Comments for tuckergegr1's Blog http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Sun, 10 May 2009 21:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on It’s a Tragedy!!! by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/04/29/its-a-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Jane Hazle Sun, 10 May 2009 21:02:58 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=19#comment-16 Hey! I really like your Ophelia soliloquy! You are right; we don't get nearly the full picture we would like of Hamlet and Ophelia... Watching the final scene versus reading, well, you had the chance for both. Hopefully the play's ending redeemed itself somewhat in your mind after watching the mayhem play out! Well Done throughout! Hey! I really like your Ophelia soliloquy! You are right; we don’t get nearly the full picture we would like of Hamlet and Ophelia…
Watching the final scene versus reading, well, you had the chance for both. Hopefully the play’s ending redeemed itself somewhat in your mind after watching the mayhem play out!

Well Done throughout!

]]> Comment on What is it with the characters? by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/04/27/what-is-it-with-the-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Jane Hazle Sun, 10 May 2009 20:59:46 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=18#comment-15 You are so right about the mess that Hamlet creates impacting our ideas about him. Can we think of Hamlet as heroic after he wreaks such havoc of the lives of others? I am glad you grapple with this question. Ophelia indeed suffers "collateral damage." I am with you in feeling genuine sympathy for this tender personality unable to withstand the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." You are so right about the mess that Hamlet creates impacting our ideas about him. Can we think of Hamlet as heroic after he wreaks such havoc of the lives of others? I am glad you grapple with this question.
Ophelia indeed suffers “collateral damage.” I am with you in feeling genuine sympathy for this tender personality unable to withstand the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.”

]]> Comment on To be or not to be by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/to-be-or-not-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Jane Hazle Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:27:09 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=17#comment-14 Good close look at Hamlet's famous soliloquy where he struggles with himself over whether to live or die. Good close look at Hamlet’s famous soliloquy where he struggles with himself over whether to live or die.

]]> Comment on Acting within the Play by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/04/21/acting-within-the-play/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Jane Hazle Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:25:26 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=14#comment-13 One of my favorite lines is "I am but mad...hawk from a handsaw" so I was pleased to see it jumped out to you as well. You are very astute about the geography! Bet you can make an accurate prediction about Fortinbras... One of my favorite lines is “I am but mad…hawk from a handsaw” so I was pleased to see it jumped out to you as well. You are very astute about the geography! Bet you can make an accurate prediction about Fortinbras…

]]> Comment on First Act read, four acts to guess by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/first-act-read-four-acts-to-guess/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Jane Hazle Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:23:39 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=13#comment-12 As you know, I always enjoy making connections across texts, so I was pleased to see your links b/n Hamlet and Ophelia and Romeo & Juliet. Your summation of action helps to ground you in the exposition. Brace yourself! As you know, I always enjoy making connections across texts, so I was pleased to see your links b/n Hamlet and Ophelia and Romeo & Juliet. Your summation of action helps to ground you in the exposition. Brace yourself!

]]> Comment on Final assessment by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/03/28/final-assessment/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jane Hazle Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:53:19 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=11#comment-11 I am glad to know the blog project was successful for you. I like the way you took full advantage of the flexibility of the project--for example digging far and wide for your Old Poet post because it seemed of particular interest to you. The informality let us all focus on content w/o having to worry about style and MLA and I think that has been freeing for many students. Fine work all the way through and I see you have already begun on your Shakespeare posts! I am glad to know the blog project was successful for you. I like the way you took full advantage of the flexibility of the project–for example digging far and wide for your Old Poet post because it seemed of particular interest to you. The informality let us all focus on content w/o having to worry about style and MLA and I think that has been freeing for many students. Fine work all the way through and I see you have already begun on your Shakespeare posts!

]]> Comment on The Marketplace by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/03/28/the-marketplace/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Jane Hazle Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:50:11 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=10#comment-10 I like your original poem! Sometimes it can be confining to write within such parameters, but it gives us another way to appreciate the skill of another writer. As you have said all through your study of Valentine, she is a unique writer with a unique sensibility which makes imitation challenging, but you have done fine work here applying her grammatical freedom and you surprise the reader in terms of direction, much the way Valentine does. Great job! I like your original poem! Sometimes it can be confining to write within such parameters, but it gives us another way to appreciate the skill of another writer. As you have said all through your study of Valentine, she is a unique writer with a unique sensibility which makes imitation challenging, but you have done fine work here applying her grammatical freedom and you surprise the reader in terms of direction, much the way Valentine does. Great job!

]]> Comment on Jean and Bishop Today by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/03/26/jean-and-bishop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Jane Hazle Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:47:20 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=9#comment-9 Bishop and Adrienne Rich are certainly major contemporaries of Valentine. Good work finding supporting sources. Would add to the discussion if you included something of the poetry of Rich or especially Bishop in order to see the poets' work together even though Valentine says she moved past influence. Perhaps you could show this or at least speculate. Bishop and Adrienne Rich are certainly major contemporaries of Valentine. Good work finding supporting sources. Would add to the discussion if you included something of the poetry of Rich or especially Bishop in order to see the poets’ work together even though Valentine says she moved past influence. Perhaps you could show this or at least speculate.

]]> Comment on Hey Hey Hey!!! (comments) by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/03/24/hey-hey-hey-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jane Hazle Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:44:41 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=8#comment-8 Good! Good!

]]> Comment on The Old Poet Influence by Jane Hazle http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/2009/03/24/the-old-poet-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jane Hazle Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:44:10 +0000 http://tuckergegr1.edublogs.org/?p=7#comment-7 Fine work on this well-developed response. I am impressed with the level and variety of scholarly sources you utilize in your post. It's amazing how pervasive Dickinson's influence is among poets. Thorough comparison of poetry and even some biographical considerations. Well Done! Fine work on this well-developed response. I am impressed with the level and variety of scholarly sources you utilize in your post. It’s amazing how pervasive Dickinson’s influence is among poets. Thorough comparison of poetry and even some biographical considerations. Well Done!

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