Mr. Sullivan, my 12th grade English teacher, made us dress up in Burger King crowns and sword fight with paper towel tubes to make sense of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Here at the American School in Guadalajara we are going to use the internet instead. In the posts below, follow us as we seek to understand why this really is the greatest play in the English language.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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Have you ever had a good friend change dramatically? What was it like?Could you remain friends with them?
So, do you think Ophelia can maintain her relationship with Hamlet? Why or why not?
Diego Torres I do have a friend that changed dramatically. He used to be calm and pacifist and suddenly he became really agressive. Of course I can remain firneds with him, he's still really cool and nice. I think Ophelia can mantain her relation ship with Hamlet because she really loves him and if someone loves another person he/she doesn't just leave him/her.
I had a friend who changed dramatically, she was really nice, we talk about anything and we went out a lot. Now she is pretending to be someone "cool", she likes to show off and she wants that everybody loves her and admires her but it is happening the other way. I couldnt mantain the same friendship because she is a new person and i cant get along with her beeing someone that she isnt because with your friends you just have to be your self and they'll just like you the way you are. i think ophelia maybe she will mantain her relationship with Hamlet but only if she can get along or can love the new person that Hamlet is. Maui Mendoza
I think that eventually, Ophelia will realize that Hamlet is faking...If she doesn't then she will never go back to loving Hamlet, ever again. Wether she can mantain her relationship with him or not will depend on wether she can realize his plan. I have never had a friend change dramatically... Carlos Benitez
Yes, i have had a friend that has changed dramatically. There was a period in his life (about a year ago) in which he changed from being very joyeous and comical, to serious, angry and a little depressive. Although his attitude had changed incredibly and he would sometimes act kind of mean i knew that there was some kind of issue going on in his life. This is why i remaind friends with him, i knew that eventually this attitude would wear off and it did. So, i still maintain the good relationship we used to.I think that Ophelia can still maintain her relationship with Hamlet becuase if she loves him she will comprehend that something is going on in his life and try loving him for who he is.
Yes indeed I have had friends who changed allot, probably because we grow up but still I people chang and sometimes i adapt. There has been times wehn I have had trouble but most of the time if I know the person is really worth it I would possibly adapt Yes I think he will basically because Hamlet is acting out and another reason is that they may probably adapt. Baised on the difficult cituation that Hamlet faces he has had his main priority is vengance but at the end he may have a space for love or a componion throughout this difficult situation.
I have had lots of friends that change dramatically. Its not really that just one person changes, it is often a mutual thing. It doesnt really bother me if a friend has changed, i encourage it! no matter what i will always love my best friends, regardless of changes they make to their persona. If they change, it was because it makes them happier, and if their happy i have no reason to question or condemn it.
I have been astonished with the way that many of my frienships have changed throughought the years. My most close friends of all times simply transformed and suddenly "Boom" there's no more friendship between us, I feel this is something that happens to all of us because it's the simple cycle of life; homrmones, age and other factors make people change. By: Bryan Hernandez
Yes that happened to me with my smaller sister, she left to study one year out of Mexico and she was living in a house where she was an only child, she returned really different but now she has gone back to normal I think its just because she cant change her family so she had to change back.
yes ofcourse i have had a friend that changed dramatically. before she changed of school we were very close. we hang out every place together, we talk about everything,we trust each other.since she changed to her new school she has been another person. now she has new friends, new style,we dont see each other that often and we dont talk anymore as we use too.she lives in her own new world now with new people...now getting back to Hamlet.i think everything can happened between him and Ophilia. if she loves him the way she shows she does then she can or will adapt to the new HAmlet.. lucia gomez
Of course I have experienced this, but this was from one day to another. The day before, my friend was normal, but the next day, he was completely diferent, vey rare. He didn´t talked to me any more, but I tried to do so. After considering this, i decided not to talk to him too. In Ophelia´s case, i think it´s different, if she really loves Hamlet, she has to mantain her relationship with him to proove she still love him.
I think that it is more a question of being able to realize that sometimes things are going to change and if you really love the other person as a friend or as more then you will accept it and just be happy that they are still in your life. I personally have gone through this many times. Especially when moving. I have had best friends in every place that I have lived and it is tough to leave because you know that you won't be as close anymore. But, i've also found out that if you keep in touch, even though your relationship might not be the exact same you can still be good friends and have a good time with them anytime that you see them. I think that Ophelias example is a little different because she is forced to ignore him, but, i think that if she really loved him she would let him know whats going on and try to solve the problem with Hamlet instead of just obeying her father.
Diego Torres
ReplyDeleteI do have a friend that changed dramatically. He used to be calm and pacifist and suddenly he became really agressive. Of course I can remain firneds with him, he's still really cool and nice. I think Ophelia can mantain her relation ship with Hamlet because she really loves him and if someone loves another person he/she doesn't just leave him/her.
I had a friend who changed dramatically, she was really nice, we talk about anything and we went out a lot. Now she is pretending to be someone "cool", she likes to show off and she wants that everybody loves her and admires her but it is happening the other way. I couldnt mantain the same friendship because she is a new person and i cant get along with her beeing someone that she isnt because with your friends you just have to be your self and they'll just like you the way you are. i think ophelia maybe she will mantain her relationship with Hamlet but only if she can get along or can love the new person that Hamlet is.
ReplyDeleteMaui Mendoza
I think that eventually, Ophelia will realize that Hamlet is faking...If she doesn't then she will never go back to loving Hamlet, ever again. Wether she can mantain her relationship with him or not will depend on wether she can realize his plan.
ReplyDeleteI have never had a friend change dramatically...
Carlos Benitez
Yes, i have had a friend that has changed dramatically. There was a period in his life (about a year ago) in which he changed from being very joyeous and comical, to serious, angry and a little depressive. Although his attitude had changed incredibly and he would sometimes act kind of mean i knew that there was some kind of issue going on in his life. This is why i remaind friends with him, i knew that eventually this attitude would wear off and it did. So, i still maintain the good relationship we used to.I think that Ophelia can still maintain her relationship with Hamlet becuase if she loves him she will comprehend that something is going on in his life and try loving him for who he is.
ReplyDeleteMauricio Ortega
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Yes indeed I have had friends who changed allot, probably because we grow up but still I people chang and sometimes i adapt. There has been times wehn I have had trouble but most of the time if I know the person is really worth it I would possibly adapt
ReplyDeleteYes I think he will basically because Hamlet is acting out and another reason is that they may probably adapt. Baised on the difficult cituation that Hamlet faces he has had his main priority is vengance but at the end he may have a space for love or a componion throughout this difficult situation.
Erick Gutierrez
I have had lots of friends that change dramatically. Its not really that just one person changes, it is often a mutual thing. It doesnt really bother me if a friend has changed, i encourage it! no matter what i will always love my best friends, regardless of changes they make to their persona. If they change, it was because it makes them happier, and if their happy i have no reason to question or condemn it.
ReplyDeleteAndrea Jarero
I have been astonished with the way that many of my frienships have changed throughought the years. My most close friends of all times simply transformed and suddenly "Boom" there's no more friendship between us, I feel this is something that happens to all of us because it's the simple cycle of life; homrmones, age and other factors make people change.
ReplyDeleteBy: Bryan Hernandez
Yes that happened to me with my smaller sister, she left to study one year out of Mexico and she was living in a house where she was an only child, she returned really different but now she has gone back to normal I think its just because she cant change her family so she had to change back.
ReplyDeleteJuan Gutierrez
yes ofcourse i have had a friend that changed dramatically. before she changed of school we were very close. we hang out every place together, we talk about everything,we trust each other.since she changed to her new school she has been another person. now she has new friends, new style,we dont see each other that often and we dont talk anymore as we use too.she lives in her own new world now with new people...now getting back to Hamlet.i think everything can happened between him and Ophilia. if she loves him the way she shows she does then she can or will adapt to the new HAmlet..
ReplyDeletelucia gomez
Of course I have experienced this, but this was from one day to another. The day before, my friend was normal, but the next day, he was completely diferent, vey rare. He didn´t talked to me any more, but I tried to do so. After considering this, i decided not to talk to him too. In Ophelia´s case, i think it´s different, if she really loves Hamlet, she has to mantain her relationship with him to proove she still love him.
ReplyDeleteFernando Carmona Period: 7
I think that it is more a question of being able to realize that sometimes things are going to change and if you really love the other person as a friend or as more then you will accept it and just be happy that they are still in your life. I personally have gone through this many times. Especially when moving. I have had best friends in every place that I have lived and it is tough to leave because you know that you won't be as close anymore. But, i've also found out that if you keep in touch, even though your relationship might not be the exact same you can still be good friends and have a good time with them anytime that you see them. I think that Ophelias example is a little different because she is forced to ignore him, but, i think that if she really loved him she would let him know whats going on and try to solve the problem with Hamlet instead of just obeying her father.
ReplyDeleteHolla atcha boi
Dominic "Latoya" Sena
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