Hamlet remix

Locutionary acts:
-the meaning of something said.
-a speech act.
-voicing words to someone, for them just to hear.
-the comic strip above is a perfect example because she is telling him something and he is listening.

Illocutionary:

-is the act performed by a speaker.

-represents a state of affairs.

-"I pronounce you man and wife" is another example.

- The picture above represents it because the man is saying not to litter and he is putting trash into the garbage. He is speaking and doing actions at the same time. 

Prelocutionary:

-Persuading, frightening, convincing, or annoying are all examples.

- the consequence for saying something.

-people get a certain effect or feeling from someone saying something.

-The example above is good because it shows that as everyone is saying something someone is thinking and understanding in their own ways.

These all relate to Hamlet because as a character he uses all these of ways of speaking and acting. With certain characters he would act upon his actions, but then with others he would just say something to get a reaction out of them, like he did often with King Claudius.

A POETIC INQUIRY

If we all lived in a "perfect" world would there be such a thing as true happiness, or would it just be considered the normal day-to-day feeling? Would life be boring if nothing went wrong, and there was no excitement? Does having rough patches in life truly help us become better and wiser individuals?

here is a sonnet that I feel relates to my big question, I think that it relates because it is about emptiness, and if we all lived in a perfect world we would all feel empty. I think that Wilson captures this image in his sonnet, which is why I chose it. Although he describes a world that sounds peaceful, and nothing could go wrong,   I think that if we lived in that world we would just be bored and not really have any emotions about anything.

Emptiness
by : Jim Wilson

I hear the wind chimes in the summer breeze,
a gentle wind triggers the melody,
a curious jay pausing on the chimes,
a mid-day thief so cautious he’s clumsy.

Calm and clear, I perceive appearances,
as the dance and display of my own mind.

The river flowing swiftly past my home,
where does it come from, whither does it go?

Child like, my mind provides an answer,
dust dancing in rays of summer sunlight.

A dog barks, the leaves rustle, clouds go by,
a shimmering wind in a field of dreams.

The cornucopia of emptiness
endlessly manifesting her mercy.

Hamlet essay

Hamlet essay
       In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare creates complex characters that are at first difficult to decipher. Through close examination of each character we can conclude there is a method to Shakespeare’s madness, and we all are more like Hamlet then we could have expected. Many sites, that are meant to help people read Hamlet easily, just wind up giving us the answer that Hamlet himself is crazy. Instead of just taking their word for it us, as a class, questioned it and decided that maybe Hamlet isn’t crazy, his character is just misread constantly throughout the play.

         In the “Performative Utterance” by de Boer we learn that Hamlets “madness” is something that can be easily questioned. Hamlet makes quick witty reactions to things, which lead us to believe he is sane, and can make logical decisions. De Boer questions whether or not Hamlet has problems with his locutionary force (unable to act on an action). When we relate this back to the play we begin to realize that maybe Hamlet just had an odd way of expressing himself. Today we don’t call the people with locutionary force problems insane, we just classify them as shy and reserved individuals. It is difficult to believe Hamlet to be “mad” when you think about his character in this way. Believing Hamlet to be “mad” would almost be like calling every individual mad who ever had a problem expressing themselves.

        Speech is something that doesn’t portray Hamlet as crazy in any way. When we read his soliloquies they are full of emotion and depth. In “to be or not to be” he is fully aware of everything and we can really see how sane he is in it. Memorizing this soliloquy allowed us to see Hamlet as a different character for the first time. It gave us a better understanding that the things going on in his mind aren’t “mad” they are just normal thoughts everyone may have on the matter.

         Comparing Hamlet to people today allows us to see that although Hamlet is hundreds of years old he is a complex character that is very relatable to everyone. My thoughts run me back to the question of did Shakespeare want Hamlet to be relatable to the common people for generations to come? I think the answer is yes, and no. Hamlet is a man who wants to get revenge for his father’s death, which any person would rightly want to accomplish if their father was poisoned. On the other hand Hamlet is a Prince, and it is pointed out many times throughout the play, which makes me skeptical whether he meant to be relatable or not. Hamlet is meant for the audience to be wondering and maybe even be confused at the end, and Shakespeare does a good job at confusing his audience as the play goes on, which allows you to remain thinking about the play even when you aren’t watching/reading.
    
      Hamlet, and Hamlet the character are both very complex, and it takes looking back a couple times to try and understand certain characters actions. Even though this play took place so many years ago, many character’s, especially Hamlet, are relatable to aspects of people’s lives. Through discussions, essays/articles, Sparknotes, and reading the play itself we can gain many different perceptions of the character Hamlet. My understanding of Hamlet is that he is just a man who doesn’t know how to express himself, and this is why many people perceive him as mad. In the end we can all be considered mad if we think about it, we aren’t much different from Hamlet himself.

tools that change the way we think

Technology and Internet has changed the way this generation thinks, learns, and acts. We all hide behind the Internet for tough assignments, avoiding confrontation, and many other things in life. In my opinion technology has greatly improved the knowledge we want to seek. If we are unsure about something we simply pull out our smart phones and look up anything we want. On the other hand this may be toying with our ability to memorize or remember things, this is because we rely on technology and or smart phones for remembering things. I think it is a toss up whether or not relying on technology is a good or bad thing. There is pros and cons to both. I think it is interesting to look back at old times and think about how they didn't have the ability to search things on the Internet, this seems so strange since if I am confused even slightly I usually google search and figure out my question. I think it must have been very different back then. Using the Internet opens up many more opportunities that we are just now gaining.

Vocab #9

1. Aficionado (noun): a person who likes, knows about and apreciates a persued interests or activity.

- I am and aficionado, because I want to be teacher and I volunteer at alicshaw. 

2. Browbeat (verb): to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech. 

- If you browbeat then you need the bully button pressed on you.

3. Commensurate (adjective): equal in measure or extent.

- Most of the speeches are commensurate. 

4. Diaphanous (adjective): vague, insubstantial. 

- The speech was very diaphanous. 

5. Emolument (noun): the returns arising from office or employment in the form of compensation. 

-The actor gets emoluments for working. 

6. Foray (verb): to ravage in search of spoils. 

-During the war the soldiers foray. 

7. Genre: a category of music, art, or literary work that is based on style or form.

- Country music is my favorite genre. 

8. Homily (noun): a usually short sermon. 

-Church is a homily. 

9. Immure (verb): to imprison. 

- When you lie you feel immure in your own words. 

10. Insouciant (adjective): lighthearted unconcern. 

-My mom is insouciant when I ask her to do things. 

11. Matrix (noun): something that something else originates from. 

-you make history matrixes off of the work in class. 

12. Obsequies (noun): a funeral of burial rite. 

- Familes always cry at obsequies. 

13. Panache (noun): dash in style and action. 

- We ware panache things everyday. 

14. Persona (noun): the personality that a person projects. 

-Stephanie has a bad persona and you see it through her adittude. 

15. Philippic (noun): a discourse or declamation full of bitter condemnation. 

- We got into a philippic after the game. 

16. Prurient (adjective): marked by arousing an unwholesome interests or desire. 

-We prurient things when we are sad. 

17. Sacrosanct (adjective): most sacrad or holy. 

-Things in church or sacrosanct. 

18. Systemic (adjective): of relating to or common to a system. 

- In class we are systemic everyday with routine. 

19. Tendentious (adjective): marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view. 

- during speeches politicans are alway tendentious. 

20. Vicissitude (noun): the state of being changeable. 

- Open source learning alows vicissitude in the classroom. 

The Performative Utterance in Hamlet

-Locutionary force, illocutionary force, perlocutionary force.
-Hamlet is trapped by his own actions and thoughts maybe even going a little crazy because of it.
-Hamlet is a great schemer who can make everyone around him obvilious to his crazy thought out plans.
-The play is meant to be acted which is why there is a couple soliloquies throughout.
-Talks about Hamlet having fake madness and the ways he expresses it in the certain acts.
-Hamlet becomes the man of actions instead of the man of words.

THOUGHTS ON HAMLET (IN PROGRESS)

When we began reading Hamlet I wasn't sure how I felt about Hamlet as a character. I felt as we began reading the first couple of scenes that we all thought Hamlet was insane and crazy. We now know that Hamlet is a very complex character who is very thoughtful with the things he does. We have seen him plot many schemes that aren't something a crazy person would be able to uphold. We also have been seeing Hamlet shows us his many different sides, which he has been getting away with because he is tricky and intelligent.