Hamlet Act 1

The king has died and the place is a mess. The queen decided to marry the now dead king'a brother and prince hamlet is not happy. I though it was sickening to know that this brother had not respect for his deceased family member. He just married her not so long after the kings death. And poor prince hamlet was still grieving, when the new king told him to get over his fathers death. I personally would have gone off if someone told me to get over someone's death, that act was so disrespectful. But what else can you expect from a kind of person like Claudius. In the beginning of the play, the watchman see the ghost of the dead king. They tell the prince what they see and he sees it too later on in the act. Some people argue that at parts of the play hamlet imagines the ghost, but I think that it's king hamlets ghost at all times. Even if the prince's wife wasn't able to see the ghost when the prince hamlet could.

Henry V Ending

So we finished reading the play. I though that it was a good play. I had never read it before so it turned out be an experience for me.all the characters were very different in this play, and I could relate to some of them. The king was a character that at times was too ruthless. I understood that he was the king but when he had his own friend hanged, that became my breaking point. Also his ability to be able to just meet someone and decide that you want to be married was appalling to me. You cannot just say,"hey you look nice, I want to marry you." I know it's a little more complex, the reason why he wants to get married with her. But either way they just met and she doesn't speak English well. I likes the plays in a lot of ways but specifically the comedy. The complicated insults always amused me. You had to figure what they were saying before you could have a giggle for a couple seconds. But besides its comedy moment, this play had its tragic moments. For example, when Henry denied falstaff and said that he did not know who he was. That action by Henry broke his dear friend's heart, leading to him eventually dying of a heart break. The war scenes were also incredible in this play, I love how Henry's army was able to defeat the French army, a bigger army, with such less casualties then the French. Overall, I though this play was great and the plot was exciting, even though the English was heart to comprehend at times, it was still an enjoyable play.

Henry V Act 1

Harry, Henry, or Hal is a name of a person who has changed in many ways since the last play. He is no longer an immature teen that gets drunk with his friends. Now he is a king that is about to wage war against a foreign country, France. He wants to continue his father'a dream of a crusade. The ambassador that talks with Harry in this scene wants to confuse him by the way that he talks. And Harry says that the ambassador will be guilty for all the people that die if a war is declared because the ambassador wants a war more than the king. Harry has changed but others still don't take him seriously. They still think of him as a rebel and mischievous teen. But he has changed and I can't really say for the better. But I guess we will see what happens.

Henry IV and Henry 5 Connected

The king has died. Henry the fourth has died and the new king has taken his place. Harry is now in charge and he is very proud of himself. But during his parade, celebrating his new kingdom, he banishes falstaff that he says he "didn't recognize." So I saw the video on YouTube and I thought it was ok. I actually liked this version better then the first one we saw. It was more like a movie instead of a play, althought the actinga was a little iffy at times. But I was still able to follow along and know what was happening. The emotions that the actors displayed while talking were really helpful to understand the concept. Harry overall has changed, especially from the last time we read about him. It's not like him to just banish some and pretend not to know them, unless I missed something. 

Henry IV Act 1

so i just finished reading the first act of henry the 4th. There are two reasons I had to read it again. number one because the old english language is hard to comprehend at times. also because the last edition that I read on my ipad was not the right one. I like this play so far. it has an interesting plot so and it makes you think while you read. the king seems to be a bit crazy because of the fact that he likes war and wants to initiate a battle with the holy land. The only valuable reason that he has is for the honor and the glory. None of the two are more valuable then hundreds of lives. I think it was on the third scene that a battle scnene was described in which depicts a field filled with dead people. That scene is tragic by itself but the fact that one of the king's messengers was disgusted instead of pitiful, showed what kind of people they are. And I know that this is a time where prisoners were looked as money bags but, it's inhumane to treat others like that. Once the Welshman were captured they lost everything and can only return to normal if their family pays the ransom. After that the play decides to switch over to the fact that one of the king's soldiers does not want to give up all the prisoners he obtained after a battle to the king, which is customary. Then it goes to the king's son, Hal or Harry,  and it shows him hanging out with his drunk-fat-friend falstaff. They decide to plan a prank/ heist. They want to prank falstaff but also commit a crime. Overall I enjoy the play and I always enjoyed reading Shakespeare. I'm not a big follower of the history behind all his plays but hey help. I am always more interested in the plot. Sort of like how in his play, "much ado about nothing", the title alone is amazing. After reading said play, you can interpret that title as "too much fuss about physical relations." I haven't read any other plays besides Romeo and Juliet, much ado about nothing, and hamlet. So I'm very excited on how each character will develop. But most specifically I am interested in the king's son and wether or not he can prove to others that he is worthy.