Great literature transcends time because of its inherent qualities: the author has a clear purpose, the author achieves that purpose, and the purpose is a worthwhile one.
Wednesday
Blog #9 ("To be, or not to be....")
Select a quote from Hamlet's "To be, or not to be..." soliloquy and comment on its significance. Use the literary criticism sites for foundation. Do not repeat ideas from previous posts.
"...And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pitch and moment With this regard their currents turn awry..."
Hamlet's famous third soliloquy deals with is unlike his other two because there seems to be less emotion and more self-reflection and outright reason in his words. The "native hue of resolution" which he refers to is unmistakably that of courage or natural drive, and he claims that thought is what casts a pale shadow over this courage. This is a clear allusion to Hamlet's frustration with his own "tragic flaw of indecision". Furthermore, the "enterprises of great pitch and moment" mentioned by Hamlet is a metaphor for the great feats of man and "their currents turn awry" when man begins to question these feats.
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"...And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry..."
Hamlet's famous third soliloquy deals with is unlike his other two because there seems to be less emotion and more self-reflection and outright reason in his words. The "native hue of resolution" which he refers to is unmistakably that of courage or natural drive, and he claims that thought is what casts a pale shadow over this courage. This is a clear allusion to Hamlet's frustration with his own "tragic flaw of indecision". Furthermore, the "enterprises of great pitch and moment" mentioned by Hamlet is a metaphor for the great feats of man and "their currents turn awry" when man begins to question these feats.
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