Thursday, December 15, 2011

Hamlet Act 4 Scene 4 Speech


HAMLET:
    
    I'll be with you straight go a little before.

    Exeunt all except HAMLET
    How all occasions do inform against me,
    And spur my dull revenge! What is a man,
    If his chief good and market of his time
    Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more.
    Sure, he that made us with such large discourse,
    Looking before and after, gave us not
    That capability and god-like reason
    To fust in us unused. Now, whether it be
    Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple
    Of thinking too precisely on the event,
    A thought which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom
    And ever three parts coward, I do not know
    Why yet I live to say 'This thing's to do;'
    Sith I have cause and will and strength and means
    To do't. Examples gross as earth exhort me:
    Witness this army of such mass and charge
    Led by a delicate and tender prince,
    Whose spirit with divine ambition puff'd
    Makes mouths at the invisible event,
    Exposing what is mortal and unsure
    To all that fortune, death and danger dare,
    Even for an egg-shell. Rightly to be great
    Is not to stir without great argument,
    But greatly to find quarrel in a straw
    When honour's at the stake. How stand I then,
    That have a father kill'd, a mother stain'd,
    Excitements of my reason and my blood,
    And let all sleep? while, to my shame, I see
    The imminent death of twenty thousand men,
    That, for a fantasy and trick of fame,
    Go to their graves like beds, fight for a plot
    Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause,
    Which is not tomb enough and continent
    To hide the slain? O, from this time forth,
    My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth! 


    
Hamlet:
Everything in this world has shown me that I did make a great mistake; I should have revenge with haste. A man is contemptible if he only knows to eat and sleep. God did not give men cognitive abilities for us to leave it unused. No matter if it is oblivion, lack of courage, or precise thoughts; I continued to blame myself for my vain action. I have the will, power, and purpose to do it, but I did not finish the deed. In front of me, the massive army was moving with such courage and commitment. The ambition of the aristocrat has exposed him to such hazardous environment, which may endanger a man’s wealth and life. The reason for the march was just as thin as the eggshell. To be a great person does not mean he has to act upon justifiable reasons. The uprightness of the man is measured by his will to secure his fame when it is exposed to danger. Being a son with a father killed, mother soiled, I shamefully stabilize the emotional upheaval within myself. Watching with shame, a mass of man marched toward their grave for such trifling reason of capturing a worthless piece of land, which isn’t even good enough to bury themselves. From now on, I will have to think will malice, or else my thoughts will be valueless. 
A man that thinks in Hamlet’s fashion will be an extreme pessimist, which is detrimental from our physical and mental aspects of our lives. But it is also an unavoidable side of our personality, there is not a person that is forever thinking positively. Man hates for different reasons, in regard of love, pressure, etc. We should all find ways to balance the positive and negative aspects of a thing. For example, laziness leads to bad grades, but too much pressure lead to poor performance on tests, etc. We should find ways to equalize the two extremes and managed them with calmness. A tragic life, like Hamlet, will be too overwhelming for people to just live through a day.  

Monday, December 12, 2011

Hamlet - To Be Or Not To Be


HAMLET

    To be, or not to be: that is the question:
    Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
    The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
    Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
    And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
    No more; and by a sleep to say we end
    The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
    That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
    Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
    To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
    For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
    When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
    Must give us pause: there's the respect
    That makes calamity of so long life;
    For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
    The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
    The pangs of dispriz'd love, the law's delay,
    The insolence of office and the spurns
    That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
    When he himself might his quietus make
    With a bare bodkin? Who would these fardels bear,
    To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
    But that the dread of something after death,
    The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
    No traveller returns, puzzles the will
    And makes us rather bear those ills we have
    Than fly to others that we know not of?
    Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
    And thus the native hue of resolution
    Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
    And enterprises of great pith and moment
    With this regard their currents turn away,
    And lose the name of action.--Soft you now!
    The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
    Be all my sins remember'd.



To be or not to be, that is the question. Man wonder if it is more upright to just receive the blow of the upcoming problems, or to resist and fight against it. Death will end all the struggles within his heart and mind, but that will be the end of the life of a person. To sleep, man might dream about the problems that he has been dealing with, it might make the pain cease temporarily, but it is still there. To die, it is simply the end of all struggles. No man wanted to bear the insults, violence of others, vain love, domineering anarchies. The true comfort will come when the sword was draw and his own life is taken, but people are all afraid of what will happen in the afterlife, so the commitment of suicide will never be strong enough to put a man into action. It is an unknown land that no man really knows about. Man’s thoughts befuddled himself, and the cognition made the major event of a person’s life seems trivial and insignificant. These morbid thoughts turned man all sinners.

To sleep or to die remained an unanswerable question to most people. To sleep could be an act of denial; man indulged themselves within pleasures, and soon forgot about the problems of life. To commit suicide is simply an unwholesome thoughts, and there will be no more second change or amendment for the man that chose this specific way. Most man of the civilized nations do not have to ponder over such thoughts, but the ones that are living within the undeveloped counties were often struggling due to the lack of basic needs. We will be foolish and mawkish if we wrap our minds over the trifling matters of life, e.g., broken heart, unhappiness, grades, etc. There are people in the world that have been through situations that they had to choose whether to hide, except, or resist. 



Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The Comparison between Macbeth and Throne of Blood

Word File - A Comparison Between Macbeth and Throne of Blood

Monday, November 21, 2011

My Love and Hate Relationship with the Game of Basketball

My Love and Hate Relationship with the Game of Basketball


u      /    u    /        u         /       u    /     u    /
men on the court, shout, fight, we love the game [A]
u  /       u      /       u      /  u     /      u       /
A clear and close view of our lives truns cruel [B]
u   /      u /    u /  u   /     u     /
Repeat industrially, but only shame [A]
u        /   u   /    u    /         u    /       u /
Have no assist nor block, I’m just a fool [B]

u     /     u      /     u    /     u      /       u     /
The ball was lost and the hard work was tossed [C]
u /      u    /     u     /           u      /        u    /
I grab my hair and scream with wrath and tear [D]
u /          u   /      u    /   u /        u  /
I should not quit, but all I feel's exhaust[C]
u     /      u    /        u    /     u     /  u  /
Too dim, too slow, too tall, was it unfair? [D]
u        /     u    / u    /      u     /        u     /
Worn-out, but I still love the game with zeal[E]
u   /        u     /    u      /       u     /     u       /
To work hard on both ends was my main goal [F]
u   /        u /    u      /     u       /         u       /
To crossover right and swift dunks were real [E]
u   /      u      /    u     /      u     /   u    /
To flee from me was just due to my threats [F]
u          /      u    /     u        /      u    /    u /
Clouds melt in, now more graceful and adept [G]
u    /     u     /   u /    u     /      u     /
To win was tangible cuz they sidestep [G]





I have learnt so much about basketball in TAPA. Sometimes, my works were left undone because of basketball, which was no doubt a painful experience. Sometimes, I left the games ashamed. Regardless, I have enjoyed my time with my peers. Although I often hated my great size, I believed it has made me slow, but there were times that I made things possible due to my size. Often exhausted, ashamed, and blamed, but I have also seen the power I possessed. The height could be a burden, but it is truly a great gift; thus, it should have been my sub-topic. 

Friday, November 4, 2011

The Myth of Robin Hood

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The Robin Hood Scribt

Tuesday, November 1, 2011




Part one looks into the Masculine and the Feminine rhyme, and the second part finished described the rules of Shakespeare's Sonnets with an example from Sonnet 18.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

In the time of Shakespeare, religion has been one of the most perilous topic of the public. The tension between the Protestant and the Catholic churches has greatly restrained the freedom of many. Shakespeare was raised in a Catholic family that was headed by his father, who was a successful mayor. Later, the power of the family started to weaken; his family members were even executed for challenging the authority. Although his plays were constrained by religious beliefs, he still managed to publish the greatest plays of British Literature. 

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Five Stages of Grief

The Five Stages of Grief Worksheet
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Saturday, October 8, 2011


The British Lit Project

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Road Trip to Canterbury Chart

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Monday, September 26, 2011

How Potiphar’s wife differ from Green Knight’s wife?

Their actions of indecency and their temptation of the protagonists of the stories were motivated by two different reasons. The wife of Potiphar was known for her corrupted reputation; her actions were propelled by her own desires. On the other hand, the wife of the Green Knight was obliged to her mission of testing the chivalry of Sir Gawain, so her actions were justified. Although the manners were stimulated by different principles, they both give a sense of disgust; hence, the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was simply portraying and reflecting the problems of adultery found in the Bible. 


Monday, September 12, 2011

The Sinful Pressures



            The simple acts of indulgences and gluttonies were considered as unrighteous and wrongful during the Medieval Period. Ranging from expensive spices, juicy meats, jewelry, bible of gold, the pressures brought by the listed items could be a great impediment of the path to heaven. The ones with high dignity and supreme conscience would live beyond the society. They would isolate themselves from the sinful and lustful pressures. Everyone respected the recluses, because they were not lured by the temptations of the devil.  
           
gold, gold, gold, gold
S       I      N      ?
In my opinion, I believed the churches were over exaggerating the matters at hand. The luxury simply represented a person’s social rank and authority. The clergyman and the churches were all decorated with precious stones, so their judgments and condemnations were acts of hypocrisy. It was people’s freedom to decide what kind of life they wanted to live, if they are wealthy enough. 

Monday, September 5, 2011

The Worst Job

In my opinion, the worst job of the Medieval Ages is the Tread Mill Worker. Although the job did not include any constant disgust, such as, the Leech collector, Fuller, Knight Servant, but the job exposed the worker to a perpetual threat. The workers often tread on mills that are located high on churches. A man with fine vision will tremble while they are treading. The tread mill did lead science to another level, it included the basic elements of the cranes that are used for building constructions. A normal person will have acrophobia later in his life for taking this job. Therefore, the best operator for this program will be the blind people. Although they felt fatigue, they would not have to battle against inner fears. It should be the worst job because the job is extremely dangerous. The materials of the time wasn’t durable, so the treadmill could fall apart anytime. It was like a volatile bomb waiting to explode, whereupon taking the trapped trekking man while it tumbled.
Treadmill Found in Denmark

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Who Is Beowulf

Beowulf's Personality Type

Monday, August 29, 2011

I am INTJ

How an introvert think?
(Introverted+thinking)

“INTJs spend a lot of time inside their own minds, and may have little interest in the other people's thoughts or feelings,” (The Scientist, http://www.personalitypage.com/INTJ.html)
“They will not expressing appreciation for the contributions of others, particularly where it hasn't been fully competent,” (INTJ Personality Types, http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/myers-briggs/intj.htm)

I will like to constrain myself in a place that is scarcely populated when I am trying to tackle certain concepts of knowledge; I believe isolation is the only way for my cognition to process the information precisely. I highly value the wisdom for books, which I see it as one of my best companies. Being introverted, I can be excessively stubborn in my beliefs. Persuasive words often end up in vain. It also has its pros; I am able to ponder over materials that are considered as unobtainable for the other minds, because the gratification that comes after it is so pleasurable that makes it worth endeavoring.


Being Marooned on an island isn't bad at all. 


How intuition affects/afflicts my judgements? 
(Intuition+Judgement)
“Often they have very evolved intuitions, and are convinced that they are right about things,” (The Scientist, http://www.personalitypage.com/INTJ.html)
“Others may see what is and wonder why; INTJs see what might be and say "Why not?” (Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging, http://typelogic.com/intj.html
Frankly, I believe intuition could make me highly vulnerable in the society. Often, I think from the opposite direction (why not ?).  The why question could be easily answered from the knowledge I absorbed. As long as I can get a reasonable reply from the opposition question, I believed my judgement stands correct. It becomes extremely challenging to express my cognition, because it is based on intuition. Logic becomes the guide of my intuition. Before clarifying my judgements, the rational options could easily become the biased information I follow; I will then neglected the illogical ones, which can actually be the true solution. It is a process that is called oversimplification in science, because I might have skipped critical phases, suck as, observation, experiment, repetition, etc. Although the guessing is constructed from high quality data, it isn’t irrevocable nor faultless. 


Ever time I weigh, it differs......

Monday, August 22, 2011

Self-Praise



Behold the greatest creation from the hand of the creator
Surpass Einstein in intellect 
Overpower Frankenstein in strength 
My physicality and mentality are the gifts of God
Thou suffer through pain
But I was gratified by pang
Highly entreat thou not to challenge my abilities
Thou shall endure eternal-pain for approaching 
God was despondent about his ineffectual creatures
Elixir-of-God's discouragement defined my existence
Hence, neither fiend nor beast dared to confront me
red-sea of battlefield glorified my victory
I abhorred the unrighteousness of man
I volunteered to be the prosecutor of God
The ones that are sinister in nature should tremble
Henceforth you will no longer live in tranquility
Beyond six feet in stature
I now dwell among you
Inscribed with the number 0810
I am known as Michael among my peers
Kennings:
Eternal-pain: Death
Red-sea: bloodshed
Elixir-of-god: rescuer 
Time to Face the reality, it is all too late......

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Kennings


Kennings: 
Kenning are metaphoric words that compounded multiple figurative words to define a more literary and vernacular word. Kenning was originated from Norse and Anglo-Saxon Poetry. The writers defined the words in obscure enigmas, which was meant to give the word a sense of vitality. Kenning was known as the essence of British Literature. The following paragraph will include some Kennings of my own creation.
Teachers are the Knowledge Provider. They gave the fundamental and advanced knowledge to the students. Bus drivers are Public Contributor of abundance. They made a considerable quantity of people’s life easier but received little in return. A computer is an Infinite Data, because there is so much we could do with it that we could never fully utilize its function. Love is a form of Sweetening Sorrow, the eternal longing for the union with the other half could easily convert sweetness into sorrowfulness. Bombs are like Imminent Aerial Destroyer, because the explosives that are carried in the speed of light could level buildings to the ground in a split second.