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?
He was like Buddha xD He used to listen a lot, be calm, think about other people.... and think more than talking, like Hamlet. Then, something personal happend to him and he became 'very' rude, mean and didnt care about other people's feelings. The problem got solved so he is Buddha again. There is another guy that was shy but funny... years later he became fresita(?). We are still best friends. Hamlet and Ophelia are not going to maintain their relationship because something happens there. -_-
Diego A. Gonzalez I once had a friend who changed dramatically. We came back from vacations and he had new style of cloth. Then he got new friends ot of school ( bad influence people). Then he got depressed and he drooped school at the middle of the year. When this happend I was no longer freidns with him. He needed profesional help that no friend could give him. I think Ophelia and Hamlet is way difrent scenario because they love each other.So yes Ophelia and Hamlet will remain their relationship.
About five years ago i met a girl and we got along great. She was one of those friends that I never went out with, but whenever I saw her I was very glad and talked a bit. We ended up not talking anymore because we had no friends in common and we never saw each other. Last year she went to study to Europe, and when she came back, we randomly bumped into each other and agreed that we should go out for a coffee to catch up... from being barely even friends to dramatically know being inseparable thanks to that coffee.
I think that Ophelia and Hamlet will remain their relationship because they love each other, and love is something that cant be apart for too long.
Yes, i have had a friend change dramatically. And when i was around that friend it became very weird to be around them. It felt incredibly awkward because i didn't feel that we connected in anyway to each other anymore. And we couldn't understand each other either... It's very sad to see a relationship change in that way.. So i'm not so sure if Ophelia can continue her relationship with Hamlet. i think it all depends on how much they love each other
Yes, i once had a friend who went away for a couple of years. We used to be best friends and do everything together. But I think that during the time she was away we both changed and when she came back everything was different. We changed a lot and maybe had different interest. We are sill really good friends and hang out, but it is nothing like it used to be.
Yes, I had a friend that had changed dramatically when he moved to France. He used to be the funny, optimistic, cheerful guy and when he returned he was the complete opposite. He was more serious, had a bad sense of humor. He just wasn't himself anymore. Our relationship as friends was coming to an end and well at some point we just had no more connection. I think Ophelia can keep the connection with Hamlet if she tries, but seeing the movie, I don't think the relationship is going to last.
Yes, I used to have a really good friend before I left and came back three years later. I came back with the idea that everything was going to be the same, with the idea of what our friendship was based on before, but everything changed, we changed and grew with different interests. We still hang out but now we have different frineds and we go to different schools, so its nothing like it used to be. So I do think that Hamlet and Ophelia will be able to mantain their relationship but they have to accept the changes and they cant let those changes come between them.
I have been in the same situation as Ophelia. I believe that if she/he is really your friends you should be there even if he/she changes. I've never have a friends change dramatically but i have been in a situation where friends have change of social groups. Daniela S
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ReplyDeleteHe was like Buddha xD He used to listen a lot, be calm, think about other people.... and think more than talking, like Hamlet. Then, something personal happend to him and he became 'very' rude, mean and didnt care about other people's feelings. The problem got solved so he is Buddha again. There is another guy that was shy but funny... years later he became fresita(?). We are still best friends. Hamlet and Ophelia are not going to maintain their relationship because something happens there. -_-
Diego A. Gonzalez
ReplyDeleteI once had a friend who changed dramatically. We came back from vacations and he had new style of cloth. Then he got new friends ot of school ( bad influence people). Then he got depressed and he drooped school at the middle of the year. When this happend I was no longer freidns with him. He needed profesional help that no friend could give him. I think Ophelia and Hamlet is way difrent scenario because they love each other.So yes Ophelia and Hamlet will remain their relationship.
Yael Lanczyner
ReplyDeleteAbout five years ago i met a girl and we got along great. She was one of those friends that I never went out with, but whenever I saw her I was very glad and talked a bit. We ended up not talking anymore because we had no friends in common and we never saw each other. Last year she went to study to Europe, and when she came back, we randomly bumped into each other and agreed that we should go out for a coffee to catch up... from being barely even friends to dramatically know being inseparable thanks to that coffee.
I think that Ophelia and Hamlet will remain their relationship because they love each other, and love is something that cant be apart for too long.
Breana Bauman
ReplyDeleteYes, i have had a friend change dramatically. And when i was around that friend it became very weird to be around them. It felt incredibly awkward because i didn't feel that we connected in anyway to each other anymore. And we couldn't understand each other either... It's very sad to see a relationship change in that way.. So i'm not so sure if Ophelia can continue her relationship with Hamlet. i think it all depends on how much they love each other
Yes, i once had a friend who went away for a couple of years. We used to be best friends and do everything together. But I think that during the time she was away we both changed and when she came back everything was different. We changed a lot and maybe had different interest. We are sill really good friends and hang out, but it is nothing like it used to be.
ReplyDeleteDulce Santiesteban
ReplyDeleteYes, I had a friend that had changed dramatically when he moved to France. He used to be the funny, optimistic, cheerful guy and when he returned he was the complete opposite. He was more serious, had a bad sense of humor. He just wasn't himself anymore. Our relationship as friends was coming to an end and well at some point we just had no more connection. I think Ophelia can keep the connection with Hamlet if she tries, but seeing the movie, I don't think the relationship is going to last.
Ximena Garcia
ReplyDeleteYes, I used to have a really good friend before I left and came back three years later. I came back with the idea that everything was going to be the same, with the idea of what our friendship was based on before, but everything changed, we changed and grew with different interests. We still hang out but now we have different frineds and we go to different schools, so its nothing like it used to be.
So I do think that Hamlet and Ophelia will be able to mantain their relationship but they have to accept the changes and they cant let those changes come between them.
Closed.
ReplyDelete-Mr.Paul
I have been in the same situation as Ophelia.
ReplyDeleteI believe that if she/he is really your friends you should be there even if he/she changes. I've never have a friends change dramatically but i have been in a situation where friends have change of social groups.
Daniela S