Hamlet Act 3 Twitter Summary

                                 





























































The two central characters that were chosen are Gertrude and Claudius. They had significant roles in Act 3. Hamlet killed Polonius instead of Claudius because he didn't know who was hiding behind the curtains when he was talking to Gertrude. Gertrude thought Hamlet was also going to kill her too and she was shocked when she found out that he killed Polonius. She saw Hamlet talking and staring into the empty air which was the ghost and she considered Hamlet crazy and insane. On the other hand, Claudius feels unsafe and doesn't want Hamlet to stay because he cannot risk the danger Hamlet is representing. He wants Hamlet to go with Guildenstern to England.

Hamlet: On revenge

In my opinion, revenge is not a good thing as we have been taught this way. Revenge states that if someone hits you, you will hit them back in simpler words. It is a desire to repay an injury or take a wrong action which is often some sort of violence. I think its not good because it often causes harm. However, some people think revenge is good because it gives you some type of satisfaction and some people feel worse if they get revenge on someone because they think it over and over again. In contrast to that, when people don't get revenge, they tend to trivialize the event by telling themselves that because they didn't act on their vengeful feeling, it wasn't a big deal. Then its easier to forget it and move on. Even if you take revenge on someone, you will feel good for a little while but when you are left alone with regret, you will feel like an idiot for taking revenge. Revenge is bad because you are lowering yourself to their level and you are becoming just as bad as them. Revenge just basically increases anger rather than decreasing it because if ruminations. In the process of taking revenge, one might end up doing things that they might regret later on in life.

Reflecting on my goals

As the semester is half over, it is now time to reflect on my goals that I had made for myself back in February for English. These goals were very accurate as they show an understanding of the aspects of English that I needed to work and improve on as the semester progressed. I have now managed to achieve a 5 on my literary analysis which is a big improvement for me as I have never really achieved that mark before. I improved my writing skills by learning new vocab and practicing writing at a higher level. It took some time to incorporate the vocab in my writing but I finally managed to get it. This was a major goal for me in English as it is needed to complete the provincial exam which is in June. One goal that I still need to work on is my essay writing skills which are also needed for the provincial exam. I can improve them by reading higher level essays or by practicing by writing practice essays and receiving feedback for them.  

Invictus: Response

The poem that has inspired me with inspiration and hope in difficult times is called "You can be whatever you want to be" by Donna Levine. This poem speaks about our hidden potentials which can unveil to chase our dreams and ambitions. However, for doing so, we need to take a step forward and build up our courage to connect with our mind, body and soul. This is basically what the poem is trying to convey. The aspect of the poem that I particularly found inspiring was found in the first two stanza's of the poem. the part that I found inspiring was where Donna Levine says we all have the potential to be whatever we want to be and we all have the energy to do whatever we want to do. This helped me into what I was experiencing in grade 10. In grade 10, I found out that I have to work super hard to become what I wanted to become which was an engineer. I thought that I didn't have what it takes to become a professional successful engineer. Therefore, this poem and particularly the first two stanzas of this poem helped me in that difficult time. It gave me hope, courage and motivated me to keep working hard to achieve my goal. This poem was a huge encouragement which provided me with a lot of motivation.