Reading and writing through time and space.
Guten tag, friends! *exhales* I am exhausted. I have taken on more hours at work, decided to transfer to the online division of my university due to my lovely friend COVID, and have scarce had the chance to write, read, or study my beloved German. My brain has found itself addled beyond belief, and now, … Continue reading The Mystery Blogger Award
By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, Whoever knocks! (Mac.4.1.44-47) Macbeth. Wow. I do believe I have a new favorite Shakespearean play. I'm sorry, my beloved Hamlet, but Macbeth stole my soul and kidnapped my sleep. It kept me awake at night simply marveling over the profound themes of … Continue reading Literature Spotlight: Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't. - Polonius, from Hamlet (2.2.201-202) Truly... Where to begin after reading the "The Tragedie of Hamlet: Prince of Denamarke?" Throughout the whole of the play, I must be honest. I was a bit confused and muddled over the ideas and thoughts presented. But the one that … Continue reading Literature Spotlight: Hamlet
Hi everyone! I was nominated for a book tag recently. Well... Alright, I wasn't technically "nominated," but Jessica at The Bookworm Chronicles invited everyone who read her post to join in, so...here I am. This is such a fun tag that I couldn't resist, especially since its October and "things that go bump in the … Continue reading Halloween Creatures Book Tag 2.0
Canterbury: The king is full of grace and fair regard. Ely: And a true lover of the holy Church. Canterbury: The courses of his youth promised it not. The breath no sooner left his father's body But that his wildness, mortified in him, Seemed to die too; yea, at that very moment Consideration like an … Continue reading Literature Spotlight: Shakespeare’s “Henry V”
"I met this crown; and I myself know well How troublesome it sat upon my head: To thee it shall descend with better quiet, Better opinion, better confirmation; For all the soil of the achievement goes With me into the earth. It seem'd in me But as an honour snatch'd with boisterous hand, And I … Continue reading Literature Spotlight: Shakespeare’s King Henry IV
"All the world's a stage, and the men and women merely players." William Shakespeare Hi there, friends! So, I'm officially certain that this was the looooongest time I've been away from my blog, but now summer is here, and I sort of have more time (still some classes going on). I feel like I've been … Continue reading Understanding the Hero Within