Curated Video
Hamlet 2.2 Performance: Hamlet Behaves Strangely
This video segment dissects one of Hamlet's most poignant soliloquies from Act 2, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Here, Hamlet grapples with his own inaction and feelings of cowardice, comparing his lack of resolve to an actor's ability...
Schooling Online
Emily Dickinson - I Felt a Funeral, In my Brain
Have you ever felt like everything is about to come crashing down? In ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’, Emily Dickinson portrays the anguish of complete mental collapse. It begins with a sense of grief and loss, like at a funeral, then...
Oxford Comma
Love and Time: The Sun Rising
Playing on the tradition of the interrupted lovers (who in this case are interrupted by the sun), Donne creates a metaphor that stretches the length of the poem. Stay tuned for a reading, summary, and analysis of one of my all time...
Cerebellum
Understanding Hamlet: Hamlet In Turmoil
Hamlet, Considered by many authorities as Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet may also be the most representative character in all-dramatic literature. It’s a classic tragedy of a young prince torn by indecision. Hamlet rejects Ophelia...