Nichole’s Comments (group member since Jan 07, 2016)

Nichole’s comments from the Ms. A's Advanced English Book Discussions group.

Jaydan wrote: "I do think The Loin King is a adaptation of Hamlet. Adapting is making (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify. The Lion King may not be exactly like Hamlet, but it is far too similar..."

I agree with Jaydan. I think that the Lion King was is an adaptation to Hamlet with a few differences. Many of the same events happen in the two stories. Eventually the two listened to what they thought was right and saved their people from further harm.

Cassidy wrote: "So the question remains, do you think Lion King can be considered an adaptation of Hamlet? Using your notes, use 5 specific examples (only two can be characters) on why you believe Lion King is, or..."

I think that the Lion King is an adaptation of Hamlet. The two stories have many similarities. There are a few differences between the two otherwise it has the same story line. Like Simba and Hamlet were both sons of the the king. The dead king goes and visits them and tells them to remeber who he was and convinces him to go home. Just like when the ghost told Hamlet to avenge him.
The sibling rivalry between Mufasa and scar are just like Hamlet Sr. and Claudius. Mufasa and Hamlet sr. children were supposed to take over when they died, but the brothers get jealous and end up killing them. The brothers make a plan to kill the king before they do it. In the end the glory they were looking for was taken away when the rightful king took over.
Ophelia and Nala were a ditraction of love to the new upcoming king. The two just add to the story because they aren't really needed.

Bridgeth wrote: "Cassidy wrote: "How do you think you did? What is one thing you did well on. Explain why that was. What was a challenge for you in this assignment? Why? Do you think it would be difficult for peopl..."

I agree with Bridget because back then the people didn't know another language and it was easy for them to know what they are talking about. It was difficult to memorize 16 lines. I can't even imagine memorizing a whole play.

I think I did pretty good with saying my lines. I think I did good on not stopping while saying my lines. I felt pretty confident while saying them so that made it a little bit easier. My biggest challenge was just getting the lines down without stopping and stumbling on my words. I think that was challenging because to be able to perform your lines you have to know them first.

I don't think actors would of had an issue with them because that was how they talked. Obviously times have changed and so has the way we speak. I think for people today it is probably pretty challenging because you have to really speak a whole other language. I now really give the actors props because it was not easy learning Shakespeare and being able to understand what it is meaning is a difficult task.

Cassidy wrote: "Which version of the soliloquy best represents the meaning and tone of the soliloquy and the message Hamlet was trying to get across? Why?"
I think the Mel Gibson version best represented the soliloquy because it was how i imagined it to go. I thought he would be in a different room, not with his dads body. Other than that it was how I thought he would act and speak. He had a lot of emotions that helped him fuel his soliliquy. Hamlet just didn't know how to deal with every thing, and wasn't sure if he should kill his uncle or not.
I think the Mel Gibson version best represented the soliloquy because it had all the right emotions and really portrayed a hurting kid. Hamlet just wanted to avenge his dad and make things right in his family again. I mean his dad just died and his mom remarried like the day after. How would you feel about that happening to you?

Jadync4 wrote: "Cassidy wrote: "Did William Shakespeare really write the works he is attributed to? What is your opinion? Why does it matter?"

I do not believe William Shakespeare really wrote all of the plays. I..."
I kind of agree with your statement. Like if he was covering for somebody on the writings why wouldn't he at least give the actual writer the acknowledgements for them.

Bridgeth wrote: "Cassidy wrote: "Did William Shakespeare really write the works he is attributed to? What is your opinion? Why does it matter?"

I do not believe that William Shakespeare wrote all the works in whic..."
You had a good response. I think that the spelling of his name really left people on edge on whether he was real or not.

I think he did write some of them, but had help with the others. How can you write about something if you don't expierence it for yourself? He didn't even have the proper education to be able to write all the works by himself. I think Shakespeare is taking credit for major works that somebody else worked really hard on.