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Saturday, August 05, 2006Secondary Two Literature class
I had an Australian teacher for my literature in Secondary Two and I liked literature even though I'm completely clueless when it comes to appreciating poetry. I didn't take Literature as an O-Level subject as I got a low C for it (I almost got full marks for my analysis and interpretation of Hamlet but almost zero for the poems-- I didn't understand what the poem meant.. a boy who swallowed a string or something.. )
I found one of my poems (I remembered we are suppose to do 5 and I found one of them)..
*** Stone I found him in the garden, Where he lies silently still. As silent as he could, As still as he should.
He whispers the tales of long ago, Of Kings, Queens and Knights. And when dinosaurs were still alive, Roaming around even at night. *** I aren't sure if the one I found is a draft, cause I remembered there's more than two verse for this poem. I want it to be here, as I'm going to throw the hard copy away.
I remembered I liked all the Hamlet assignments, even though I don't really remember the story anymore. Here's one of the assignments I did... We are to imagine that we are King Claudius and to write a diary...
*** SECRET DIARY OF KING CLAUDIUS Date: 1st December 1600 (imaginary date) Dear Diary... You should know what happened today. There was a play today arranged by Hamlet. It's unbelievable to think that Hamlet should have known about my plan -- to kill my brother! I loved my brother, but I love the crown and Gertude even more.. Ah... Gertude, she is so lovely, shouldn't have been married to that wood-block brother of mine.
To think my nephew -- my half-son now, should have news about it. Wasn't he studying overseas at that time? How did he manage to find out? Am I showing that I am guilty as I departed just now? Maybe staying to watch would have been a wiser choice. Why did Hamlet not follow us as we departed? He must up to some plots against me. I should be more aware of him in the future. He is definitely not a mad chap as he seems to be now.
No matter what, the fame, fortune and Gertude are what I have dreamed and wished for. I will not let my brother's son have them. No matter what!
But why does he have to do that? He could have killed me without all this arrangement. Is he stalling for time? Why should he do that? Why should he pretend that he has gone mad for Ophelia's love?
Oh Hamlet, is that you that arranged it? The play... it's exactly the same as what I had done to Hamlet (the late-king). Oh God, did you arrange it?
Teacher's comment: Good effort. You've really tried to become Claudius in all his uncertainty in this activity. ***
Ha, I've always been a drama queen. I love to imagine I'm someone else and act he or she out since young. I love to imagine and daydream... Hee…