 3 articles. A for Alfi became a quite dreary read, the author definitely could have used a better vocabulary and more flowing sentences for a better read and a more fun read. Moreover, C for Cecilia was a second place winner because the first hook in the introduction really caught my attention; nonetheless, as I read on my attention also diverted (this may just be me and not the article.) I had a hard time really wanting to read this article because other than the first sentence nothing seemed interesting enough for me to engage in a focused reading. The vocabulary was sub par and the fluancy was not bad. B for Beatrice caught my attention with the first few sentences and I managed to read and stay focused throughout the whole article. Despite a few words I do not see fit for some of the sentences and not so perfect sentence structure and sensibility, the article was a good read and interesting. Due to the fact that the article was interesting and really had me focused, this article is the best out of the three.

Mr. Darcey: the pompous aristocrat

Despite a showing of true love and a melting of the heart for Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcey is the epitome of the bourgeois and speaks and acts in a bombastic attitude toward others.
 Example: When Mr. Darcey is first introduced, everyone sees him as extremely wealthy and handsome; however, as soon as the people hear his tone of voice their perception becomes the complete opposite. The gossip is that because Mr. Darcey is so arrogant, his arrogance makes him unattractive.