Pre-Will

 a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"?

I've heard about this poem by Hamlet, and all I know is that it's gloomy.

  b) What do you know about Shakespeare?

I've heard so many things about Shakespeare. I hear that it's extremely hard to comprehend, and there's no pictures of this fellow. Therefore, we cannot prove that he was real or fake.

  c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?

Students frown when they hear the name Shakespeare because his poems are so hard to comprehend, and is told in a foregin language (pretty much)

 d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
I believe watching movies will make Shakespeare easier to remember.

Vocbaulary 7

aberration - (noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image; a disorder in one's mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm

Ad hoc- (adverb) for the special purpose or end presently under consideration

bane - (noun) something causes misery or death

bathos - (noun) triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos

cantankerous - (adj.) having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

casuistry - (noun) moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

de facto - (noun) in fact; in reality

depredation - (noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action

empathy - (noun) understanding and entering into another's feelings

harbinger - (noun) an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage

hedonism - (noun) an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

lackluster - (adj.) lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality

malcontent - (adj.) discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted

mellifluous - (adj.) pleasing to the ear
nepotism - noun favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

pander - (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce); verb arrange for sexual partners for others; yield (to); give satisfaction to

peccadillo - (noun) a petty misdeed

piece de resistance - (noun) the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.

remand - (noun) the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial); verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

syndrome - (noun) a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease



props to Ubi Kim!
http://ukimrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/

Vocabaulary 6

beatitude- Supreme blessedness bete noire- a detested person (disliked or avoided) bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome dank- Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold ecumenical- Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate fetid- Smelling extremely unpleasant gargantuan- of great mass heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity incubus- A cause of distress or anxiety like a nightmare infrastructure- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation inveigle- Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery kudos- Praise and honor received for an achievement lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy protege- a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career prototype- A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied sycophant- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer tautology- The saying of the same thing twice in different words truckle- Submit or behave obsequiously http://marriagarhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/2012/09/beatitude-supreme-blessedness-bete.html & special thanks to Michelle Arriaga. Her blog link is above.

Pages 64-82

1. Epic: long narratives peoms that celebrated the advences of legendary heroes. 2. The function of a hero in an epic is reveal how to behave in situations, to be role models for society. 3. Reading an epic four thousand years ago can help us understand the society it was written because it reveals th eexpectations that society has. Also, it shows the society's values at this time. 4.Gilgamesh, 4,000 years ago, Near Eastern. Illiad Greek poem, 3,000 years ago. Beowulf, Anglo-Saxon, 1,500 years ago. 5. Uruk is in the Sumerian city 6. The prologue of Gilgamesh sugguests that a king must protect his people, and is considered 2/3 god, 1/3 man. 7. Ishtar is the goddess of love. 8. Gilgamesh is considered 2/3 god, and 1/3 man. Beowulf is more of a human, than a god. Beowulf is more realistic to the people's eyes, yet a fantasy. 9. Greeks in a common term for Achaians. 10. Athena is a daughter of the most powerful Zeus. 11. Hector is a son of Peleus, and is known as the Best Trojan Warrior. he killed Patroklos. 12. Athena pretended to be Deiphobos. She deserted Hector when he needed Deiphobos's spear, but gave the spear to Achilleus. 13. Hector wants to be taken to his body, and Achilles refuses. 14. Bede is an Irish monk. He explains in A History of the English Church and People to expand the English Christianity. 15. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle purpose was to split up history and gave more history. 16. According to Bede, Britain is formally known as Albion. 17. The scarlet dye is a symbol of strength, taken from the ocean. The dye does not fade, and cannot be tainted by sun or rain. This represents, no matter what happens to this die, it will always shine. 18. According to Bede, Ireland is extremely better than Britain because Ireland has better hand, and somewhat supernatural when it comes to diseases. Ireland is considered "blessed." 19. The threats Anglo-Saxon received were from the Vikings. Each town was ready to fight, on and off land. The men and cattle were being slaughtered. Everyone was afraid. The British felt it was difficult to rule because there were so many nationalities, and groups, that not everyone agreed too. 20. Because it shows the Anglo-Saxon knew their people, it creates a vibe of caring. A nation that is unified shows that each individual is of importance. America is similar to this, because we share tragic stories, and the people might not know the people who lives were taken away, personally, a sympathetic vibe is present.

Vocabulary Fall list #5

acumen (noun): keen insight. adjudicate (verb): to settle or determine. anachronism (noun): something or someone that is not in its correct historical time. apocryphal (adj) : of doubtful authorship or authenticity. disparity (noun): inequality; There will always be disparity of wealth within this society. dissimulate (verb) : to disguise or conceal under a false appearance. empirical (adj): derived from or guided by experience or experiment flamboyant (adj): strikingly bold or brilliant; showy fulsome (adj) : offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive;overdone or gross immolate (verb) : to sacrifice imperceptible (adj): very slight, gradual, or subtle. lackey (noun) : a servile follower liaison (noun) : a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection. monolithic (adj): consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken mot juste (noun): the exact, appropriate word nihilism (noun): total rejection of established laws and institutions. patrician (noun) : a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. propitiate (verb) : to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. sic (verb): to incite to attack sublimate(adj): to make nobler or purer & I want to thank Valerie Gonzales for the definitioins! :)

Beowulf and Gosylla Translation

Meanehwæl, baccat meaddehæle, monstær lurccen; Fulle few too many drincce, hie luccen for fyht. Ðen Hreorfneorhtðhwr, son of Hrwærowþheororthwl, Æsccen æwful jeork to steop outsyd. Þhud! Bashe! Crasch! Beoom! Ðe bigge gye Eallum his bon brak, byt his nose offe; Wicced Godsylla wæld on his asse. Monstær moppe fleor wyþ eallum men in hælle. Beowulf in bacceroome fonecall bamaccen wæs; Hearen sond of ruccus sæd, "Hwæt ðe helle?" Graben sheold strang ond swich-blæd scharp Stond feorth to fyht ðe grimlic foe. "Me," Godsylla sæd, "mac ðe minsemete." Heoro cwyc geten heold wiþ fæmed half-nelson Ond flyng him lic frisbe bac to fen Beowulf belly up to meaddehæle bar, Sæd, "Ne foe beaten mie færsom cung-fu." Eorderen cocca-cohla yce-coeld, ðe reol þyng. Meanwhile, back at the mead-hall, the monster lurked Full (of) few too many drinks, he was looking for a fight Then (name), son of (name) asked the awful jerk to step outside Thud, Bash, Crash, boom, the big guy All of his bones broke, bit his nose off; Wicked Godzilla wailed on his a ss Moster mopped the floor with all the men in the hall Beowulf in the backroom making a phone call (?) Hearing sounds of ruckus said, "What the hell?" Grabbed his strong shield and sharp switch blade Stood forth to fight the grimlic foe "Me," Godzilla said, "Make the mince-meat" Hero ? quickly got (getting) held with the famed half-nelson And flying him like a frisbee back and forth Beowulf belly up to the mead-hall's bar, said, "No foe has beaten my fearsome kung-fu." He ordered coca-cola, ice cold, the real thing & I got my answer from Yahoo :)

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Literary Analysis Book Choice

I've chosen to read the novel, Beloved by Toni Morrison. I've chosen this novel because it has been used in many AP tests. Also, I've looked up some reviews about this book, along with a few summaries, and it grabs my attention. Hopefully, it turns out to be a book I won't fall asleep to!