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January 26th, 2011 The Gareth Hinds presentation was very interesting to listen to. I found that the techniques he used when coloring and drawing out the pages was unique and inspiring. I like how he told everyone exactly how he drew each panel, and how he planned out his whole book. It was also interesting that Gareth had actually made other graphic novels for other stories. His first story was "Bearskin." He also did a re-write of "The Merchant of Venice," as well as the book for our class, "Beowulf." Hinds also did an adaptation of "The Odyssey," which was his most recent published graphic novel. Gareth Hinds is in the process of publishing a new graphic novel titled, "Gifts From the Gods." This novel is about the Greek gods and how each has their own story, such as Achilles. I have to say, I believe this novel will be the best one that he has done so far. It hasn't even come out and I'm interested in reading it. During his talks, it was interesting to hear the different inspirations that were brought forth from his novel, "Beowulf." One of these included the dragon scene that was at the end of the novel. Gareth stated that it was believed dragons had to be filled with hot air to be able to fly. Therefore, when Gareth drew the dragon getting killed by Beowulf, he drew it as if it were deflating. He also made it look like it was bleeding acid.

February 7th, 2011 The ending of Beowulf varies from the version in our class textbook, and Gareth Hinds' graphic novel version. In the ending of the class text, when Beowulf dies, he is buried with his treasure and seen as a great leader. In Hinds' version, Beowulf wishes to be buried with the gold he has found at the dragon's lair, but a new character (an oracle figure) comes into play. He states that Beowulf's legacy will amount to nothing, and his treasure is burned. After fighting Grendel's mother, Beowulf becomes King for 50 years before he has to face the dragon. Beowulf is old and frail now. All of his men are afraid to face the dragon, except Wiglaf, who is the only soldier who stays to help Beowulf fight the dragon. Beowulf and Wiglaf defeat the dragon, but not without consequences. Beowulf is severely injured, and slowly dying. He asks Wiglaf that he be buried with his treasure because he wants to look upon it while he dies and is in Heaven. In Gareth Hinds' version, we can see that years have passed because the color of the panel have gone from color, to black, gray, and white. This effect helps visually show that time has passed, and Beowulf is not the same warrior that he used to be. It is very useful because even if there are no words on the page, we can see that Beowulf will probably be coming to the end of his days. However, Wiglaf is not as big of a character in the graphic novel as he is in our text version. In the text, we are given the history of Wiglaf, who is the prince of the Scylfings, but in the graphic novel, we only get a glimpse of Wiglaf, but we do know that he helps Beowulf defeat the dragon. As you can see, the endings of the two versions we have read are different, but not by much. There is just less detail in the graphic novel, and an oracle character is brought in at the end

February 9th, 2011 The Wife's Lament can be analyzed a few different ways. The way I interpreted the poem was that the wife (narrator) was exiled because she had an affair against the Lord. However, a few points were brought up in class that could suggest a love triangle that will end in death for the lovers. We can conclude that the wife is in exile because she states that she is alone in a cave. However, the "earthly cave" could be a symbol of a grave, and the wife is a spiritual figure looking upon her life. We also know that she was exiled by her Lord because she states exactly that by saying her Lord has forced her to live alone. The reader can also see the poem from a Romeo and Juliet point-of-view because she talks about her lover plotting murders, which could suggest they plan on killing one another so they can be together forever. It is clear that the poem can be interpreted many different ways, it just depends on your view of who is talking, and how many people are actually in the story.

February 14th, 2011 Each of the quotes that are posted are about love, lovers, or being loved. Some of them I agree with and others I do not. I absolutely agree that "A true lover does not desire to embrace in love anyone except his beloved." I agree with this fact because if you are totally and truly in love, you will not want to be with anyone else because you love only that one person. I also think this quotes relate to the story, //Marie de France: Lanval// because Lanval was warned not to tell anyone that he has been with the beautiful woman, but he does so. Therefore, this relates to the quote, "When made public, love rarely endures." Lanval almost lost his beloved because he made their relationship public, however, I feel that this isn't so true for the real world. Nowadays, people share their love for one another by posting it on Facebook, or telling all of their friends. There is not many forbidden loves today, but some people still hide their relationships from people so they will not be asked questions. I also disagree that "good character alone makes any man worthy of love" because there is many other qualities needed to have a man worthy of love. It takes personality, sometimes looks, and other qualities too.

February 23rd, 2011 "She pressed him insistently, and he declines her request, Swearing quickly on his word that he will never touch it,  And she was grieved that he refused it, and said to him then,  'If you reject my ring because you think it is too precious,  And wish it not to be so deeply indebted to me,  I shall give you my girdle, that profits you less' "

I found this passage to be a bit ironic, and also contains a little foreshadowing. Even though the Queen insists on Gawain taking something very valuable from her, Gawain always refuses until he is given the girdle, which will prove to be the most valuable thing he owns. The girdle is of little money value, but it saves him from the Green Knight at the end of the story. The girdle foreshadows that Gawain will not be killed, because he is told by the Queen he will not be harmed if he wears it. In the end, the Green Knight sees the girdle and knows that Gawain has been dishonest, and all he wanted was an honest man. The Green Knight turns out to be the King Bertilak, so he knows all about what has been going on between the Queen and Sir Gawain. Gawain gets away with just a slice on his neck, so he knows that he was untruthful and cowardly when he flinched. I do not think it was ever the intention of the king to kill Gawain. This passage also shows that Gawain does respect women, as well as the King. He refuses the ring of the Queen, as well as sleeping with her, he always gets a away with a kiss, which he shares with the King because of their deal.

February 25th, 2011 Ideas for essay due March 21st: I wanted to address the poem, "The Wife's Lament" because I feel that there are many ways that this poem can be viewed. There are many differences of opinion of where the wife is - is she dead or alive? There is also the hint of a love triangle, so is there three people involved or is it just two? The wife is in exile, and it is thought that the King is the one who sent her away. However, is the wife the queen, or is she a mistress of the king and she got caught? These are all points that I want to address in my essay, along with my own opinion of the wife. I found articles online that help support my opinion, and some that I definitely agree with. Articles that I have found that may help my essay: [] This article is the best one I have found so far, because it supports almost all of the views that I have for the wife, and I feel like it would be easier for me to use an article that helps support my thoughts than one that disagrees with my thoughts.

February 28th, 2011 The article, "Undressing Lady Bertilak," was very interesting to read. I like how the author describes each important passage and how the reactions of Sir Gawain give away what he is thinking. I also like how the author relates Sir Gawain to biblical figures like King Solomon, Adam and Eve, and David. All of these men were betrayed by the women they loved, except for David. The same happened to Sir Gawain. He fell for the Lady, but in the end, she was with the Lord Bertilak, and in a way betrayed Gawain. She knew that Gawain would not pass up the opportunity to save his life, and she prayed on it. By giving Gawain the girdle, and Gawain not giving it to his host, Gawain became dishonest. The author also presses on the fact that there was sexual betrayal and sexual guilt. "Adding fuel to his antifeminism is Sir Gawain's accurate perception that the lady was lying to him. While he had been playing a game behind which lay no intention to have sex with her, it now appears that she was playing a similar game, and had no such intentions either." This proves that Gawain knew the Lady was trying to seduce him, but he did not know that she was playing a game of her own. However, if Gawain knew that the Lady was lying to him, then why did he finally accept the girdle? It is because he had a moment of cowardice. He did not want to die, and he was willing to be dishonest about it if he had to. The article provides an interesting view into the text "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." It is very descriptive about each passage that has importance in the story, and the author provides a very good view about Gawain and his reactions. Some of these things we would not even think twice about while reading the text. The author also likes to place blame on the Lady because she is the one who has tried to make Gawain sin. However, the old lady is the one who has orchestrated everything and controlled the Green Knight. Therefore, though Gawain should take some of the blame, the ladies of the story are the true ones to blame for sin.

March 7th, 2011 Well I'm not going to lie, I do not know enough pilgrims to pick a favorite. I think Christopher Columbus as an explorer would be my favorite because he is so debatable. Many people see him as someone who discovered the "New World", as well as the people who lived there. It is also discussed that he found the people there and created a civilization. However, on the other hand, people say that there were people who lived here before, so how could he discover new land if it was already inhabited. I used to believe that he was the one who discovered the land here, but then in my history classes I learned the truth. I also think that the Pilgrim Governor, William Bradford, was very important because he created the day of Thanksgiving, which happens to be my favorite holiday. However, the thanksgiving that was back in the day used to be in mid-October, whereas now it is in the fourth week of November. It is interesting how things change overtime. For instance, if Thanksgiving used to be in October, why did we have to change it to November. We have the pilgrims to thank for many things, so I do not see why we could not keep their tradition.

March 8th, 2011 Discussion of good/bad timeline in class yesterday. Our group came up with: ___ *wife *parson *knight *monk *miller *prioress *summoner *friar *pardoner
 * G** | | | | | | | | | **B**

The wife did have many husbands, but she speaks her mind, and she is very outspoken when it comes to many issues, so she is on the good side for Chaucer. She has never done anything morally wrong, so we cannot place her on the bad side The parson was a very kind man, and he has not done anything in the story to make the reader dislike him, but he seems boring. The knight is obviously on the good side because he shows all the signs of a good knight. He is loyal and brave, however, Chaucer sees him as boring and bland in the story. The monk was placed in the middle because we could not tell if he was good or bad. We placed on the side of more good than bad because in the text it says he was "better than all." The miller was put close to the bad side because he stole and he was full of himself. The prioress was on the bad side because she did not act like a prioress should. She sat down and ate, when she could have been giving the food to the poor. The summoner we saw as more on the bad side because he scared children with his look, but we are not sure if that makes him a bad man. We see no hint that he is of bad nature, just that he has bad looks. The friar is like a pardoner, which is why he is on the bad end. He helps by trying to take penance from people who have sinned. The pardoner is by far the worst character in the story. He forces people to pay him to be pardoned of sins, or he says they will go to Hell.

Other characters in the story include: A merchant, nun, sergeant, clerk, squire, yeoman, franklin, haberdasher, carpenter, arras-maker, dyer, weaver, cook, sailor, doctor, shepherd, reeve, plowman, manciple, and Chaucer himself.

March 20th, 2011 My essay for Brit Lit...  The Wife’s Lament: Love Triangle? Stanley B. Greenfield argues that there are two major theories by critics for The Wife’s Lament: “that three people are involved in the dramatic action”(Greenfield 907), and that the end provides us with a curse towards the “young man” (Greenfield 907). Greenfield himself, however, disagrees with these theories. He believes that the supposed curse is actually more of a wish from the wife because she feels cheated, and she wants the man to endure the pain he has made her feel. I disagree with most of Greenfield’s arguments, but I agree with the critics’ theories. There are three parties in the poem, who may or may not create a love triangle, and at the end of the story, the wife is lashing out at a “young man” who is not the lord. Greenfield argues that the beginning of the poem is simple by citing lines 6-14: the wife’s lord departs, and she exiles herself to ease her distress. However, why her lord has left is unclear. My opinion varies from Greenfield’s about The Wife’s Lament. At the beginning of the poem, the wife states, “First my lord left his people over the tumbling waves; I worried at dawn where on earth my leader of men might be…” (Exeter). To many readers, this just seems like a wife, who is the narrator, has lost the ruler of her land, who is most likely her husband, because he has went into a different land. My interpretation, on the other hand, is that the lord has died, and the “tumbling waves” is his burial because his body was sent off to sea like a burial for a king. I do agree that there may be three people involved in the story, but not a combination that most people see. I feel like the triangle is the wife, her husband – the deceased king, and the third is the new ruler of the land, who would become the wife’s new husband if she stayed in the land. Next, Greenfield argues that the wife “felt insecure among her husband’s kinsmen” (Greenfield 908), but I would argue that the king has died, and his kinsmen were accomplices in the murder. However, because she would be forced to marry a different man, she had to leave the land in order to escape her fate of a forced marriage. I especially believe this because it says, “that man’s kinsmen began to think/in secret that they would separate us…” (Exeter). This statement proves that the husband’s kinsmen were secretly planning on killing him to get the king out of the way for the new ruler, which in turn separates the wife from her husband. I do not believe the wife was insecure around the king’s men, but she was afraid of them because the kinsmen had killed the lord to have a new heir to the throne. This would also explain why at the end she wishes sorrow for a young man, who could possibly be the new ruler. Greenfield also argues that the wife has exiled herself because she has committed infidelity, and rather than being killed she must live in a land far away from the one she knows (909). He also argues that the kinsmen were behind the scheme to make the king believe his wife was cheating on him. Although this may seem true in the text, I disagree that the kinsmen told the lord of an infidelity, but it was rather a way of luring him into his deathtrap. I feel that the “young man” is the new king, and the wife wants him to feel the pain she has felt because he was the essential person behind the murder. Finally, I would disagree with Greenfield when he says that he feels the end is a curse by the wife, but it is not a curse on a third party (907). “May the young man always be sad-minded/with hard heart-thoughts, yet let him have/a smiling face along with his heartache,/a crowd of constant sorrows” (Exeter) is a statement by the wife towards the new ruler of her land. She wants him to feel the pain he has caused her, and she wants him to feel sorrow for the man he has killed in order to be king. I also feel like this third man is the same man at the beginning of the poem who is the wife’s “most fitting man” with the same “smiling face” (Exeter). I do not think she is cursing the man, but just hoping that he gets what he deserves in the end. In his article, “The Wife’s Lament Reconsidered,” Stanley Greenfield supports his theories by citing lines from the poem. It is easy to conclude that Greenfield disagrees with most critics because he feels that there are only two important people in the poem. However, while analyzing the poem thoroughly, I believe Greenfield overlooked many important aspects of the story that the wife is telling. I have a different view of the poem than Greenfield, but I also have the proof from the text to support many of my views.

March 21st, 2011 The "Miller's Tale" is a fabliaux because a fabliaux, unlike romances, are characterized by greater realism, a setting in the present, ordinary everyday sorts of characters, and places an emphasis on the body in all its physicality rather than the emotions or the spiritual. In the "Miller's Tale", the miller farts in Abalson's face, which shows the body physically. Also, it has everyday characters such as the wife, a miller, the clerk, and Abalson, who are all in love with the wife. The "Miller's Tale" also proves to be a fabliaux because it mostly has to do with having sex in secrecy. The miller tries to trick the clerk so he can have sex with his wife. It does not turn out so good in the end, however, because the miller gets poked in the butt with a hot poker by Abalson. A fabliaux is also when the middle class makes fun of the upper class. In the text, this would be when the Miller quites the Knight, cuts off the Monk, and then he pokes fun at King Arthur. In the story, Chaucer himself also deflects the blame for the story the Miller is about to tell. It is also stated that the whole tale that is about to be told is going to be a joke, and it should not be taken seriously. It is comedic, which can also show that the tale is a farce.

March 23rd, 2011 Ten Commandments for Julian of Norwich (my ideas) / (class ideas) :

1. Worship God / ﻿ Never doubt God. Certainty and faith 2. Have love for God / God is always there in good and bad times 3. Have wisdom / Love of God 4. Passion for Christ / Compassion for everything 5. Know the Lord as the most worthy being / Have faith in second chances 6. Accept gifts from God / Evil can be overcome 7. Follow God's plans/path / You are not alone in your suffering 8. Not all sin is bad / All shall be well 9. Accept will of God / God is Holy 10. Give whole self fully to God / Church is center

Summing up all of Julian's beliefs can be put into the phrase that "All shall be well"

March 28th, 2011 In //The Wakefield Master//, Mak is a thief who steals a sheep from three shepherds. He and his wife, Gill, deceive the shepherds by saying the sheep is their son. Mak is also very deceptive, but he provides comic relief in the text. He knows how to play his audience, and he is very manipulative as a thief. When he steals the sheep/ lamb, it symbolizes the Lamb of God. Mak is a devil figure, and now he is stealing the Lamb of God to be sacrificed. Here, there is a melding of biblical stories.

April 4th, 2011 entry 1 Renaissance time period -suggests the rebirth of a society, and that we should dismiss what came before the time period. -new term: Early Modern -end of the 15th century into the 16th century

War of the Roses -Tudors come into power -Henry VIII reign in 1509

Henry VIII -had 6 wives and he wants a male heir -gets excommunicated from the church by the Pope, which results in England being excommunicated -creates the Church of England, and makes himself the head of it

-the Bible comes out in Latin, but it used to be in Greek, so the people get nervous because they cannot read it

-Martin Luther nails the 95 Theses to the wall of the church in 1517 -results in the Protestant Reformation

-Anglican Church, RCC, and Protestants are all on the same island together -Mary I rules (nutty) -Elizabeth I rules and she is more tolerant of the different religions. She is more focused on piecing the country back together

Literature, Music, Art, and Philosophy come into play (not the first time they are showing up, they are just seen more)

-Aristotle is the most important in philosophy: seen as a virtuous pagan. -modern thought on early ideas

-inventions and development become more and more important -(Black Plague) after people want to research it and find a cure, or a way to heal it for the future so it will not come back or be fatal.

April 4th, 2011 entry 2 Development in England -women come into power rather than just men -new medicines and vaccines are created -experimentation -new means for transportation -Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo become influential art figures -printing press for the first Bible (Gutenberg Bible) -England fights over which religion will reign: Anglican Church (Church of England), Roman Catholic Church (Catholics), and the Protestants -Aristotle and Plato become influential philosophers -translations of the Bible come out -new ways to explore different places -new languages -fear of Hell (excommunication) -new technology (daVinci tries to fly, and walk on water)

April 6th, 2011 One difference in the language between the Biblical passages is that Tyndale's version is less detailed, and not so well written. The others all say Night and Day, rather than the lower case night and day that Tyndale uses. It seems as though Tyndale is just trying to use simple language - something that anyone and everyone can read. On the other hand, the other passages give a better meaning to what God has done. They are still easy to understand, but there is more emphasis put on God, earth, and the creation of the days.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">April 11th, 2011 To me, this passage is Queen Elizabeth basically saying that she will rule of the lands with a "kind" heart. She will forgive unlike her sister, Mary, and she is also saying that she will be a better Queen, but possess the qualities of a great King. Elizabeth will do anything to protect her people, even take up arms to defend them. This passage is about the Spanish Armada sailed toward England with the intentions of taking it over. However, English troops attacked the Spanish Armada before they could attack England. This speech was by Elizabeth, and she is proving that she will defend her lands by whatever means necessary.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">April 13th, 2011 "The Faerie Queen" by Edmund Spenser *Medieval story mostly about knights *characters represent metaphors and allegory (everything means something) -Redcrosse: represents holiness and England and travels with Una, which is like England travelling with purity. -Una: represents purity and beauty, and she travels with Redcrosse -Duessa: represents falsehood and she is an evil witch -Archimago: evil sorcerer who tries to trick Redcrosse and Una -Satyrane: a saytr who travels with Una and helps her. -Faerie Queen: represents Queen Elizabeth who sends Redcrosse on a journey to defeat a dragon -Error: dragon who vomits up pamphlets and books of Catholic propaganda

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">April 20th, 2011 <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">The Faerie Queen [Edmund Spenser] Red Crosse · Represents holiness or purity <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Catholic Church <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § Error – when RC fights him, he is fighting his own error/sins <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § Duessa/Fidessa - faithfulness <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § Archimago – magician (magic part of the church) <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § Una – beauty, purity, and truth (when she loses her way, its’ like the church losing its way: Mary was Catholic, Elizabeth is Protestant) <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o granted miracles <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o appalled by sin <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o educated in faith · He is an everyman figure · He also represents the True Church and England.

Lion · Represents courage and natural law <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o He kills a man who steals from the church and brings the money to “nuns” (the blind mother and deaf daughter) · Una is the only one who can tame the lion, which shows that natural law is overcome by faith and purity.

Utopia [Sir Thomas More] Henry VIII time period Sir Thomas More became the right hand advisor to Henry VIII, who required all of his people to take an oath, but STM would not do it. STM is a prominent figure, so if he doesn’t swear his oath, it is bad for Henry VIII – STM was imprisoned and executed [Henry changed his mind; instead of hanging STM, he would be beheaded (more merciful?)] Utopia: perfect society STM is creating this society as a satire – he is trying to show the problems in England by showing this other society (both Utopia and England are islands) · Characters <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o More the author <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § Not the same as More the character <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § He puts words into someone else’s mouth [Raphael] <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o More the character <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Raphael <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § Well learned <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § Wise <span style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § Traveled <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Peter Giles · Slaves in Utopia are beneficial - they help out in the society by being hardworkers

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal;">April 25th, 2011 For my final paper, I want to address the idea/ theme of chivalry because it is relevant through many of our texts. For each paragraph of my paper, I plan to address different stories we have read, such as: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lanval, Bisclavret, Sir Orfeo, and even Beowulf. For my sources, I plan to use the textbook as the first sources, then two articles from the school database. The two databases I will focus on are JSTOR and the Modern Language Association, because I feel these two articles will give me all of the information and sources I need to support my article. Since research is a major part of the paper, I want to make sure I focus on my articles more than the textbook. Another idea I had for my essay is the idea of supernatural elements in our texts. Many of the texts we have read have supernatural beings in them, so it will be easy to focus on the readings that I plan on using in my essay.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal;">April 27th, 2011 While Kelly Stowell was acting, I could feel the intensity when she played out her character's monologue. The nurse from Romeo and Juliet felt aches and pains, and I could see that through Kelly's reactions and tone when she was saying her line. She really got into her character. Even when she took her shoes off to sit on the desk made the audience feel like they were there, looking at Margaret. I definitely believe that researching a character is very important because you will never know how to really play someone unless you know how they react with certain things, or even how their attitude is. Getting to know a character could be very useful for creative essays. You would want an idea of the kind of character you are looking for before you try to create a story about them. Kelly was very interesting, and she got in touch with her character. I was intuned the whole time she was acting out a monologue because I could feel what she was feeling, and I reacted to it. I find it interesting that she says she plays Margaret in all different ways, that they are never the same because it depends on how she is feeling that day. It goes to show that our personality plays a huge role on our characters personality.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal;">May 2nd, 2011 One of the poems I liked the most was Ben Jonson's "Karolin's Song." When I read this poem, all I thought about was love and death, and how some people say that they are almost interchangeable - to love is to die, and people are willing to die for something they love. I like how the speaker compares love to heat and death with cold, because that is still how we look at them both today. Love warms our hearts, whereas death is cold (when people die they are cold to the touch). When someone loses a person they love, their hearts go from hot to cold. I feel that the speaker is also saying that love or death can hit you in an instant because it says, "By flash of lightning, or a wave." The only thing I do not understand about this poem is the reasoning behind the capitalization of Love and Death - almost as though they are people rather than ideas, which may change the meaning of the poem. If we see Love and Death as people, then we can see Death as killing people with his cold hands, and Love trying to heal with its warth This poem was in Jonson's unfinished play known as "The Sad Shepherd." The speaker of the poem is not Jonson himself, but yet a shepherd named Karolin.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">May 4th, 2011

John Donne - The Bait Wrote about divine love and other types of love, but it's hard to tell what kind he is writing about because he talks about all of them. Not regular 14 line sonnets The women is the bait and the rest of the fish are all the men in the "sea." The speaker thinks that he is the best man for the bait. The woman is as beautiful as the sun, and all the men should want her, but the ones who don't are smarter than the speaker is because he has fallen for the woman. From this poem comes the idea of conceit, but not in the way we think of it. In this way it is an extended metaphor.

Sir Walter Raleigh - Vision Upon the Conceit of the Fairy Queen Themes included love, lost, beauty, and time Courtier poet Fought in Ireland and became a knight - favored by Queen Elizabeth Orthodox Classical sonnet because it has 14 lines Conceit is the triangle between his wife, himself, and the Queen - his hidden marriage Fear of love and virtue Fairy Queen - Elizabeth I Dead lover - Laura Homer is Spenser at the end of the poem: some connection to Homer? Eventually beheaded for his love affair because Elizabeth found out about it

Ben Jonson - On My First Daughter First Englishmen to edit and publish his own works Went to jail for murder - converted to Catholic All of his poems rhyme Intensely personal poems reflecting on his life Grief he and his wife has over his daughter - died at six months of age Mary is the Queen of Heaven, and their daughter is with her Spirituality- daughter is in Heaven and he is at peace with her death Emphasis on trying to convince himself the daughter is better off dying at a young age - not able to commit more sin because she was so young Jonson is an actor**different sense of drama and reality

Robert Herrick - To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time Famous poet who tried to emulate Ben Jonson Cavalier poet - bold poet Wrote over 1400 works of his own Wrote about sensuality and nature Saw life as "everyone will die at some point, so live life to the fullest." Most of his sonnets are iambic in some way Fond of punctuation Seize the day and take advantage of the time that you have Do everything you can with the time you have Do things while you are young - things get worse when you get older Don't hide your intentions - do what you want to do two ways to look at it: marriage? - marry while you are young

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">May 6th, 2011

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“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” //The Broadview Anthology of British Literature//. Ed. Joseph Black. Canada: Broadview Press, 2007. 144-213. Print. “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus.” //The Broadview Anthology of British Literature//. Ed. Joseph Black. Canada: Broadview Press, 2007. 750-781. Print.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">May 9th, 2011

George Herbert - The Altar single volume of poetry close friendship to John Donne priest in 1630 uses simplicity to his advantage written to look like an altar lose faith and try to find it within yourself path towards the altar - where you praise your God find your way back to hope and faith

Andrew Marvell - A Dialogue Between the Soul and Body paradoxes and ironies complex seductive love poetry the body holds the sins of the flesh the soul can leave the body when it dies, and not be responsible for what the body does soul opens with a complaint - being imprisoned and tortured by the body escape through the death of the body - extended conceit body blinds the soul as a source of torture body doesn't like to be talked at by the soul accuses the soul of driving the body around the soul makes the body restless it feels as though it is being possessed by an ill spirit soul has grief by being trapped by the body soul is the spirituality of human existence soul wants to escape by letting the body die the body is suffering because the soul forces hope, fear, love, and hatred through the body

Katherine Philips - On the Death of My First and Dearest Child, Hector Philips pen name : Orinda first rank poet broke grounds as a playwriter and translator best cavalier poets died of smallpox iambic pentameter hits her poems at a classical angle Katherine was blessed with a child the world can't see what she is going through she doesn't have any relief she has all these sorrows for the death of her son transition away from grief in the last stanza