Jennifer Bogut
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I teach junior and senior high English classes, as well as Theatre Arts. I am also the Founder and Artistic Director of the Palouse Highland Players, and I direct a summer Shakespeare in the Park series each year!
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Answered a Question in Richard II
Richard II is most definitely a political play - When reading it, one must consider themes like the merits of keeping a bad ruler in office (the anointed king) and whether or not it's better for a... -
Answered a Question in The Odyssey
Odysseus is one of the most impressive of the Greek heroes because there aren't any glaring, enormous character flaws that jump out at us upon reading his story. Unlike Achilles, whose anger... -
Answered a Question in Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's sonnets reflect an idea that life was fragile and uncertain. From disease to poverty to warfare and crime, people simply did not live to be very old. Many of the... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
One of the primary themes of Romeo and Juliet is the strife between the houses of Capulet and Montague, which would not allow the two young lovers to ever have a happy ending together. The... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
While the witches actually perform witchcraft, Lady Macbeth never takes the plunge and becomes a witch. Even Macbeth is more witch-like with his willingness to participate in dark... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
It is actually foretold that Banquo's descendents would become kings in the future - "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none" (1.3). Also, consider the prophecy shown to Macbeth... -
Answered a Question in Iliad
I believe Hector does, in fact, achieve arete. I have a more difficult time believing that Achilles does. Hector was everything a Greek hero should be. He was loyal to his family and... -
Answered a Question in William Shakespeare
You could focus on the many film versions of his plays. Ask if he's gotten a chance to see any of these (I'm assuming that if you can interview him, then maybe he could have the chance to... -
Answered a Question in The Scarlet Letter
If the topic is Hester and Dimmesdale, I would have to say that it was Hester who showed true love for the man, while he was a coward, plain and simple. I cannot stand the fact that he let... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Consider, too, how many of our young people come from homes where there is a step-parent. Even if that step-parent didn't actually murder their own parent (heaven forbid!), there is still the... -
Answered a Question in Much Ado About Nothing
I'm not sure if she melts into his hands, although she is clearly still willing to marry him despite the garbage he dumped on her. It seems to me like she is more concerned with making sure... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
I love questions like these! It's so fun to imagine good actors in Shakespearean roles! I can see Philip Seymour Hoffman as Tybalt. He plays just about any role he touches incredibly... -
Answered a Question in Everyday Use
On my mother's side, we have Scottish, Irish, and Cherokee heritage. My great-great grandfather came to America from Scotland, settled in Georgia, and married a Cherokee lady. One of... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Just curious - Was it your assignment to read the play, or to just watch the movie? Your question mentioned that you had only watched the movie...I would think that writing an obituary for... -
Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
I'm afraid I'm not sure what you mean by "othered," so it would be difficult to answer your question. Could you revise your question so that we know exactly what information you are looking... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
Much like the difference between the court of Athens and the forest in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the difference between the court and the Forest of Arden in "As You Like It" represents the... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
Duke Senior takes his banishment to the Forest of Arden by his evil brother, Duke Frederick, very much in stride. Shakespeare wrote him to be a good, kind man - one who does not seek to use... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
Oliver and Orlando are brothers, and it appears that Oliver is jealous of Orlando and simply dislikes him because Orlando is who he is. In the link below to Oliver's character analysis,... -
Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
It seems to me that the moral of the story can be summed up with Portia's famous speech to the court and to Shylock: The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Blank verse is iambic pentameter without the rhyme. The link below will give you an excellent explanation here at eNotes. An example I found is the Prince's lines in Act 1, scene 1, where he... -
Answered a Question in Sonnet 18
The sonnet goes like this: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a... -
Answered a Question in Othello
Ken Branagh was excellent as Iago, and I am a huge fan of his, but I would love to see other people in that role...Gerard Butler would do a great job, I think. I'd love to see Denzel as... -
Answered a Question in History (General)
Ditto everything already said! I just don't understand how history has been so maligned over the past several decades. The idea that we need to cater to somehow cram all of this stuff... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
Understanding the meaning of what you're reciting is a very good idea! It's hard to get the meaning across to your audience if you don't understand what you're saying. The original character... -
Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
I'm probably the only person in the universe who thinks this, but I've never considered The Catcher in the Rye to be a particularly good book. I don't think it's very well-written, and I... -
Answered a Question in The World Is Too Much with Us
This beautiful poem discusses the separation of man from nature in his quest for more and more material wealth. The second and third lines really express this theme: "Getting and... -
Answered a Question in The Tempest
Prospero is definitely master of his domain, and in some respects, controls the island on which he and Miranda were shipwrecked as a deity would. One of the most obvious ways Prospero is like... -
Answered a Question in Daniel Defoe
I teach Robinson Crusoe to my 8th English class every year, and because I teach in a Christian school, we discuss the theme of listening to God and following His path for our lives. Crusoe... -
Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
Power - Flavius speaking of Caesar in Act 1, scene 1: "It is no matter. Let no images Be hung with Caesar's trophies. I'll about And drive away the vulgar from the streets; So do you too,... -
Answered a Question in Twelfth Night
Mistaken identity is huge in this play - without Viola and Sebastian being twins, and Viola deciding to dress as a boy to protect herself when she thinks her brother drowned at sea, there really... -
Answered a Question in The Pit and the Pendulum
This story by Poe is one of sheer terror because it concerns a man who is at the mercy of other people. The narrator has been accused of something by the Spanish Inquisition and is being... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
It is true that many lives would have been spared had Hamlet just killed Claudius when he had the chance. But to do so would have gone against not only Hamlet's nature as a thinker, but also... -
Answered a Question in The Raven
A good place on eNotes to check for a literary work's meaning is under themes (I included a link below). "The Raven" is the story of a very lonely person who receives a visitor in the... -
Answered a Question in Othello
One could speculate about Shakespeare's reasoning for plot development. For Iago to have complete control over the future of Othello and Desdemona, Shakespeare had to have them somewhat... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
Macbeth is too easily led by others into sin. He listens to the witches and their prophecies and begins hoping that something will happen that will allow him to become king. Rather than... -
Answered a Question in As You Like It
The best way to answer questions like this is to take notes as you read the play. Pay attention to what Rosalind is doing and saying - to whom is she speaking? Is she happy or... -
Answered a Question in Self-Reliance
It sounds to me like Emerson is saying that as a person matures and becomes an adult, they become more tied down because of what they know - their consciousness. A child can daydream and... -
Answered a Question in Antigone
Antigone's one expressed regret seems to be that she will not be able to marry Haemon and be a wife and mother. Even though this makes her sad, she still will not repent of what she did by... -
Answered a Question in The Magician's Nephew
It is interesting because the denouement, which wraps up everything in this story, actually sets the stage for the beginning of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." "The Magician's... -
Answered a Question in A Midsummer Night's Dream
I'm assuming you are referring to Act 3, scene 1, when Titania's four named fairies - Peaseblossom, Mote, Cobweb, and Mustardseed - come in with Titania and Bottom, whose head has been turned into... -
Answered a Question in The Rocking-Horse Winner
Yes, it is ironic that the whispers of the house grow in intensity as the boy continues to rock on the horse. That is the point of the story - chasing after more and more wealth doesn't bring... -
Answered a Question in A Farewell to Arms
When I first read this story, I considered the horrors of war to be the primary theme. However, there is an excellent link given below to an eNotes page that details all of the themes of "A... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
There are probably far more examples of evil than there are of good in this play. Macbeth himself is an example of someone who is easily led into evil by the prophecies of the witches and by... -
Answered a Question in Othello
In 4.3, Desdemona asks Emilia if there are truly women in the world who would abuse their husbands by being unfaithful to them. Emilia says that there are, and that "for the whole world," she... -
Answered a Question in The Rocking-Horse Winner
The boy's riding is very symbolic of some people's pursuit of material wealth. He is not riding the horse to enjoy it - that would be a leisurely fun ride that we see children do all of... -
Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
Interesting question! We learn that women really did not have many choices in life, and this included both Christian and Jew, rich and middle-class (and probably poor, too). Portia, a... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
We are given very little information about Rosaline, other than the fact that Romeo has a huge crush on her and is in despair because Rosaline has chosen to remain chaste (a virgin). Benvolio, one... -
Answered a Question in The Call of the Wild
The dogs had to go on the trip to deliver mail because if they didn't, they would have been beaten to death or shot. This was not a pleasure trip for anyone - the people who owned the dogs... -
Answered a Question in A Tale of Two Cities
Lucie is married to Charles Darnay, and they have a daughter also named Lucie. Sydney Carton is the lawyer who greatly resembles Charles and who is very much in love with Lucie - so much so... -
Answered a Question in The Call of the Wild
Buck originally had the run of the Judge's house and land. He was apparently the favorite of the Judge, and so he didn't have to stay in the house or remain outside in the kennels - he...
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