anti structure? or experiment?

In the love song of J. Alfred Prufrock he places lines to release himself from the structure of the rest of his poem. He simply experimenting and experiencing freedom and once he tastes it he goes back. Such as those who go out side and soon after tastes the cold and retreat to warmth. This is exactly like his structure he gets out from his comfort zone and then soon retreats back. He follows this pattern throughout his life and soon after he dies.

what does Ophelia mean?

In act four, scene five, Ophelia is speaking to King Claudius when she utters the phrase "Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be." (43). I believe this statement says that we know where alive but what is our purpose now. Now she can be compared to hamlet directly because in line 24 act5 she says to Girtrude "how should i your true love know from one another?". This can obviously be compared to Hamlets love for his mother and currently her father has died and that another similarity she has to Hamlet. So over all I believe shes saying i know whats happened but i don't know whats to come.

movie or the play?

I perfer the play because im more a visual person and I can tell whats going on better and adds a better mood to the play, unlike our reading in class not that we don't use emotion when reading or anything right?
But i do not believe that the author does not capture all the aspects of the film. But he does portray the over hearing part well but in unnecessary areas such as when Hamlet encounters Ophelia and nearly scares her half to death. Because in the book it states that Ophelia is talking to the queen and king about what hamlet did. Plus im a fan of watching a movie that is word for word from the book but yet it can be hard to interpreting what is happening at times or where scenes take place

Is art in general like a mirror that reflects society's flawed nature?

In act 3 scene 2 hamlet is talking to the players about how they should perform his play. He states that it should be presented true and no other way. I believe that art is how we perceive what our ideal utopia would be like. For example the fairy tales when everything ends happily ever after. But according to hamlet art is the reflection of society and society as a whole needs to look at them and grow from what they have learned. In the play Hamlet is using the players to shed light on what is false so that society can receive truth. In doing this people will know how his father died and how guilty the killer is. This in fact will cause truth to be established and Claudius will be revealed, this I believe is his perfect world.

To what degree does Claudius believe Hamlet is a threat to him?

I believe Claudius believes Hamlet is a big threat to himself. This is becasue of his eagerness to talk about Hamlet in act2 scene 2. But I do not believe he is worried about Hamlet knowing his fathers death. I rather believe he thinks Hamlet is going to go crazy and kill him due to his current mood of the situation. If he thought Hamlet knew about his fathers death he would most likely of been exterminated by now to keep his mouth shut. He could also be worried about his marriage to Gurtrude because she keeps saying its there hasty marriage that has driven Hamlet mad. This is because if she didn't want to stay married to Cladius he would lose Gertrude and most likely his spot as king.

Does Hamlet Love Ophelia

I believe Hamlet at one time loved Ophelia. but he stopped loving Ophelia when he first generalizes women in line 146 act I scene II "Frailty, thy name is woman!", and now what I think he is doing, is that he using his acclaimed love for Ophelia to cover up his love for his mother. This can be shown in act 2 scene 2 when he talk to Ophelia as if she was his mother.
Another reason I believe that Hamlet is not in love anymore is the fact that hes has over listened on Polonious conversations with Ophelia about how she shouldn't love Hamlet becasue his love is temporary and he marries whoever his parents decide. Now it looks as if Hamlet has given up on Ophelia and still but yet still has hope for his mother. This again relates to why he talks to Ophelia as if she was his mother.
My Third view of this is that Hamlet is using Ophelia to convince Polonius that he has gone mad with love. This can be proven when Ophelia is describing Hamlets action in there encounter in the closet. This can show that he is using Ophelia to spread word of his recent acts of craziness. It is important to note that the king and queen have not seen Hamlets craziness first hand that is why he needs to use Ophelia as a target. Doing this she will most likely tell Polonious and then he will tell the king Hamlets gone mad and from there word will spread around the kingdom.

my child hood spilled out

All I remember was that the structure for life was ripped out from under me,

I was changing schools

To some this might be a joyful moment in life. Unfortunately for me It wasn’t. This went against my will, it would be the last day I cried. From that point on the flood gates of my eyes would be closed for eternity.

Because of this sudden event I realized my emotions nor opinions had no place in life nor did they effect anyone. From them on I became an emotionless monster; this monster became a familiar object of my life

Now I realize that the change was for the better. Not only did I meet new people who were able to acknowledge my existence. Through them I gained new experiences that pealed back the layers I created. Letting glimpse of light show as if a ray of light was coming out of a key hole

This monster is the toughest thing I’ve had and still am dealing with in life

But now all I know is that

I am breaking

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My Job

The dark and cruel place I call work, has many jobs that can leave a worker petrified of fast food. Furthermore why do we call it fast food? Only to realize that we can make more time in our day? So we can return to the internet or possibly watch our favorite television shows, on the couch we sit in every day. So why do we still satisfy ourselves with hamburgers made by a fry cook who hates his job and wishes he could alter his past so he could have a better lifestyle? Or is it because we are lazy and feel the need to have others do everything for us as much as possible?

So as I slowly enter the freezing cold room, barely lit bye overhead lights, that become visible as the door slowly creaks open, giving the room a feeling as if it was a mid evil, underground cave light bye torches. I am armed with a blade that is 5’x3’. As I slowly make my way to the floor to start my task, the overseer gives me my instructions and closes the door behind me leaving me alone in the freezing room. Where my breath becomes visible and nearly turns into frost that sticks to the walls. As I finally reach the floor I can instantly feel the cold crawl up my legs and into my back. So I pull out my blade and slowly start chipping away at the ice, just as my overseer commanded me to do. As the ice pieces fly past my head I notice the pain of the cold kissing my ears making them sting as if they never knew what warm ever was. During the fight of me against the ice as it was almost chipped away it seemed to hold on tight and resist my judgment of its existence. The more it was hit the more it clenched on tighter, as if it was grasping on its final moments of life. But with one precise hit the ice lost all hope as it was forced off the ground, flying into the wall and shattering into countless pieces. As I turned around I grabbed the broom behind me and cleaned up the scattered pieces of ice and slowly headed out the door and as I left I looked over my shoulder and saw what use to be a ice covered floor now shine with metallic glory, as if its life had been replenished just as the door closed. Soon after I exited the cold version of hell I transfer in to a blast of heat from the deep fryers and grill. I am greeted by a lady whose ego makes up for her height. The sight of her frightens me because as I exit the freezer she says “Jamie there’s yet another job for you”. The sound of my name being used is as if my days only begun. I quickly react by thinking what’s worse than what I have just done could this next job be easier or could it create the downfall of my career, but just as I am about to be assigned this horrible task I am saved by the end of the day only to return again and face this fear.