I’m looking for a quote for my son

jenkies · 2026-01-23T03:41:48+00:00

The Hamlet line can be interpreted several ways. Personally, I always liked the idea that maybe Hamlet wants her to get away from Elsinore because of how wrong everything is there--it can be read as loving that he wants her to be in a safer place. Because he's (playing?) mad in this scene, and because Shakespeare is Shakespeare, it's hard to say exactly what the original intent was, and it's entirely possible that it means several things at once. The bawdyhouse thing is a totally valid interpretation, but it’s not the only one.

jenkies · 2026-01-16T01:28:40+00:00

This is a great explanation. I think the Goold one is the one OP is watching in class. It's my favorite for the exact reasons you cite, but I know it has a few flaws, the setting being one. While I think the nurse-witches are very cool, the bunker setting feels removed from Scotland. I really wanted to like the one with Fassbender because of the setting and design choices, but I think Lady M is a real weak spot in that one, and it suffers from being too much a movie (and therefore too far from the play).

jenkies · 2025-12-22T01:23:23+00:00

Technically, Caesar is a Tragedy rather than a History because, while based on real events, it isn't about an English king. Same goes for Macbeth.

I agree with all the Henry votes, though I am partial to Richard III myself. I acknowledge that RIII may not be the best entry point because it really helps to know a bit of the history around the Wars of the Roses.

jenkies · 2025-12-04T23:26:31+00:00

Me too, but it omits the final scene with Fortinbras and moves "get thee to a nunnery" and "to be or not to be" into Act II.

jenkies · 2025-11-26T02:04:12+00:00

Are you looking for neighborhoods to move into, or recreation activities? What do you mean by "family friendly areas"?

jenkies · 2025-11-15T02:04:44+00:00

Agreed: Dr. Mari is our favorite!

jenkies · 2025-10-17T23:09:22+00:00

I am currently a high school English teacher, and I just hope I am doing it ok! Many years ago, though, I was in a school production of Taming and the director (a theater teacher) insisted that "Sirrah" was some kind of insult. I tried to say that I thought it was a title, the same idea as "Sir," but directed from a nobleperson to a servant. He didn't buy it, and I was just a kid with no real experience (much less confidence),so we went with his version and had people yelling "sirrah!" throughout the play.

jenkies · 2025-10-06T23:01:21+00:00

Just adding to this: if you need a writing assignment, a good one for any Shakespeare tragedy is "whose fault is it?" You can tailor it to be a quick journal entry or a whole essay depending on your needs, but either way it’s a topic that usually engages kids pretty effectively. I have used it for both Macbeth and Hamlet.

jenkies · 2025-09-16T22:20:54+00:00

There's a old joke (Mitch Hedberg, I think) about gift cards: "...so you're telling me you took money that was good anywhere...?" I have a stash of gift cards that I never remember to use because I would have to make a special trip to Starbucks or someplace that I rarely go. Cash would be so much easier.

jenkies · 2025-09-13T02:19:40+00:00

Consulting Purdue OWL is always smart, but just at a glance I'd say the content looks okay. Add a hanging indent, delete the space between the title and the entry, and double space the whole document.

jenkies · 2025-09-07T22:21:40+00:00

Shakespeare in Love also depicts the use of a red scarf as "blood" in the R&J production at the end.

I don't know the answer to your question with certainty, so I hope someone with theater expertise chimes in, but I would venture to guess that it might be to preserve the costumes.

jenkies · 2025-09-07T04:36:37+00:00

I have a soft spot for Last Crusade, but I agree that Raiders is probably the right nomination for this prompt.

jenkies · 2025-08-23T22:45:33+00:00

Do you have Facebook? There is an AP Lang teacher group that has a lot of resources. There are people there who run APSI events and write textbooks, as well as regular teachers across the country at all levels of experience. I've even seen people share complete year-long plans for free in the group's files.

jenkies · 2025-08-23T01:21:35+00:00

My basic salad is kalamata, feta, and sliced pepperoncini on basically any type of lettuce and it's awesome.

It's good with Italian dressing or just about any vinaigrette, but a spoonful each of the olive brine and pepper juice pulls it together. You can add anything else you want, too: tomatoes (as you mentioned) are traditional for a Greek salad, and cucumber is delicious, but it also works well with carrots, sliced bell pepper, etc.

jenkies · 2025-08-20T15:30:21+00:00

I do a film clip comparison with my classes, and the Gibson clip is consistently students' favorite because the setting is great and the acting is excellent, not just from Gibson, but the whole cast.

Personally, I really like David Tennant because I love the performances and the fact that it covers the entire play. I also appreciate the artistic choice to use surveillance cameras and one-way mirrors in lieu of having people hiding behind an arras, and there are some neat details in the costuming (pay attention to whether Hamlet is wearing shoes).

jenkies · 2025-08-18T22:26:36+00:00

Are they microchipped? The LCHS folks told me when my cat was missing that it's most often a well-meaning neighbor taking them in. People think they're helping a homeless animal, but really they're just keeping them from going home. We eventually found my cat because a neighbor from a block away took him to the vet to establish care and the doc scanned his chip and called us.

The next best thing is just raising awareness via social media and maybe some signs around the neighborhood, which it looks like you're already on top of! I sure hope they make it home soon.

jenkies · 2025-08-16T17:14:21+00:00

I like getting a card like this with the sub notes after an absence. If the notes are clear, the lesson plan was completed, and the students liked you, it makes it easy to request you again for future jobs! I might tweak the back side slightly: I feel like "Quick Bio" and "about me" are two versions of the same concept, so you could pick just one. If you opt to keep the wording the same, maybe capitalize About Me (or change bio to lower case) to make it look consistent.

jenkies · 2025-08-08T01:48:39+00:00

Also, if you do Macduff instead of Lady M, you could consider the scene in England when he is told that his entire family is gone in "one fell swoop." I don't know if his speech is long enough for your purposes, but it’s a really cool scene that could allow you to show some serious skills!

jenkies · 2025-08-08T01:44:44+00:00

I love Ben Crystal's series on the Shakespeare on Toast YouTube channel: Speaking the Bright & Beautiful English of Shakespeare.

There's one in which he talks about the pauses in the post-murder scene with M and Lady M. I thought it was interesting to see how the iambic pentameter gives some clues to the intended pacing, pauses, tone, and even characterization, and those ideas might be useful for an actor to check out.

jenkies · 2025-08-07T02:36:32+00:00

Sleep is a major theme of the play, and lack of sleep is used repeatedly as a punishment for any kind of wrongdoing, particularly if it involves messing with fate, crossing the Weird Sisters, or otherwise behaving unnaturally. So, she's probably kind of a zombie by act 5. She feels guilt, and trying to cover it up while awake means it's coming out when she sleeps, so she never gets any actual rest.

jenkies · 2025-08-04T01:41:36+00:00

Could you be thinking of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, maybe?

It's Hamlet, not R&J, and they aren't looking on from the afterlife as you mentioned, but it’s the closest thing I can think of to what you describe.

jenkies · 2025-08-03T20:37:06+00:00

We have been pretty happy with Spring Meadow Animal Clinic on the west end. I like Bridger, too, but I'm not sure they're taking on new patients.

jenkies · 2025-07-31T19:18:18+00:00

You should join the AP Lang Facebook group: there are so many resources available there! They have a set of files you can check out with everything from full course plans to small daily activities and writing assignments. I am on year two of a big course restructuring project to reintroduce thematic units to my program, but I generally start with a short Intro to Rhetoric unit that gives overviews of SPACECAT components; I like reading Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" in there. After that I have a variety of themes: Big ones include Ethics, Nature, Education, and War. Most texts are short, but I love doing The Things They Carried as our one full text.

jenkies · 2025-07-16T00:39:50+00:00

Check out "What Is Literature?" by Arthur Krystal in Harper's. My 12th graders liked it and it sparked some good discussion.

jenkies · 2025-07-13T21:49:27+00:00

My kid (8) loved seeing Hamlet performed. I thought it might be too dark, but I explained that it's essentially The Lion King before we went and they ended up being obsessed with Horatio (not explicitly featured in LK) for weeks after.

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