Motif of Extentialism/Questioning by Logan Shaw https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc Hamlet Motif Padlet Project en-us 2020-11-19 14:23:49 UTC 2020-11-23 13:50:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Contextual Relevance: 22005218 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950698813 During Shakespeare's
time (1564 - 1616)  ...
Renaissance Humanism - belief that we should study all human capabilities/ virtues (understanding of human nature)
- wanted to use questioning/reasoning to better understand how a human should act; they hoped this would lead to a benefits for society
vs.
Renaissance Existentialism - emphasizes the existence of a free individual determining his/her own development through free will
- limitations of human understanding - we only know what appears to be true

]]> 2020-11-23 01:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950698813 Symbol avacrosby2 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950706126  A symbol that represents existentialism is Yoric, the dead jester's skull that Hamlet holds at the graveyard. It symbolizes the uncertainty towards understanding life and death: how every person who was once living, despite their job, personality, and thoughts, eventually dies. 
- Questioning the purpose of life and demonstrating uncertainty towards death

]]> 2020-11-23 01:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950706126 Dramatic Element avacrosby2 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950706785 Hamlet’s ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy in Act 3: Soliloquies are passages of text where the speaker is not speaking to be heard by anyone, but to express his own feelings. Hamlet’s soliloquy is a dramatic element that adds to the motif of existentialism because we are hearing his innermost thoughts questioning life and death, and his uncertainty towards an individual's life.

]]> 2020-11-23 01:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950706785 Visual avacrosby2 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950709094 2020-11-23 01:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950709094 Visual avacrosby2 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950710531 2020-11-23 01:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950710531 Contextual Relevance 22005218 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950745377 - Hamlet created during a time of opposing existentialism and humanism views
- Hamlet displays the tensions between these two sides
- Demonstrates uncertainty, wondering and constant questioning (themes of the Renaissance period)]]> 2020-11-23 01:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950745377 Denotations ('question') elijahmorman1_2 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950776292 (denotation) (1) a subject of dispute or controversy. (2) a problem for discussion or under discussion; a matter for investigation.
Hamlet's questioning and comparing life against death is a subject that--mainly only himself--believes is controversial. Him calling the comparison a 'question' shows an unstable mindset on how to handle his problems, and determining which move would be better in taking away his conflicts, internal and external.  


]]> 2020-11-23 02:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950776292 Direct Quote #1: "Who would fardels bear / To grunt and sweat under a weary life / But that the dread of something after death, / The undiscover'd country from whose bourn / No traveller returns" 22005218 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950832393 (Act III Scene 1; lines 77-81).
- Hamlet's "to be, or not to be" soliloquy is essentially him questioning why one continues to live through the hardships of life
- "The undiscover'd country from whose borun / no traveller returns" - emphasizes the uncertainty of death & the afterlife
- fear of the unknown ~ difficulty in understanding reality

]]> 2020-11-23 02:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950832393 Connotations ('question') elijahmorman1_2 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950833297 (connotation) Hamlet uses the word 'question' as a synonym for 'subject' or 'topic' that must be discussed in his comparison of death and life. 
Emotionally, it sounds as if Hamlet is torn apart between suicide or continuing living. Hamlet's soliloquy is the ultimate contemplation and questioning of if he should even develop and move through life, or end it to end the persistent suffering that comes with it. ]]> 2020-11-23 02:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950833297 Direct Quote #2: Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay / Might stop a hole to keep the wind away. / Oh, that that earth, which kept the world in awe / Should patch a wall t' expel the winter’s flaw! " 22005218 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950903872 (Act V Scene 1; lines 213-216)
-  Questioning the purpose of life - Why live when no matter the power you hold death will eventually come? (Hamlet uses Caesar as proof to this idea)]]> 2020-11-23 03:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950903872 Direct Quote #3: "To be, or not to be, that is the question:" 22005218 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950951541 (Act III Scene 1; line 57).
- Hamlet directly asking himself whether he should choose life or death
- uncertainty towards life: what is the purpose? why does one continue to live through pain? 
- uncertainty towards death: fear of the unknown
**existentialism (limitations of human understanding)]]> 2020-11-23 04:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/950951541 Existentialism elijahmorman1_2 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/951014549 "Existentialism” from the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia is about the different analyses and philosophical views on Existentialism. Essentially, it is related to an individual's relationship with the universe or God. A recurring "existentialist" thinker named Jean-Paul Sartre believes God does not exist, and there is no human nature that forces people to act. Therefore, we are free and entirely accountable for what we do for ourselves. For another thinker, Søren Kierkegaard, it is this freedom and responsibility that is the source of man's dread.]]> 2020-11-23 04:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/951014549 Existentialism (in Hamlet) elijahmorman1_2 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/951036719 This idea that emphasizes humans' relationship with the universe and God, human nature, and freedom and responsibility shows itself in Hamlet's character as well. His soliloquy over whether death would be better than life demonstrates this idea of "free will," since he asks solely himself which option is best. However, Kierkegaard's thought that responsibility is the source for man's dread shows as well, through Hamlet seeing the pains and tribulations of life (that represent his struggles) as misery and questions bothering to suffer from them. ]]> 2020-11-23 05:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/951036719 Theme 22005218 https://padlet.com/22005218/iggusf5obpxbpfwc/wish/952238659 The quest for justice will drive you mad:
- what is the purpose of life when despite how long/hard you attempt to do the right thing, death awaits?
Frequently the idea of insanity and madness occurs in Hamlet, this can be connected to Renaissance Existentialism idea that there are limitations to human understanding. Through Hamlet's madness, we can see Shakespeare questioning an individual's life choices, and despite how good and righteous his decisions are death is always the consequence.

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