Recently, we have started to
read Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are
Dead in class. I think this novel is much easier to read than Hamlet because there aren’t many huge
dialogues and it is more interesting. There are lots of double meanings in this
novel and so many sexual references that sometimes it’s kind of awkward, take
for example the part about raping the 12 year old boy and the constant
references to the actors being prostitutes as well. As uncomfortable as it is
to read out loud sometimes, I think it’s actually pretty funny and it helps the
class understand the play better and catch all the double meanings, because
sometimes they are hard to miss. I especially appreciate when Ms. Holmes goes
over the text and explains what’s going on to make sure we understood the
references. I think it’s hilarious the way Rosencrantz and Guildenstern talk
because they are constantly talking over one another and don’t even listen to
what the other person is saying. Yet their lines, while sometimes about
different things, have an odd way of fitting together. Overall, I like this
play because it seems to be going at a faster pace than the other ones we have
read and the double meanings make it comical.
Hi Tulsi!
ReplyDeleteI actually thought that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead was harder to read than Hamlet at first, since it was so random at points. I agree that some of the sexual references were a bit awkward, like Alfred, but were actually kind of funny. Many ideas never occurred to me until Ms. Holmes explained them, like the idea about time stopping and Ros and Guil being forever trapped within the pages of the book. I'm so glad that Ms. Holmes actually explains things in the book, or else I'd be totally lost.
Hi Tulsi!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree about parts of the play being awkward to read in class! I still don't feel like I completely understand the play because there are so many layers to it and differing interpretations of it. I also feel like it went at a much faster pace. It's probably because it's so much shorter. A lot of the dialogue is just a couple of words long, which is much shorter than the long soliloquies found in Hamlet.
I Agree that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is easier to read because of the easy dialogue but i also thought that Caitlyn was right to that comprehending the book was a lot harder. I don't know where I would be without Ms. Holmes Help though... probably not someplace good. It helps so much going over it in class.
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