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[cindy @cindyliulit]

@gracelit1 maybe it shows that king lear is becoming irrational because of his old age? #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

do u guys sympathize more with king lear or the sisters? #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

@litlitlaurel @brookeaplit rt i predict both edmund and gloucester will die, and probably edgar too knowing how shakespeare likes the write tragedies #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

@litshaan_bezbol @HannaKi81468159 i agree with the age aspect, but i also think he feels insecure with his masculinity. although he was once powerful, even his daughters, not only younger and less experienced but women, can also take away this power with only a few words #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

@amandaschimmel1 @amiraalit_ yeah i think it’s interesting how both of their goals are the same (power / land / wealth) but they went in completely different directions to get it, edmunds being the more elaborate one #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

what villain to you like better out of all the villains in shakespeare? (claudius, edmund, etc) #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

i feel like we only ever read shakespeare tragedies. i wonder if his writing style differs in his comedies / histories or not #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

@gracelit1 maybe gloucester?? i mean edmund already has it out for him lol. but honestly over half of the characters are prob gonna die by the end so the real question is who’s gonna live?😂 #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

kent’s loyalty to the king kinda reminds me of horatio’s loyalty to hamlet. i wonder if kent will be the sound / logical / steady character to keep the king grounded, similar to how horatio was for hamlet #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

i think it’s interesting how different Hamlet and Edmund are. Hamlet was hesitant on getting revenge for his father, but Edmund was quick to forge a letter from his half brother Edgar to inherit his fathers estate. i wonder which character shakespeare relates to more? #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

which of the sisters is your fav so far? #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

@BridgetEilers rt!! excited to see how cordelia develops throughout the play. also looking forward to see any similarities between hamlet and king lear #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

@BridgetEilers i also think it’s interesting what they choose to write poems about. ex. Pardlo’s “Raisin” could easily be turned into a short story, yet it contains the same, if not more, meaning as it would if it were written as a short story #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

while reading “Rolling Thunder” by Pardlo, my group noticed that the words seem to mimic a roller coaster ride, going from the peaceful uphill part to the thrill of the of fall #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

in class, we talked about how “Aubade” was focused on the inevitability of death and how logical it is for one to fear it, but i feel like the poem also brings into question what is considered a fulfilled life. what does a fulfilled life mean to you? #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

i found it interesting that in “This is the Verse,” the last line states “and don’t have any kids yourself” suggesting that one should be alone, but in “Aubade,” Larking claims that one should be surrounded by people. why do you think that is? #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

what are u fav poems we’ve read so far ?? #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

@gracelit1 i think he expected it; when i read the factory hospital ch., there was no mention of how much time passed while the narrator was there + i assumed it showed that no matter how much time passed, he would still be invisible and some aspect of racism would still be alive #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

@BridgetEilers i normally view birds as a symbol of freedom, but in invisible man, ellison uses the picture of a screaming eagle on the paint cans to represent how the blacks freedom is restricted #laylit19

[cindy @cindyliulit]

what poems did y’all choose to analyze and why? ex. one of the poems i chose was “the white city” bc it reminded me of the devil in the white city, where the “white” city symbolized progress/industrialization. the poem ended up being completely different lol but still #laylit19