Response to Course Material #7

Words could not express how happy I am to be completely done with Hamlet! I found it really interesting how Stoppard created an entire play from Hamlet, and also that he directed the screen play. There were similar motifs and themes in both works as well as major differences. I came up with this theory that Stoppard wanted to be the director of his movie to leave minimal room for interpretations so no one else could recreate R&G portraying something other than what Stoppard intended. This is one of the major differences between the two authors. Shakespeare left out a lot of detail on purpose, but Stoppard is making a statement by including every trivial detail and action such as a lot of stage direction, which is unseen in Hamlet. Stoppard doesn't give the audience a choice of what they interpret, just like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern don't have control over what they do. 

It's slowly starting to hit me that the AP is right around the corner. It's bittersweet because that means the year is almost over and I will be graduating soon, but it also makes me realize how unprepared I am. The AP will definitely be a major challenge, especially going off of the scoring for the essays, but I do like a good challenge. My writing has improved from earlier this year, so with some more practice I think I stand a chance. The multiple choice however, that will need A LOT of practice. I find preparing for the AP in class is very helpful. On my own I have many questions and it's easier when we are discussing efficient methods to go about such difficulties. It's also helpful to see I'm not the only one struggling. 

So far in our first novel, Ceremony, I really like it! When Ms. Holmes introduced to the book I was bit intimidated because the context seemed very unfamiliar but I was excited to learn all about Tayo as well as Leslie Silko's writing style. I'm looking forward to finishing the book but definitely not annotating. I thought annotating the plays was fine but this novel will be a little different...