Sonnet 138

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O0T1BESWW0&feature=plcp

Sonnet Analysis Part 1

This sonnet is one of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets. Its main theme is about truth and flatter in romantic relationships. The sonnet makes age and its effect it can have on a relationship. (Got this info from Wikipedia.)

The Big Question

Why is that some people are blessed with more physical and academic talent than others, when it should be based off of hard work? (Not talking about the whole genetics thing)

Vocab #11

Affinity- relationship by marriage
Humans have an affinity for oxygen.
Bilious- of or indicative of a peevish ill nature disposition
Santa Claus is the opposite of a bilious person.
Cognate- of the same nature
There are cognates in Spanish for English.
Corollary- A proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof
A corollary of the mature minor doctrine is the requirement for confidentiality.
Cul-de-sac - a pouch
I live on a cul-de-sac.
Derring-do- a daring action
Jumping off a cliff into the water was a derring-do.
Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge due to the interpretation of omens
Divination was a course at Hogwarts.
Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely
I wish I had an elixir to live forever.
Folderol- a useless accessory
Many people have folderols and luxuries and are ungreatful and should think about others who are less fortunate.
Gamut- an entire range or series
This is just a basic sentence structure. Once you are familiar with the way gamut interacts with the language, you can experiment with nonstandard forms.
Hoi polloi- the General populace
The hoi polloi chose Obama to be president.
Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words
I become ineffable around my crush.
Lucubration- to study by night
Many students practice the art of lucubration.
Mnemonic- intended to assist memory
Many use different mnemonic devices to help them remember things.
Obloquy- abusive language
I use obluquys sometimes and I feel bad.
Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them
Finding the parameter can be difficult.
Pundit- a learned man
I am a pundit.
Risible- provoking laughter
I have a risible character and light up a room.
Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause
I was symptomatic of the flu but really I just had food poisoning.
Volte-face- a reversal in policy
There was a volte-face in policy and the ruling was overturned.

Sonnet

I want to study Sonnet 138 by Shakespeare

AP Hamlet PLN

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1el_IhXo4
I thought this was a pretty creative way to show what he's learned. I thought it was an interesting way to learn. Many people find it easier to remember things if they have it memorized in a song.

2. http://apbridges.blogspot.com/
I think this a log very similar to Dr. Preston's. It seemed pretty advanced and had many topics covered that we had as well. It could use a little work, but it's nice to see other classes using open source learning.

3. http://deborahharris.edublogs.org/2010/04/16/ap-hamlet-essay-directions/
Seems like a lot of traffic has been going through this blog. About 80,000 views, and they're getting them from all around the world. Interesting to see.

4. http://quizlet.com/subject/english-ap-hamlet/
Good source if you don't know what some of the words mean. It comes from different people, I think students.

5 .http://apenglangghs2014.blogspot.com/2012/10/hamlet-soliloquy-12-analysis-and.html
I thought this blog did a very good job of analyzing one of Hamlet's soliloquies. It actually provided me with some new information that I had not known previously.

Vocab #10

Aficionado - noun a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer; a fan of bull fighting
Browbeat - verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate; be bossy towards
Commensurate - adj. corresponding in size or degree or extent
Diaphanous - adj. so thin as to transmit light
Emolument - noun compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees)
Foray - noun an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); a sudden short attack; verb briefly enter enemy territory; steal goods; take as spoils
Genre - noun a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work; an expressive style of music; a style of expressing yourself in writing
Homily - noun a sermon on a moral or religious topic
Immure - verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Insouciant - adj. marked by blithe unconcern
Matrix - noun mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface; the formative tissue at the base of a nail; the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded; a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns; an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
Obsequies - noun a funeral rite or ceremony
Panache - noun a feathered plume on a helmet; distinctive and stylish elegance
Persona - noun (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
Philippic - noun a speech of violent denunciation
Prurient - adj. characterized by lust
Sacrosanct - adj. must be kept sacred
Systemic - adj. affecting an entire system
Tendentious - adj. having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
Vicissitude - noun mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another); a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something