Looking Back

My favorite activity we did this semester was writing the Hamlet movie essay.  It was very entertaining to see the different performance choices actors made, and observe how the smallest details impact the performance.  We watched the scenes so many times that the character's lines were practically drilled into our heads.  This experience has also exposed me to the more analytical side of watching movies, which is unlike anything I have done before.  I realize how many varying interpretations can come forth when Hamlet is moved from the text to the big screen.

Dec 7 Blog

In Prufrock's Poem "The Love Song," the narrator seems to romantically woe a woman.  However, the narrator is actually lost and confused in a chaotic world.  This can explain why Prufrock decided to allude to Hamlet since Hamlet is also lost and confused, and seamlessly rambles about ludicrous ideas.  The narrator also displays many other characteristics similar to Hamlet, such as his unanswerable questions.  The narrator states, "Do I dare/Disturb the universe?" (45-46).  Prufrock mimicked Shakespeare's original use of unanswerable questions, which made Hamlet seem crazy, to show that his narrator is also insane (most likely by the disorder in the world).