Katie Lazaar

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

@sepstein45 own desires Hamlet must get revenge. In the last scene, Hamlet shows a calmer, more controlled state vs. his previous revenge driven behavior. Hamlet has come to accept his father's death. #falzapham

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

@sepstein45 Shakespeare never explicitly explains where the ghost comes from. As Hamlet avenges his father in Act 5, the question is has he fully fulfilled his father's wishes or his own wishes. The ghost could easily represent Hamlet's own depression over his father's death. To fufill his

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#falzapham It is not a coincidence that Hamlet and Horatio explore a graveyard the scene before the massacre in the last scene. It is an obvious premonition that is used to foreshadow the many deaths that will occur. Specifically, the skull of Yorick reiterates the death theme

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

by impulse and revenge by Act 4.

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#falzapham The relationship between the ghost and Hamlet and the relationship between Claudius and Laertes definitely parallel for one another. The ghost and Claudius both manipulate someone to carry out the revenge they ultimately want, while Hamlet and Laertes both are driven

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

Hamlet can serves as a satire on the actions of women acted in society at the time.

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#falzapham Shakespeare depicts both Gertrude and Ophelia to be beautiful, but possess weak personalities. Gertrude genuinely loves her son, however is driven by the attention especially from Claudius. Ophelia, Polonius's daughter, serves only as Hamlet's love interest.

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

When Hamlet denies her, she falls into a deep depressive state in Act 4. She acts disorderly and incoherent, as if she does not know how to act unless a man gives her attention. Like Hamlet, her mental stability deteriorates. The same flaw is seen in Gertrude in the previous act

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#falzapham Hamlet's impulsive, rash behavior hints towards his own mental instability, especially in Act 3. Ophelia, Polonius, and Gertrude clearly notice this change in behavior. Hamlet is driven revenge as wished upon by an apparition. This ultimately leads to him murdering Pol

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#falzapham The mirror is an interesting symbol that is associated with Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. Hamlet "set[s] up a glass" for his mother to "see the inmost part of" herself, in hopes of revealing the truth about Claudius and her own actions

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

@rmcgriskin7 I definitely agree with this statement. The townspeople had the knowledge and power to stop the murder, but did not. Instead, they acted like bystanders. The guilt of the town can also be represented through the smell of Santiago Nasar's dead body lingering through the town.

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

of the Vicario brothers. But, perhaps, it also represents how the presence of Santiago Nasar still haunts the town.

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#FalzChron7 How Márquez incorporates the smell of Santiago Nasar after his death was interesting as well. The smell is seen lingering throughout the town as well as stuck on the clothing of the Vicario brothers. It obviously represents the guilt of the town, especially the guilt

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

creates a new one. The townspeople must learn to live with this burden that Santiago Nasar was murdered.

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#FalzChron7 The idea of routine is prevalent through the town. It is interesting how humans fall so easily to a daily routine making the town itself appear more peaceful and calm. The murder of Santiago Nasar ultimately ruins the previous routine shared by the town, but in fact

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#FalzChron7 Márquez's decision to make Santiago Nasar oblivious to his death while the whole town already had knowledge of it was quite an interesting juxtapostion. It allowed for the audience to be put into the perspectives of the townspeople.

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

@storrens09 I agree with this. When the weather in Starkfield was darker and colder, Ethan was shown to be more lonely.

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the reader better understand the complex relationships.

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#falzfrome7 It is also interesting how Wharton utilizes the narrator as a way to depict a different point of view. There is one part when Ms. Hale is describing the futures of Mattie, Ethan, and Zeena. The narrator is just realizing why Ethan is so obsessed with Mattie, helping

[Katie Lazaar @klazaar_]

#falzfrome7 It was interesting how Wharton connected the weather to the actions of Ethan. When the weather was cold and dark, it reflected the traits of Ethan as he was seen more bleak and lonely.