Everyone who has read William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, knows that Hamlet treated the women in his life very poorly, even his own mother, the woman that raised him. In the beginning of the play, I understand where his frustration is coming from and why he is so angry with his mother. Almost two months has passed… Read more Misogyny in Hamlet
Category: First Project Spring 2021
Frankenstien’s Kryptonite
With every stitch, every time the needle pokes into one piece of rotting flesh and out the other, I grow ever closer to God himself. The hours spent combining each nerve, setting into place every bone, ever strand of muscle fiber, making sure the connection between sutures was as perfect as possible allowed for me… Read more Frankenstien’s Kryptonite
1st Ungrading Essay: Hamlet,Mental Health and Gender
Shakespeare’s titular play Hamlet has had many reiterations and much discussion about its themes. In particular the film adaption by—- which brings the classic play unto a television screen, unchanged. Throughout the play, ideas about gender roles and how those roles change from the perspective of mental health in that time period shine through in… Read more 1st Ungrading Essay: Hamlet,Mental Health and Gender
Ophelia and Mariana
Ophelia & Mariana Throughout the texts Hamlet and Mariana by Shakespeare and Alfred, we see many similarities between the two texts. For example, In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Ophelia has repressed feelings that eventually cause her to go mad in the end and commit suicide. Nonetheless, In the poem, Mariana by Alfred, Mariana is constantly repeating how… Read more Ophelia and Mariana
Theme of Nature in Frankenstein & “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (Project 1)
“Even broken in spirit as he is, no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature. The starry sky, the sea, and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions, seems still to have the power of elevating his soul from the earth” (Shelley, 17). Throughout Frankenstein, there are several instances where… Read more Theme of Nature in Frankenstein & “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (Project 1)
1st Project. The Oedipus Complex: Motherly Roles in Literature
Jordan Smith Although I do not agree with virtually any of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical theory, one peculiar complex that he introduced was the “Oedipus Complex.” In which, “in psychoanalytic theory, [the Oedipus complex is] a desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex and a concomitant sense of rivalry with the parent of the same… Read more 1st Project. The Oedipus Complex: Motherly Roles in Literature
Tony Stark vs. Victor Frankenstein and the Savior Complex
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is a text that is commonly taught in high school and college courses, but the ability to pick out the similarities taken from it and injected into our modern-day literature is something to commend. Frankenstein follows many aspects, the Savior Complex, Man and God, Antireligion, and unreliable narrators, all of which connect… Read more Tony Stark vs. Victor Frankenstein and the Savior Complex
To Be or Not To Be. . . Mad
An Analysis of Hamlet by William Shakespeare With a lot of time to digest the play Hamlet, I was drawn to the internal struggle within the characters. I took Hamlet as an example of realism, when the ethical choices of characters are more important than the plot; for instance it’s not as important that the… Read more To Be or Not To Be. . . Mad
The Fall of Two Lovers
For my project I decided to create a song about Hamlet and Ophelia. I found it interesting when I was re reading Hamlet to see how differently these two characters descended into madness. I am very interested in mental health and personally that was one of my favorite things to read about in Hamlet. Now… Read more The Fall of Two Lovers
Frankenstein Playlist
For the first project I decided to go for a playlist of songs that I think went with my interpretation of the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Some of these songs are jokes and just have little pieces that I though were funny and added a little spice to the playlist, others have a full… Read more Frankenstein Playlist