The Land of Conjurors

In today’s class, I think the character of Polonius is so pity after stabbed by Hamlet. And I don’t think Polonius could be a mere character but a kind of set in terms to human nature. He could have taken the opportunity later to know the truth behind the plan set by Hamlet since he seems to be eager to spy on someone, immersing himself in pondering the phenomenon he has seen. Nonetheless, he is killed for no reason at all. I feel a bit disappointed by knowing his death because he plays a sort of human nature that we all at least have the desire to spy on someone or to take a peek at something we really care about. It’s a very natural curiosity for human nature. Sometimes he is too excessive to be autocratic even though he behaves very cautiously by spying Hamlet to protect her daughter against Hamlet’s madness. Still, does Polonius receive a reasonable explanation so far? No, because he still gets stuck in the trap which Hamlet has set. And he just died with unknown madness from H...

After watching Cherry Orchid, I think some parts are quite good. The old man sits on the chair and sleeps to the end while passing away which is like the pass time of cherry orchid. And the last few acts at the end of packing, the family try to find something in their package, it somehow symbolizes that they are trying to seek the meaning in this era which their asset should be forced to control by the progress and advance of entire society. In addition, I think it is more realistic and reflective than other modern plays. They even put less technique of soundtrack into the drama but reveal the atmosphere of soundless and sadness after knowing the consequence of their cherry orchid.  In today’s class, Hamlet’s madness interests me a lot. As an audience, we clearly receive the different opinion and recognition from those royal people toward Hamlet. I think that it is wise for Hamlet to feign madness and act like an idiot because he can take this opportunity in observing those pe...

In today's lecture, I think Hamlet is too hysterical in directing his play. He surely wants his mother and uncle to see this play which may cause them sense of guilty. But I found something pretty weird. That is, Hamlet seems to consider that Ophelia's situation is like her mother's. As Hamlet mentioned before, "Frailty, thy name is woman," perhaps he truly thinks that every woman could have gone this kind of condition since he feels that Ophelia may betray him, saying to her that "I could interpret between you and your lover if I could see the puppets dallying."  So what he thinks about the way his mother has done vents on Ophelia's situation toward him. Upon learning this, he exposes his assumed experience of betrayal by directly talking to Ophelia though he's still performing madness. For me, this is the most interesting part I've found so far. Btw, after playing the poison part, the King rises up uneasily. It gradually becomes a shock w...

If you'd like to ask me the appreciation of the music, I would tell you that it may have their unique style and creativity and the potential of unexpected amazement. That's very simple for what I say. So many times I found no examples in my experiences which I can elaborate my thought and idea. However, Wild Beasts has made it! I recommend that you listen to their new album in 2011, Smother. The uniqueness is the combination with indie rock and the vocal of a bit opera voice. Besides, the drumbeat shows a very emotional way because every time you listen to each song at first, the sound of drum seems to talk to you with a deeper and hidden communication with the audiences. And their compositions are all very original for uncovering the tiny creepy and distorted melody but leaving the graceful sound ultimately in the entirety. Weird. Perhaps to listen to their song personally and you'll understand. "Albatross" is very mysterious and poetic in my opinion. "Loop ...

Recently I've been gone through so many chaotic events, graduate school, oral presentation and other annoying stuffs. Sometimes I ponder the meaning so long but is hard or just close to the thesis, anyway, hope those annoyance all helps; otherwise, I've been wasting my time on doing them. Now I don't want to do anything busier or exhausting than before because I would like to take a short break this week though I still have three presentation waiting for me to accomplish this semester. But the weird thing comes up, Lucas wins my heart lately. I had not shown my concern about him since when? I just forgot... But this week, as I saw him yesterday and watched his way of talk and eyes, I became enamored with him during the class. Why do I always fall in love with the wrong person? I don't even know. But my thoughts and perception are the same as him, which I am pretty sure about that. Why does he look at me so naturally and spontaneously? Sometimes I think he might just own...

After listening to the ghost, Hamlet found that his suspicion of his uncle is true for the ghost's words. And Hamlet's father actually is betrayed by his uncle, who sets him up by pouring the poison into his father's ears. Upon learning this, Hamlet also is betrayed by his mother lately who shows the affection and happiness with his uncle and is especially his dearest and nearest family. Therefore, it causes him to be hard to trust someone else even though Horatio and Marcellus are his scholar and soldier. However, he changes his mind later since he might think that they are not his mother but truly his good friends. He would like to give himself a chance to trust them again so he asks them to swear by his sword. And the voice of the ghost from the ground appears telling them to "swear." It makes Hamlet feels a great power protecting him from fear, which this power supports him in an unexpected moment. Later, he becomes fearless in showing what he has seen. As Ha...

I've just finished my course of  Contemporary Novel by watching a film called Golden Gate . It is a very old film written by David Henry Huang and published in 1994. Huang is one of my favorite dramatists so far since one of his dramas, M. Butterfly , catches my eyes for its splendid plots in discussing the racial issues between the Occidental and the Oriental. Besides, I've written my short research paper regarding to this drama. Today, Prof. Lin assists us with watching Golden Gates again for making sure that we understand the plot of its historical background and political factors of immigrant law for Chinese in America. But somehow I think the background of war history and law tend to be more difficult than the plot itself. What I remember is the point that the one has to make choices between the law of justice and how love brings back to justice. In the film, Marilyn's image is sparked by Fa Mu Lan's spiri...