November 16, 2022 Wow, the last post. And for my last post, we're going to be talking about something I didn't enjoy that much : Hamlet . Hate on me all you want, but Hamlet rubbed me the wrong way and made me reconsider my view of Shakespeare. Now, I have always loved Shakespeare's sonnets. I memorized "Sonnet 18" in high school and recited it for my final project. I will even go as far as to say that Shakespeare is the best poet of all time for his sonnets alone. Even though I love his sonnets and have much respect for him in that regard, Shakespeare's dramas are not my favorites. Hamlet was so sexist that I could hardly stomach to read it at times. I feel like the only role of the women in the play is to be subjected to misogyny, whether it be for plot purpose or humor. Ophelia's only role throughout seems to be for her to be the subject of sexist jokes. She also meets an untimely demise where she drowns. I thought this was morbid and quite unexpect
November 9, 2022 Watching and reading A Raisin in the Sun was a blast from the past experience for me. Way back in my sophomore year of high school, we studied the written portion of A Raisin in the Sun and watched the film afterwards. Seeing it for a second time while remembering some, but not most of it, was refreshing. I remember in high school I hated studying it. (Sorry to Dr. Reed in advance for this next sentence). The reason I hated studying it was mainly attributed to the fact that I loathe reading, but it was also because I thought it was very boring. This time around, I had more respect for the reading and film and actually enjoyed the story. While reminiscing about learning about this in high school, I pulled up my old files and found two different assignments from this drama. In one I had to write a letter as if I was Beneatha Younger, and the second one I had to make a claim about Beneatha. Clearly I liked Beneatha's character in high school since I chose to do her