It seems like such a big deal to me, but i guess back then- there was no way of actually knowing. HOW could they not see what peril was ahead of them? They were being taken from their homes and left with not much but a bag on their backs-couldn't they see it was only going to get worse from there?
In this chapter, one person stood out to me in particular- Elie's mother. She didn't weep like her husband- although i'm sure she wanted to. She didn't complainabout her heacy bag like her youngest daughter- although it must ahve weighed a ton. I'm also sure that she was even more scared than Elie was- yet she didn't show it. She kept a calm, deep-in-thoughtnlook on her face and said "We must keep going. We must keep going," over and over. WOAH!! What bravery!Only someone who cares about her family so much in such a time of terror must care and love her family very, very much.
It's really a shame that all of this had to happen to such good people...
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Night Thoughts [[Preface and Forward]]
The preface and the forward left me with different thoughts and feelings as to what will come. The preface gave me background information on the author and where he is coming from when he writes this memoir. The forward left me prepared for what feelings I would experience when reading the book. Honestly, the forward was an extremly emotional piece, and that only BEGINS to touch on the horror of The Holocaust. It really moved me and I feel a lot more intrigued by what is to come and to hear about Elie's experiences during Hitler's rule and the aftermath.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Act V Response
1.In act V, Portia and Nerissa both confront their husbands about the absence of their rings. The two women have just returned from where they were supposedly "praying" for the positive outcome of Bassanio and Gratanio’s friend Antonio’s court trial. Yet, it turns out that portia and Nerissa were there the whole time, playing the roles of a doctor and his clerk. When they asked them where their rings had gone, Bassanio and Gratanio had spoken the sad truth,(that they had given them to the doctor and clerk who they owed so much to) Portia and Nerissa eventually forgave them. Thus, all was well and a happy ending as Antonio was alive, Shylock did not get his revenge, Portia and Bassanio were still happily married, and Nerissa and Gratanio were still happily married. It was a true happily ever after for all in this comedy.
5.This is going to sound strange, but why bother lying now that the book is over? I still do not know what to think of Shylock. Should I feel bad that he is still treated cruelly or should I feel smug that he didn’t get his revenge on what he thought was right. Ugh.. It’s all very annoying, yet what bothers me the most is that Portia and Nerissa immediately thought bad about Shylock although they had never met him before. Yes, it’s natural to go with the side you heard from first, but I would at least want ti hear where Shylock was coming from and hopefully come to some kind of agreement. Instead they took immediate action and left him in the dirt. Oh well, Shakespeare is like that I guess... :/
7. In the mind of Shylock: How dare they?! They sit around smug and content at their pathetic Christian well beings and laugh. Laugh. They LAUGH! They laugh at what they have done to me! They will surely never understand me! But then again, how could anyone? It is as if I have the Star of David printed across my forehead and, instead of feeling pity for and lending em a pathetically baptized hand, they spit on me and scowl at my lonely existence! I make a living, breathe, and walk like the rest of you! Is there not justice anywhere in the world? Oh curse you dark Venice! Curse you!! I will just have to go about my business with what half of my earnings I have left and search for that wretch of a shrew, Jessica, whom I shamefully call my daughter and attempt to get my jewels back! Tee hee :)
Love,
Holly
Holly
5.This is going to sound strange, but why bother lying now that the book is over? I still do not know what to think of Shylock. Should I feel bad that he is still treated cruelly or should I feel smug that he didn’t get his revenge on what he thought was right. Ugh.. It’s all very annoying, yet what bothers me the most is that Portia and Nerissa immediately thought bad about Shylock although they had never met him before. Yes, it’s natural to go with the side you heard from first, but I would at least want ti hear where Shylock was coming from and hopefully come to some kind of agreement. Instead they took immediate action and left him in the dirt. Oh well, Shakespeare is like that I guess... :/
7. In the mind of Shylock: How dare they?! They sit around smug and content at their pathetic Christian well beings and laugh. Laugh. They LAUGH! They laugh at what they have done to me! They will surely never understand me! But then again, how could anyone? It is as if I have the Star of David printed across my forehead and, instead of feeling pity for and lending em a pathetically baptized hand, they spit on me and scowl at my lonely existence! I make a living, breathe, and walk like the rest of you! Is there not justice anywhere in the world? Oh curse you dark Venice! Curse you!! I will just have to go about my business with what half of my earnings I have left and search for that wretch of a shrew, Jessica, whom I shamefully call my daughter and attempt to get my jewels back! Tee hee :)
Love,
Holly
Holly
Sunday, December 7, 2008
ACT II Response
ACT II
3. Okay, with all of these characters, things are getting a bit confusing. So what’s up with Antonio? Why does he even THINK to trust the seas which contain all of his money. I would never trust the dark depths of mother nature’s wrath as my source pf income my question is: why make such a large wager (a pound of his flesh) when it all depending on one single wave that will wipe out all of his money?
5. I would like to discuss Portia. I know that this isn’t exactly focused on in the play, but she has guts. A lot of guts too at that. Instead of doing things her way, she has decided to obey her fathers wishes and has gone on with te whole casket extravaganza to find her a husband. With her father passed, she knows that she can really do things her way, but he decides not to because that is some serious dishonor. I would just like to point out that out about her in saying: good for you Portia!
6. I really hope that Portia and Bassanio end up together because that would be a really good ending that, even though she had to pick a husband through a chance of three caskets, she still ended up with the one she wanted to be with: Bassanio. Portia and Nerissa talk about him a way of love as they get word of another ship coming in as they hope it does belong to Bassanio and the whole reason he is even going is in hopes of marrying her so of course he loves her. It would be a really good ending to that part of the play.
Love-
Holly
Holly
3. Okay, with all of these characters, things are getting a bit confusing. So what’s up with Antonio? Why does he even THINK to trust the seas which contain all of his money. I would never trust the dark depths of mother nature’s wrath as my source pf income my question is: why make such a large wager (a pound of his flesh) when it all depending on one single wave that will wipe out all of his money?
5. I would like to discuss Portia. I know that this isn’t exactly focused on in the play, but she has guts. A lot of guts too at that. Instead of doing things her way, she has decided to obey her fathers wishes and has gone on with te whole casket extravaganza to find her a husband. With her father passed, she knows that she can really do things her way, but he decides not to because that is some serious dishonor. I would just like to point out that out about her in saying: good for you Portia!
6. I really hope that Portia and Bassanio end up together because that would be a really good ending that, even though she had to pick a husband through a chance of three caskets, she still ended up with the one she wanted to be with: Bassanio. Portia and Nerissa talk about him a way of love as they get word of another ship coming in as they hope it does belong to Bassanio and the whole reason he is even going is in hopes of marrying her so of course he loves her. It would be a really good ending to that part of the play.
Love-
Holly
Holly
Monday, November 17, 2008
RJ
Holly Koehler
Since ancient Greek times playwriting has been a well-known way to introduce entertainment to families, friends, and anyone looking for a good comedy, tragedy, romance, or just something to pass the time. Shakespeare came into the picture during the mid 1500’s as a playwright and poet. One of his more famous plays is a tragedy of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. They were chosen as sacrifices by fate to bring a town to peace after a long battle. In the end, Romeo and Juliet both commit suicide for they think that each other are dead. Many events have led up to the tragic death scene, and many people were involved in their lives, I think the Nurse is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. She was never fit to be a nanny for Juliet and now she never will be again. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the nurse is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet; she is old and rambles on until she gets off topic, she betrayed Juliet, and she is the only one who knew about their affair and intentionally stopped helping them.
Pursuing this further, the nurse is a woman of old age who is what we would call a “rambler”. If you asked a rambler a question, they would give you a completely different answer that is very off topic or would start with an answer and turn it into something else. “Even or odd, of all days in the year, come Llamas-eve at night shall she be fourteen. Susan and she- God rest all Christian souls!- Were of and age. Well, Susan is with God; she was too good for me. But, as I said, on Llamas-eve at night she will be fourteen.” (Act I, scene iii, lines 20-25) Most of the time ramblers aren’t exactly in their right mind. When Juliet’s mother asked the nurse how old Juliet was, this is the answer she gave her. From looking at the quote, you can tell that the nurse started off with an answer, but then went into discussing something about a girl named Susan that really had nothing to do with the subject- last, she summed it up with her answer again. By seeing that she is a rambler is showing that she could have given Juliet any wring bit of advice just by getting sidetracked even a little bit. She could have gone off into another story and Juliet could have taken her seriously thinking she was talking about her and Romeo. The nurse is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In addition to the nurse being a rambler, she also betrayed Juliet in a sense. From the start, the nurse knew about the forbidden affair between Romeo and Juliet. She sent news from one to another, she helped them be together in private, and gave advice to Juliet on what to do and what not to do when with Romeo. She was a completely devoted and reliable accomplice. However, sfetr a man named Paris wanted to come and marry her and Juliet said she did not want to marry him, her parents threw a fit and demanded that she marry him or she would be disowned and that is whn the Nurse refused to help anymore.
Since ancient Greek times playwriting has been a well-known way to introduce entertainment to families, friends, and anyone looking for a good comedy, tragedy, romance, or just something to pass the time. Shakespeare came into the picture during the mid 1500’s as a playwright and poet. One of his more famous plays is a tragedy of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. They were chosen as sacrifices by fate to bring a town to peace after a long battle. In the end, Romeo and Juliet both commit suicide for they think that each other are dead. Many events have led up to the tragic death scene, and many people were involved in their lives, I think the Nurse is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. She was never fit to be a nanny for Juliet and now she never will be again. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the nurse is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet; she is old and rambles on until she gets off topic, she betrayed Juliet, and she is the only one who knew about their affair and intentionally stopped helping them.
Pursuing this further, the nurse is a woman of old age who is what we would call a “rambler”. If you asked a rambler a question, they would give you a completely different answer that is very off topic or would start with an answer and turn it into something else. “Even or odd, of all days in the year, come Llamas-eve at night shall she be fourteen. Susan and she- God rest all Christian souls!- Were of and age. Well, Susan is with God; she was too good for me. But, as I said, on Llamas-eve at night she will be fourteen.” (Act I, scene iii, lines 20-25) Most of the time ramblers aren’t exactly in their right mind. When Juliet’s mother asked the nurse how old Juliet was, this is the answer she gave her. From looking at the quote, you can tell that the nurse started off with an answer, but then went into discussing something about a girl named Susan that really had nothing to do with the subject- last, she summed it up with her answer again. By seeing that she is a rambler is showing that she could have given Juliet any wring bit of advice just by getting sidetracked even a little bit. She could have gone off into another story and Juliet could have taken her seriously thinking she was talking about her and Romeo. The nurse is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In addition to the nurse being a rambler, she also betrayed Juliet in a sense. From the start, the nurse knew about the forbidden affair between Romeo and Juliet. She sent news from one to another, she helped them be together in private, and gave advice to Juliet on what to do and what not to do when with Romeo. She was a completely devoted and reliable accomplice. However, sfetr a man named Paris wanted to come and marry her and Juliet said she did not want to marry him, her parents threw a fit and demanded that she marry him or she would be disowned and that is whn the Nurse refused to help anymore.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Act V [[the last act... :(...]]
2. Act V, scene iii: The significance of this scene is to conclude the play and give it it’s proper genre- a tragedy. In this scene, Romeo and Juliet both see each other dead and commit suicide. Everyone in Verona grieves thus making it tragic. Also, since their love is over, which was the main focus of the play, it is all over for the plot. All is now concluded. L
4. I personally love this line spoken in act V, scene iii by Prince Escalus. It really does tell the truth of Romeo and Juliet’s love for one another and, to be frank, jerks a tear or two out of you. ;) “ For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Everyone knows the last lines of a play always have a very important role in the story. These were the last two lines of the story and they tell it just like it is- tragic!
5. Friar Lawrence should be extremely ashamed of himself. If he had just taken a couple for seconds to think a GOOD plan then maybe they wouldn’t be in their present situation. (Dead, may their souls rest in peace) Hopefully the town will find a way to get over their grief one day, and fully be at peace finally.
Love,
Holly
Holly
4. I personally love this line spoken in act V, scene iii by Prince Escalus. It really does tell the truth of Romeo and Juliet’s love for one another and, to be frank, jerks a tear or two out of you. ;) “ For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Everyone knows the last lines of a play always have a very important role in the story. These were the last two lines of the story and they tell it just like it is- tragic!
5. Friar Lawrence should be extremely ashamed of himself. If he had just taken a couple for seconds to think a GOOD plan then maybe they wouldn’t be in their present situation. (Dead, may their souls rest in peace) Hopefully the town will find a way to get over their grief one day, and fully be at peace finally.
Love,
Holly
Holly
Monday, November 10, 2008
Act IV Response
1. Basically what happened in this act was Lord Capulet has demanded that Juliet marry Paris on Thursday or they would disown her from the family. Juliet who is absolutely crushed by this rushed over to the Friar and asked for some kind of advice or helped and she left with a very dangerous solution. The friar gave her a potion that would send her into a forty-two hour “coma” Her family would grieve over her and she would be given a funeral service, Once everyone left, the friar and Romeo would dig Juliet up and she would awake in her loved ones arms where they would go off and start their lives together. Our act has ended with the next morning, the wedding date was moved a day early and everyone has found Juliet dead in her bead.
3. Okay, so my question is…how on Earth do Juliet and Romeo plan on supporting themselves once they start their new life together? Yes, they both are very rich, but all of their wealth comes from their families, not them, so once they are out and on their own, they’ll both need to find regular jobs I suppose. I just don’t know what they are going to do!!
5. Okay, so I know we believed that Romeo had his nutty moments, but I think the friar is going a little bit off the deep end!!! He is giving this girl a potion and burying her underground!! A million things could go wring with that! Plus, we don’t even know if he is really helping her or not! He could actually be poisoning her! I suppose only time will tell how much of a good or bad guy the friar is...
Love,
Holly
Holly
3. Okay, so my question is…how on Earth do Juliet and Romeo plan on supporting themselves once they start their new life together? Yes, they both are very rich, but all of their wealth comes from their families, not them, so once they are out and on their own, they’ll both need to find regular jobs I suppose. I just don’t know what they are going to do!!
5. Okay, so I know we believed that Romeo had his nutty moments, but I think the friar is going a little bit off the deep end!!! He is giving this girl a potion and burying her underground!! A million things could go wring with that! Plus, we don’t even know if he is really helping her or not! He could actually be poisoning her! I suppose only time will tell how much of a good or bad guy the friar is...
Love,
Holly
Holly
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