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About Me (and my blog)
Hello! My name is Claire. I'm a 19 year-old Shakespeare nerd in her second year of college. This blog is intended to assist any budding Shakespeare lover (or those of you who have to read Shakespeare in class and just want to get it over with) in understanding the more difficult aspects of his works. This blog will summarize plays--by act and scene--in modern terms, helping you to better understand what exactly is happening on that stage.
I'm not a professional translator by any means, but I sincerely hope that my blog helps with all your Hamlet and Othello woes. Good night and good morrow, everyone!
Showing posts with label Speeches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Speeches. Show all posts
Thursday, December 8, 2016
"Ay, Springes to Catch Woodcocks" (Hamlet - Act 1 / Scene 3, Polonius Speech #2)
Polonius also lectures Ophelia. After she reveals that Hamlet has been very affectionate to her, Polo Shirt warns her in the same way as L'art--that Hamlet's affections are not to be trusted.
"Yet Here, Laertes?" (Hamlet - Act 1 / Scene 3, Polonius Speech #1)
Polo Shirt has arrived. Polonius is Laertes and Ophelia's father, and a close adviser to the king. He enters the scene as any doting father does: lecturing Laertes.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
"Think It No More" (Hamlet - Act 1 / Scene 3, Laertes Speech)
It's L'art time, everyone. He makes his first appearance (longer than three lines) in Act 1 / Scene 3. Laertes gives a long speech at the beginning of Scene 3, warning his sister, Ophelia, away from Hamlet.
Friday, December 2, 2016
"Our Chiefest Courtier, Cousin, and Our Son" (Hamlet - Act 1 / Scene 2, Claudius Speech #2)
Claudius' second speech of Act 1 / Scene 2 is crucial. This speech occurs right before Hamlet's first monologue of the play, and it is also amid the first conversation that Hamlet and Claudius have in the span of the show.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
"Our Sometime Sister, Now Our Queen" (Hamlet - Act 1 / Scene 2, Claudius Speech #1)
Salutations, my fellow humans! To kick off the next scene of Hamlet, we're going to look at speeches by individual characters.
First off, Claudius' first speech in Act 1 / Scene 2.
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