Lizzie Farrell

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falzham7_5 All the bloodshed in the last scene can be considered a theme. Everyone dies due to plots and scheming, which originate from Claudius's original plot to kill his brother. Everyone's plans to kill each other resulted in innocent people getting hurt.

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falzham7_5 The queen's death is quite unnecessary, since no character had a vendetta against her. However, her death shows how Claudius doesn't regret his actions since he does little to stop her from drinking the poison, and he doesn't show any remorse once her fate is sealed.

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falzham7_4 Ophelia and Hamlet become foils once Polonius dies. Both go crazy, but Hamlet chooses to take his rage out on his father's killer, while Ophelia descends into madness that can only harm her. She speaks gibberish, like Hamlet, but kills herself instead of others.

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falz7_4 Ophelia and Hamlet become foils once Polonius dies. Both go crazy, but Hamlet chooses to take his rage out on his father's killer, while Ophelia descends into madness that can only harm her. She speaks gibberish, like Hamlet, but kills herself instead of others.

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falzham7_3 A common symbol in literature is snow as a sign of purity, but this play particularly uses that symbol. Ophelia's told to stay as pure as snow, and Claudius wonders if he can become pure again after murdering his brother. Will Hamlet ask to be purified again later on?

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falzham7_3 Hamlet's famous monologue gives impressive insights to the character's mental state, which before I hadn't realized. The monologue, contemplating suicide gives the audience an idea of what Hamlet thinks of his own life, since the majority of his lines involve his dad.

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falzham7_3 Hamlet is always very careful to plan out his actions when he's alone, but becomes very spontaneous around people. He went so far as to plan the play acting out Claudius killing the king, but he killed Polonius on a whim. He acts like a different person around people.

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falzforetold207 A major theme could be that the guilty party also includes those who are bystanders. Everyone within the town knew about the Vicario brothers, and no one told Santiago until it was too late. #falzforetold207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@sofiasafi11 I have actually thought the same thing. The brothers parading around town, being the exact opposite of subtle makes us believe that the brothers wanted someone to intervene. #falzforetold207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

#falzforetold207 An important aspect of the book is the concept of murder. Before even opening the book, we knew that someone was going to die, but the death itself didn't matter. We, the audience, were interested in the motive of the murderer and why it was allowed to happen.

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@ryanfra89089949 @ChrisCody345 @JustinK86096767 The baseball metaphors were probably a way that Troy allowed himself to still feel connected to the game that he loved; they were a way for him to hold on to his past. #falzfences207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@DemarraisRiley @ChrisCody345 Troy had mostly good intentions but he failed to realize that there was progress happening. He also refused to see that he was simply too old to play when the majors started accepting colored players. Troy being too old for this opportunity lead to his bitterness #falzfences207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@caitlynbhs @kerry_broderick I agree for the most part, but I do think that Cory was able to escape Troy's demons by being the bigger man and going to the funeral. #falzfences207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@sofiasafi11 There is irony in the fact that Troy fights for equal opportunity at his work, but at home, he diminishes Rose and her wants and needs simply because she is a woman. #falzfences207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@NickScaperdas Troy seemed to have good intentions, but his ego often got in the way. He wanted the best for Cory, but couldn't ignore his failure with baseball compared to Cory's success in football. Due to his ego, he had to ruin that opportunity #falzfences207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@sofiasafi11 All the other settings mentioned serve as an escape for all the individuals. Cory escapes to football, Troy escapes to the his girlfriend's house etc. Rose is the only one who doesn't escape, until the very end when she starts going to church. #falzfences207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@AnnabelCarifa I agree with this. For Cory, passing to the other side of the fence meant a new beginning. #falzfences207

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@DemarraisRiley @kerry_broderick This speaks to how men believed there were superior to women, which explains why the narrator truly had no escape. #falzyw7

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

@ryanfra89089949 @kerry_broderick That goes to show that this type of issue in the 1890s never truly was resolved. Women were pretty much stuck in their marriages. #falzyw7

[Lizzie Farrell @LizzieFarrell15]

It is interesting how Jennie, an unmarried woman, is not trapped in the same metaphorical prison as our narrator. Instead, Jennie is free to roam about the house doing her work. This implies that the author believes that men are the pure cause of this feeling of insanity #falzyw7