As of tonight, I have just finished annotating Hamlet! It was a relief to know we had gotten an extension on those annotations because they took forever. I'm glad I did them though because it really helped me understand this play (Shakespeare's use of old English has always been hard for me to read and translate). I thought it was quite interesting to see how Hamlet became more and more crazy, but my favorite part was when Ophelia started singing (it was especially amusing in the Hamlet movies we watched in class).
Also, I have read over our AP Lit semester final review. Not going to lie, I am quite scared for this. It is like the Terms Test Part Two, which I know the terms test for me did not go quite as well as I hoped it would. I will be definitely studying for this final, as now I have a sense of what it will be like.
This week, we have also gotten our Jago Ch.4 essays back. Ms. Holmes's comments helped me a lot. I wouldn't have even thought of half the things she had suggested! I think this past month has been filled with reading Hamlet, so I am pretty excited to move on and see what we are going to read next.
Hi Julie,
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you! It felt like a huge weight was being lifted off my shoulders when I finished those Hamlet annotations. Shakespeare is really hard for me too and it's hard to analyze techniques, allusions (which there are so many!), and syntax when I'm trying so hard to decipher the text.
I think another weight was lifted when Ms. Holmes changed our final too! I really liked our alternative and I enjoyed working with others. Though we only had to act out one scene, I think it was a good test of our understanding of the play.
I agree that finishing Hamlet annotations was a relief as well. I think that the annotations really helped me better understand what Shakespeare was trying to say too. Thank God for No Fear Shakespeare. When I heard that our final was the terms test I was scared too. I was really glad she changed it to acting, it definitely was a lot nicer compared to what the terms test would've been like. I was excited to move on too, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is quite the interesting play though.
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