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Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf had an interesting life, one filled with mental illness and self-discovery. Her writing was shaped by her surroundings and life experiences which made her pieces raw and often lost on the average reader. The article I read about loneliness and creativity brought greater detail to Virginia Woolf’s work and her life as a whole. The article explains that solitude helps unlock the deeper creative pockets of the mind as you’re able to shut out the influence of others. Loneliness is bad for the mind however it brings it to a dark unsheltered place, one where you want nothing more than to crawl out and feel again. There is a difference between being alone and being in solitude. Being alone is the feeling you have no one there is not a single person coming to offer you any sort of comfort and the mind gets trapped here punishing itself constantly in an effort to escape. Solitude is something different while you are alone you’re alone by choice there are still p
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Hamlet

Is Hamlet crazy? I would say that Hamlet is much like the character Cash in As I Lay Dying because both seem to hide the fact they are insane throughout the story and it all comes together at the end. Hamlet says at the very beginning that he is going to act insane in an effort to learn if his Uncle is the one who murdered his father. This may explain some of the things Hamlet does like when he shouts at Ophelia about going to a nunnery, but it does not account for the fact that he is the only one who is able to hear the ghost speak which makes me think the ghost isn't able to speak at all. Not only does the ghost cause me to lean towards insane but as does the killing of his two best friends. Those two did not need to die but he felt betrayed by them and had them killed even though they had no clue what was happening and were the most innocent characters of the entire play. Throughout there is not a point where Hamlet makes a cause for himself that he is thinking rationally. Every
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Review

I am not sure if it is just me, but I have found that this play moves sort of slowly. I would say I have not been excited about any of the plot so far. I think it’s the long speeches that drag the thrill of the play down it is like there is three speeches for every one second of action. I understand it is meant to be a drama and not a thriller but at some point, you have to sit back, and think is there enough here to keep, and audience engaged? I am sure maybe there is more to the story in the coming scenes but for now there just isn’t enough happening fast enough for me to really enjoy the story.
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Ophelia Advice

I found Laertes’ and Polonius’ advice to Ophelia to be a little blunt and aggressive. They treat her like she has no wits about her and has no clue what is going on around her. It is a bit condescending both of their tones towards her treating her more like an object then someone they actually care for making sure she doesn’t do anything stupid to shame the family name. Though it is necessary for them to warn her of Hamlet because he very well will break her heart as it is impossible for him to marry her. Hamlet has no choice who he marries as he is royalty and needs to do what is best for the crown and it is very unlikely Ophelia is good for crown. In short, the warning of Hamlet was needed but they did it in such a way that it seemed mean and degrading for Ophelia.
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