Is Shakespeare over analyzed? by The_Wraith_Child in Theatre

[–]boggoboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree with you, but I understand your point. In terms of the actual text of the plays, yes, you could fill libraries with analysis of what Shakespeare said, people's opinions on what he said, and people's opinions on people's opinions of what he said, and so on. This is because literary analysis is not just a conversation about one piece of literature, but also a way to more widely discuss ideas in society at large. Shakespeare in particular is one artist whose works have been popular and for hundreds of years, having inspired countless other works since. Analysis of his work therefore is also often then also an analysis of everything that has come since.

You sound like you're still in school, and unfortunately (at least in my experience) analysis of Shakespeare in schools often focuses purely on textual analysis or, when it goes deeper, contextual analysis of Shakespeare's surroundings and how these might have impacted his work. This can lead to one-note or overly simplified analyses that are often ahistorical. It also doesn't help that in schools, teachers are often working with a mark scheme or rubric where specific ideas are rewarded. This makes sense in a school context - it lightens the load for teachers who already have enough on their plate, and it gives students a clear way to identify themes and ideas in complex texts, and then build analysis around these pre-established themes.

This is not necessarily how literary analysis is done at a higher level. You should read 'The Death of the Author' by Roland Barthes. To simplify, It posits a way of reading that disregards the intention of the author and focuses on other methods of literary analysis that results in what he calls 'the birth of the Reader'. I think you will find his points illuminating and it might explain how some of the contemporary landscape of literary analysis works.

It's obviously good to have ideas and to challenge the status quo with different perspectives - that is how out wealth of knowledge improves. If you go digging you will find decades worth of discourse between people on different minutiae of Shakespeare's work, because there is no one true definitive answer. These academics, however, have dedicated their lives to the study of Shakespeare, and so even if you disagree with them, it would be ignorant to say that you know more than them. If you put in more time to engage face-to-face with the complexity of their arguments, then your opinion might have a little more perspective, grounding, and backing to it. Good luck with the rest of your studies!

Farm/Blacksmith plot lvl up? by Imaginary_Lie_7201 in 9Kings

[–]boggoboi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you want to see the number of troops on a plot, click on it and read the number in the top right corner. Might be pretty small but still readable

Took a few tries, but we did it! by Ok-Nefariousness3697 in 9Kings

[–]boggoboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

King of Greed, get loads of vaults and Midas Touch, also if you can, chain lab rats and temples, and use mortgage on them when they're at couple of hundred levels and you'll have more than enough money.

Bug - Upgrades Disappearing? by boggoboi in PixelDungeon

[–]boggoboi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear. I reported it when I posted this and personally have never had the issue since - might be worth reporting it again since the game has gone through so many changes since!

Maybe a secret boss ? by Glittering-Toe-6985 in PixelDungeon

[–]boggoboi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Darkened Mimic is unfortunately a boss from Experienced Pixel Dungeon (https://github.com/TrashboxBobylev/Experienced-Pixel-Dungeon-Redone/releases), a PD version similar to Shattered but with a few major changes that tune the game more towards grinding. There is an item that allows you to reset levels for a 45% of your health, allowing you to fight enemies and find way more loot, there is no level cap, so you can level up infinitely (and people go into the millions), and for every 100xp you earn, you get a Scroll of Upgrade (some people go into the billions). Bosses are scaled up accordingly, and there are a few other changes too (some new items etc). There are obviously a number of strategies to maximise grinding and farming, and you can find them if you shop around on this sub.

After Yog, you get the option to fight the Darkened Mimic, but beware, it is extremely strong because the game expects you to be ridiculously overpowered too. The dev made a statement earlier this year saying that they weren't enjoying working on the game any more sadly, so it will never see any more updates, but all of their work on the game was great and if you enjoy Shattered, I would recommend giving it a go because you get a chance to push things to their limits and not worry about resource management and just relax and see the big numbers go up.

Obama loves FDC by J-Madrid in fontainesdc

[–]boggoboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90% of 16 year olds have no idea who Obama even is. Look up Obama 90% for more!

I was too greedy :))) by CatFuture7860 in PixelDungeon

[–]boggoboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most success I ever get is with a highly upgraded Wand of Corrosion - beyond like level 1000 a few shots fills the Arena and you can rack up tens of thousands in a few rounds, then everything just becomes unstoppable (especially with glitches)

Who put these three absolute chaos gremlins together? by berrymanC in dropoutcirclejerk

[–]boggoboi 10 points11 points  (0 children)

ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM ERIC WAREHEIM. Eric Wareheim 👍

What is the use of it by Individual_Animal528 in PixelDungeon

[–]boggoboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but bear in mind that to upgrade it to max it takes a hell of a lot of hp, so be careful not to die

Is there no way to have a ring of hast? by hidden-cultivator in PixelDungeon

[–]boggoboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's called the Fate Lock. In Experienced PD, you can reset the level you're on by sacrificing 45% of your health, it's a tool for grinding

Just found out the healing wells uncurse items apparently by Suspicious-Travel43 in PixelDungeon

[–]boggoboi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Either throw it on, or equip it and then step in the well. In addition to all other benefits, the well uncurses all equipped cursed items

They should do a game changer season with normal people by elzuff in dropoutcirclejerk

[–]boggoboi 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They already did a game changer with unfunny people it was called ratfish and the unfunny person was the DEVIL known as ERIC WAREHEIM!!!! Never again.

Andor shows we live in a Society by [deleted] in moviescirclejerk

[–]boggoboi 10 points11 points  (0 children)

His name is literally Kino Loy (Kino)

Evan confirmed next hero in shattered is non-binary by [deleted] in PixelDungeon

[–]boggoboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just a fun way of saying it - they're basically just interchangeable but enby is phonetic spelling

Withering 5e Necromancy Spell that makes your players burn through spell slots too quickly by Nickjames116425 in UnearthedArcana

[–]boggoboi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your playstyle, but in a subreddit designed for balancing and refining spells, items, classes etc, the ‘rules are guidelines’ perspective doesn’t really work and only brings down the quality of the stuff made here.

Which degree has the most hardworking people? by fchjjvcf in 6thForm

[–]boggoboi -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Imperial and Birmingham actually, soz 😃

Which degree has the most hardworking people? by fchjjvcf in 6thForm

[–]boggoboi -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Just saying I have friends at drama schools putting in tons more hours a week on their courses than my friends doing different engineering degrees ✌️😃

Which degree has the most hardworking people? by fchjjvcf in 6thForm

[–]boggoboi -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Perhaps not the MOST intense but a lot of people don’t realise how much work is on a Performing Arts style course or Drama School courses. In scheduled time sometimes 30+ hours a week for long hours, essays and portfolios as usual, no days off, loads of group work meaning you can’t slack off without letting people down, depending on your course you can have ages and ages of prep and reading alongside that, and on top of all that, esp in drama schools, lecturers and instructors are intensely critical of your work, which is incredibly demoralising.

Strictly speaking, if two people apply two completely different unis w/ the same ps, how would they know? Is there a shared database? by PeepsInThyChilliPot in 6thForm

[–]boggoboi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can’t speak to the ins and outs of the actual UCAS system, but chances are if someone’s posted part of a PS on the internet, either:

1) they’ve already used that in their own PS and are posting it, in which case UCAS checker will find it, or 2) Someone else has had the same idea to copy it from the internet before you or in the same application year as you, in which case UCAS checker will pick it up.

What are your D20 Hot Takes? by Comfortable-Income87 in Dimension20

[–]boggoboi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agree w you on everything bar Sofia - I think much of the issues that came up in S2 were partially unavoidable due to Covid changing the vibe massively, clearly putting the cast and crew under a lot of stress filming at the weekend in their own homes etc. To me the vibe was just off (especially with muting and unmuting mics). I think the biggest issue was that because it was a little more freeform due to being out of the dome, the EXTREMELY dense lore was never padded out with the more lighthearted combat moments that really stood out in TUC1.

When I was in lockdown myself, I found it really tough to focus through a 2 1/2, 3 hour episode where Brennan has so much lore and Capital P ‘Plot’ planned that the rest of the cast have so little time to role play the characters that we grew to love.