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“History… is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.” - James Joyce Journal Prompt If you could give advice to one person in history, what would it be and why?
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Daily Literary Quote
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt Journal Prompt Imagine you have to move to a foreign country, where you are an immigrant. What might be some of the struggles you might face? How might you be treated? How might you feel? Daily Literary Quote
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” - Robert A. Heinlein Journal Prompt What, for you, is the definition of true love? Daily Literary Quote
“Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?” - Christopher Marlowe Journal Prompt Do you believe in love at first sight? Why or why not? Daily Literary Quote
“The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.” - Audre Lorde Journal Prompt Does anybody in our society receive “special treatment”? Explain and provide examples. Daily Literary Quote
“If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved of you and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.” - Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre Journal Prompt Do you believe every person has a conscience? Explain. What about people who commit horrendous acts? Daily Literary Quote
“I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers Could not with their quantity of love Make up the sum.” - Hamlet Journal Prompt Do you think Hamlet truly loves Ophelia? Why or why not? Provide specific examples from the play so far. Daily Literary Quote
“Distracted from distraction by distraction” ― T.S. Eliot Journal Prompt You are Hamlet. You have just witnessed your uncle's reaction to the play you staged. Compose a tweet or Facebook status update about your life right now. (Be creative with the hashtags.) Daily Literary Quote
“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.” - Khaled Hosseini Journal Prompt Who, in your opinion, is the most deceptive character in Hamlet? Why? (Provide specific examples from the play to support your opinions.) Daily Literary Quote
“Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.” -Sophocles Journal Prompt At the end of Act I, Hamlet decides to “put on an antic disposition” and act “crazy” in hopes that he will garner information corroborating the ghost’s information. Have you ever used deception to get something you wanted? When do you think it is acceptable to do so? Explain. |
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