Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
This one is actually from Ryan, the surfer girl.
I will be focusing on the theme of grief. I will look at instances where people died and how their loved ones reacted; Ophelia, Hamlet, Laertes, etc. I will try to explain how much it destroys a person if not taken the right way. It can lead to suicide if not handled in a careful and calm manner. But I will also focus on the idea that individuals need to get over grief as soon as possible. Claudius describes that people die and to get over grief as soon as possible before it destroys you. Grief ultimately leads to destruction. If you have any ideas, let me know!!!
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Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI think that you need to narrow your topic a bit. USE the text. Go back and review, for example, Claudius' speech to Hamlet early in Act One (where he basically tells him to get over his father's death). Then consider the scene in the graveyard in which Hamlet and Laertes try to outdo one another in their grief over Ophelia's death. Once you've re-read these scenes, what you want to say about Death and Grief may come into sharper focus.