Mr. Sullivan, my 12th grade English teacher, made us dress up in Burger King crowns and sword fight with paper towel tubes to make sense of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Here at the American School in Guadalajara we are going to use the internet instead. In the posts below, follow us as we seek to understand why this really is the greatest play in the English language.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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Have you ever had a good friend change dramatically? What was it like?Could you remain friends with them?
So, do you think Ophelia can maintain her relationship with Hamlet? Why or why not?
Probably everyone has passed through this situation where someone you know has a dramatic change in their personality. People change through time, and this really close friend of mine changed a lot. She became cocky, hypocrite in some ways, she started to lie, started to think she was better than everyone else and more. She was a totally different person. Before she changed she was humble, easy to deal with, the best friend you could have. We talked and things became better. She kind of understood what I was talking about. Today we are still very good friends and I think that when you care about someone there is always a solution. Alexia Hdez =)
Maria Jose Gomez period 2 Yes, I have experienced a good friend having a dramatically change, most of the time this changes occur because of time. This friend became really hypocrite, she started feeling superior to others, and sometimes she lied to her friends. She felt as if she could solve all of her problems alone. She was a completely different person. It was hard for me to deal with this situation but I never quit our friendship, we separated for some time. But after some time our friendship was good again. Yes I think that Ophelia can maintain her relationship with Hamlet because if you love someone you are able to fight and solve problems, just to be with that person.
Good friends change dramatically over long periods of time of not seeing them. I have experienced a situation like this, when a friend of mine went away for a year and then came back and changed dramatically. That person was now very egocentric and thought everything and everyone revolved around them. That person started to think he was better than other people and used other people to their convenience. Time passed by and we got separated and now I barely know who is this person, but I guess time changes people... As for Ophelia, I think she can maintain the relationship she has with Hamlet because people do anything for the people they love so if Ophelia really loves Hamlet she will stay beside him no matter what.
Everyone changes their way of being and thinking. When that happens, relationships with people change. One of my good friends changed dramatically. That person began being a cocky hypocrate that used people only when needed. To make it worst, when that person tried to use me for their convenience, I exploded. After that moment, we just speak to each other in sign of courtesy. I think Ophelia won´t be able to mantain her relationship with Hamlet because he is being insane, annoying and disrespectful to such an extent that he is hurting her feelings. Besides, she´s in love with the courteous and sane Hamlet...
Yes, I experienced that once, it happened overnight. He was one of my best friends, since we were small. It all changed when he changed of school and his parents somehow thought my parents were doing "bad" things. sp they prohibited him to keep going out with me. The funniest part is that his parents know my parents since my older brother was born. I dont know how they could think of that.
Yes one friend changed when we returned from a boarding school. She was different in every possible aspect, she wasnt friendly with me anymore, she was very serious. She was really cold, and as time passed she was hypocrite. Many times people change their way os seeing things or life, but that doesnt mean that because you think different than someone you need to be a bad friend. Ophelia cant mantain a relationship with Hamlet, because Hamlet has more interest in taking revenge than in Ophelia, and also he is changing his attitude with Ophelia on purpose.
yes once i had a friend that was one of my best friend and sunddenly he got mad with me and he didnt talk to me for more than six months because i was hanging out with someone he liked. After all of these months he came with me and talk with me and we both made peace because he didnt wanted to loose our friendship. and of course everything can be solved if you talk seriously with the person. But in this case of hamlet its kind of dificult because hamlet just wants to take revenge. Ophelia and hamlet have been changing a lot.
I have had that experience. He was a vary good friend of mine, he was a little shy and didn't like to talk much. After he went to Europe, he return and he is very cocky, and he talks more, he also shows off a lot of things. It was a great change that he did. It impact me a lot, at the begining I was not going to remain friends with him, but then I change my mind. I think in this case Ophelia will not be able to maintain his relationship with Hamlet because he just looks at him as a weird and crazy guy, and also he has his dad that is always thinking that Hamlet is a bad guy.
Yes I have had experienced this once. When I was in sixth grade my two best friends and I were changing schools. My two best freinds changed schools but I couldnt because my parents wanted me to end middle school at ASFG. When he moved to the other school he found new friends and became a rebel. He smoked and did things that I did not like. With my other friend he made new friends too but he never changed . We still remain being friends. We still see each other, travel together and joined me with his new friends. with my other friend I dont think I could remain being friends. I think Ophelia can remain with Hamlet because both of them love each other and Hamlet will not let her go.
Ana Pau Calderon Yes, it is disappointing and disturbing. Sometimes it depends if the person hurts you or it is just change that will change somehow the relationship. I think the relationship will change but the friendship may remain. Ophelia might not be able to maintain the relationship with Hamlet because Hamlet is aware if his change and why is he doing this. His priority right now is to find out what happened to his father and not Ophelia.
Yes I have had a friend that has changed dramatically, as everyone people tend to change the way they are and the things they do. I just to have a friend in the school and since he changed from school our communication has changed. Now days we dont see ourselfs as we just to do. We just to had a small group of friends that got together and we did a lot of things together but we kind of fell down and now we have chosen our own roads. We have different friends and ways of thinking. Life tends to change people.
Yes, this situation is very common. My experience was from a really close friend which suddenly felt superior than others. This person forgot all about the friends he had before he decided to feel better than anyone else.
I think Ophelia con still save the realtionship with Hamlet , if you really want someone in your life you will find a way to do so.
I had a friend that was really nice and funny with everyone aroudn her, but then she started acting really weird; she shouted bad things to everyone, got mad very easily, had a terrible sense of humor. I just stopped talking to her for a while. I don't think Ophelia can keep her relationship with Hamlet because she was in love with the person she had meet as Hamlet, not the new and crazy one.
Everyone changes as time progresses One's surroundings and daily life gradually shape who someone is. A friend of mine changed dramatically over one summer, during which he lost a lot of weight. I was proud of him for having accomplished such a feat, and I could tell he was proud of himself. He changed more than anything in acquiring a higher self-esteem and confidence.I think the change turned out to be for the best, and with his newly-found confidence my friend became a more open person. I had no problems dealing with this change; on the contrary, I felt he was taking a step forward. I do think Ophelia can maintain her friendship with Hamlet because, although on the outside he does act very differently than from habit, there is still a possibility that he is the same inside. Furthermore, the changes Ophelia goes through can help her relate to the changes Hamlet has faced.
I didnt had a friend that changed dramatically, but my brother did. He went to Canada to study one whole year. After he went to Canada he was seriuos, quiet, and he rarely spoke to me. One year later he arribed from canada and he was totally a diferent person, he told me all his adventures in Canada, all the people he met and all his friends he met. This case was postive.. I imagine that with a frieng its all the opposite.
Probably everyone has passed through this situation where someone you know has a dramatic change in their personality. People change through time, and this really close friend of mine changed a lot. She became cocky, hypocrite in some ways, she started to lie, started to think she was better than everyone else and more. She was a totally different person. Before she changed she was humble, easy to deal with, the best friend you could have. We talked and things became better. She kind of understood what I was talking about. Today we are still very good friends and I think that when you care about someone there is always a solution.
ReplyDeleteAlexia Hdez =)
Maria Jose Gomez
ReplyDeleteperiod 2
Yes, I have experienced a good friend having a dramatically change, most of the time this changes occur because of time. This friend became really hypocrite, she started feeling superior to others, and sometimes she lied to her friends. She felt as if she could solve all of her problems alone. She was a completely different person. It was hard for me to deal with this situation but I never quit our friendship, we separated for some time. But after some time our friendship was good again. Yes I think that Ophelia can maintain her relationship with Hamlet because if you love someone you are able to fight and solve problems, just to be with that person.
Good friends change dramatically over long periods of time of not seeing them. I have experienced a situation like this, when a friend of mine went away for a year and then came back and changed dramatically. That person was now very egocentric and thought everything and everyone revolved around them. That person started to think he was better than other people and used other people to their convenience. Time passed by and we got separated and now I barely know who is this person, but I guess time changes people...
ReplyDeleteAs for Ophelia, I think she can maintain the relationship she has with Hamlet because people do anything for the people they love so if Ophelia really loves Hamlet she will stay beside him no matter what.
Javier Rodriguez
ReplyDeleteEveryone changes their way of being and thinking. When that happens, relationships with people change. One of my good friends changed dramatically. That person began being a cocky hypocrate that used people only when needed. To make it worst, when that person tried to use me for their convenience, I exploded. After that moment, we just speak to each other in sign of courtesy. I think Ophelia won´t be able to mantain her relationship with Hamlet because he is being insane, annoying and disrespectful to such an extent that he is hurting her feelings. Besides, she´s in love with the courteous and sane Hamlet...
Julio Riestra
ReplyDeleteYes, I experienced that once, it happened overnight. He was one of my best friends, since we were small. It all changed when he changed of school and his parents somehow thought my parents were doing "bad" things. sp they prohibited him to keep going out with me. The funniest part is that his parents know my parents since my older brother was born. I dont know how they could think of that.
Yes one friend changed when we returned from a boarding school. She was different in every possible aspect, she wasnt friendly with me anymore, she was very serious. She was really cold, and as time passed she was hypocrite. Many times people change their way os seeing things or life, but that doesnt mean that because you think different than someone you need to be a bad friend. Ophelia cant mantain a relationship with Hamlet, because Hamlet has more interest in taking revenge than in Ophelia, and also he is changing his attitude with Ophelia on purpose.
ReplyDeleteSabina Arambula
Period 2
yes once i had a friend that was one of my best friend and sunddenly he got mad with me and he didnt talk to me for more than six months because i was hanging out with someone he liked. After all of these months he came with me and talk with me and we both made peace because he didnt wanted to loose our friendship. and of course everything can be solved if you talk seriously with the person. But in this case of hamlet its kind of dificult because hamlet just wants to take revenge. Ophelia and hamlet have been changing a lot.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Amaya
Gerardo Hernandez
ReplyDeletePeriod 2
I have had that experience. He was a vary good friend of mine, he was a little shy and didn't like to talk much. After he went to Europe, he return and he is very cocky, and he talks more, he also shows off a lot of things. It was a great change that he did. It impact me a lot, at the begining I was not going to remain friends with him, but then I change my mind. I think in this case Ophelia will not be able to maintain his relationship with Hamlet because he just looks at him as a weird and crazy guy, and also he has his dad that is always thinking that Hamlet is a bad guy.
Miguel Marquez
ReplyDeleteperiod 2
Yes I have had experienced this once. When I was in sixth grade my two best friends and I were changing schools. My two best freinds changed schools but I couldnt because my parents wanted me to end middle school at ASFG. When he moved to the other school he found new friends and became a rebel. He smoked and did things that I did not like. With my other friend he made new friends too but he never changed . We still remain being friends. We still see each other, travel together and joined me with his new friends. with my other friend I dont think I could remain being friends. I think Ophelia can remain with Hamlet because both of them love each other and Hamlet will not let her go.
Ana Pau Calderon
ReplyDeleteYes, it is disappointing and disturbing. Sometimes it depends if the person hurts you or it is just change that will change somehow the relationship. I think the relationship will change but the friendship may remain. Ophelia might not be able to maintain the relationship with Hamlet because Hamlet is aware if his change and why is he doing this. His priority right now is to find out what happened to his father and not Ophelia.
Yes I have had a friend that has changed dramatically, as everyone people tend to change the way they are and the things they do. I just to have a friend in the school and since he changed from school our communication has changed. Now days we dont see ourselfs as we just to do. We just to had a small group of friends that got together and we did a lot of things together but we kind of fell down and now we have chosen our own roads. We have different friends and ways of thinking. Life tends to change people.
ReplyDeleteDANTE GARCIA
Yes, this situation is very common. My experience was from a really close friend which suddenly felt superior than others. This person forgot all about the friends he had before he decided to feel better than anyone else.
ReplyDeleteI think Ophelia con still save the realtionship with Hamlet , if you really want someone in your life you will find a way to do so.
Paulina Diaz
I had a friend that was really nice and funny with everyone aroudn her, but then she started acting really weird; she shouted bad things to everyone, got mad very easily, had a terrible sense of humor. I just stopped talking to her for a while.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Ophelia can keep her relationship with Hamlet because she was in love with the person she had meet as Hamlet, not the new and crazy one.
Carolina Esqueda
Everyone changes as time progresses
ReplyDeleteOne's surroundings and daily life gradually shape who someone is.
A friend of mine changed dramatically over one summer, during which he lost a lot of weight. I was proud of him for having accomplished such a feat, and I could tell he was proud of himself. He changed more than anything in acquiring a higher self-esteem and confidence.I think the change turned out to be for the best, and with his newly-found confidence my friend became a more open person. I had no problems dealing with this change; on the contrary, I felt he was taking a step forward.
I do think Ophelia can maintain her friendship with Hamlet because, although on the outside he does act very differently than from habit, there is still a possibility that he is the same inside. Furthermore, the changes Ophelia goes through can help her relate to the changes Hamlet has faced.
Ignacio Aranguren
I didnt had a friend that changed dramatically, but my brother did. He went to Canada to study one whole year. After he went to Canada he was seriuos, quiet, and he rarely spoke to me.
ReplyDeleteOne year later he arribed from canada and he was totally a diferent person, he told me all his adventures in Canada, all the people he met and all his friends he met. This case was postive.. I imagine that with a frieng its all the opposite.
Diego paramo
Closed.
ReplyDelete-Mr. Paul