Literature 101 Group
- Coleridge and the Argument of Action
Created by jamie-wheeler on Mar 24, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - Justifiable Homicide? Polonius in Hamlet
Created by jamie-wheeler on Mar 24, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group.
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- In reply to #4: I like the "children of the earth"-titan allusion, but why would Rosencrantz...
Posted by ellenmlittle on Jul 26, 2009 in the Literature 101 Group. - I am a student in High School and our assignment is to do a paper over our choice of subject in...
Posted by risue on Apr 24, 2009 in the Literature 101 Group. - Consider Einstein. Don't you have to be a little "mad" in order to be a visionary, to...
Posted by sullymonster on Apr 3, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - I do agree that madness and 'great wits' are very close. Those who have great wit can...
Posted by cmcqueeney on Apr 2, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - No - I don't believe he deserves to die. As a character, he is foolish, annoying, prattling,...
Posted by cmcqueeney on Apr 2, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - Polonius, Polonius, Polonius...what to do about Polonius?!? I have to say that my gut reaction,...
Posted by malibrarian on Mar 30, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - It is true that many lives would have been spared had Hamlet just killed Claudius when he had the...
Posted by malibrarian on Mar 25, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - I'm not sure if I agree with Hamlet being a "coward" - I think he just wants to make...
Posted by malibrarian on Mar 25, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - Very interesting...I have always heard that there is an extremely fine line between insanity and...
Posted by amy-lepore on Mar 25, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - It is obvious that everyone is uncomfortable...especially Claudius and Gertrude who may pick up...
Posted by amy-lepore on Mar 25, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - In reply to #2: I agree, Amy. Ophelia has much more "intimate" knowledge than should...
Posted by jamie-wheeler on Mar 24, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - Ophelia hints that she has been a maid and has been ruined--"the up he rose and donned his...
Posted by amy-lepore on Mar 24, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - Hers is not feigned, for one. Hamlet pretends to be mad much of the time even though he is a...
Posted by amy-lepore on Mar 24, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - They do appear to have a close relationship throughout the play--perhaps he translates so much...
Posted by amy-lepore on Mar 24, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group. - In reply to #2: I like the "buying time" premise, but not sure about the rest of the...
Posted by jamie-wheeler on Mar 24, 2008 in the Literature 101 Group.

