Hamlet
With the short story unit finished I am glad to have started the drama and film unit. Plays are something that I have read and studied in english classes for as long as I can remember, and in my opinion they are quite entertaining to read. I see plays just like a movie only you read it rather than watch it in the theater. William Shakespeare's Hamlet has been something that I have read many times since my junior year in high school, and every time I learn something new. This year was no different. We took the play to a whole new level and analyzed it more in depth than I have in the past. Looking at things like the tragic hero and their tragic flaw. Not only that but the idea that a tragedy will always lead to the deaths of main characters. In addition to reading the play I liked the fact that we where able to watch the movie in class. The movie was very accurate and followed Shakespeare’s play almost line by line. The fact that we watched the movie made the play much easier to understand and really brought it to life. I feel that because we where able to see each characters role acted out, we where able to analyze their role in the play more effectively. This unit was not quite my favorite but I did enjoy it, and was able to learn more that I had in the past with my high school classes.