Tag: Shakespeare
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June 18, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Have you ever attempted to restate another person’s idea in your own words? Often, we listen to a discussion and get the gist, but when asked to recreate the argument, we stumble. At Harrison Middleton University, listening is key. We try to identify …
June 11, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. When looking through the Syntopicon under “F,” I find Family, Fate, and Form. Yet, the more I think about it, I want to find Forgiveness. Merriam-Webster defines “forgive” as: to cease to feel resentment against; to give up resentment or requital; to grant …
May 28, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Pericles, Prince of Tyre: written about 1607, by William Shakespeare”Comus”: written about 1637, by John Milton Last week, I discussed the character of Pericles from Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre. This week, I will continue to explore Shakespeare’s play, but focus on Marina, …
February 12, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Language has the power to both escalate and de-escalate tense situations. Sometimes a well-intentioned comment fits perfectly, and sometimes it causes more harm than good. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is often considered a love story. However, over the years, I have come to …
January 25, 2019 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Most humans are inundated with political speech, the current pace of which seems unsustainable (or at least unhealthy to me). I think this has often been the case in other civilizations too. Shakespeare gives us a great example of political speech among chaos …
September 14, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Shakespeare is a favorite topic of mine, and of many of our students. Recently, I read and discussed Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida. Though we didn’t have time to compare it to Chaucer’s poem Troilus and Criseyde, I wanted to spend a few moments …
April 28, 2017 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Did you know that Poetry is listed as one of the Great Ideas in the Syntopicon? If you didn’t you are not alone. However, the importance of this inclusion is often overlooked. Since it is National Poetry Month, now is the best time …
April 14, 2017 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. When reading historical documents, it may be easy to forget the more mundane effects that occur when two cultures collide. However, Shakespeare’s Henry the Fifth paints an example of this exact thing. In the play, the actual collision is often thought to take …
March 17, 2017 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. The second half of Shakespeare’s Henry IV is difficult to stage, to say the least. It is an incredibly long play as well as staging scenes in thirteen different locations. It’s ambitious goal was to develop characters. Shakespeare is one of the first …
January 20, 2017 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. In our recent film discussion on Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Gary Schoepfel, HMU Tutor and discussion leader, asked whether Hal (also known as Prince Harry) could have received his education in any setting – did Hal have to visit the tavern to …
