Gender in Advertising

This ad is very sexist because while reading through it, it points out that all women want for Christmas are household appliances. Not only that but, it also makes women cry a little if they don't get these appliances for Christmas. On the other side it guilts men into buying these things for their wives before they become emotional over it also it prints the men's instructions in smaller print than the women's thinking women probably wouldn't read that small little text on the bottom. Just looking at the ad its only true appeal would be the fact that it'll pull married women into reading it just because it has "wives" all in capital letters. The ad's intended purpose was to pretty much instruct both the husband and wife into buying household appliances.

McMurphy's Journal

Today just had helluva time in "group therapy" man going by the name of Harding just got his balls cut-off in the pecking party and the damn ball-cutter Ratched kept messing up name. Good thing I set that bitch straight or else would of needed to use my unk Hoolihan's method. That nurse set a helluva pecking party everyone just went at each other, hooeee, they were doing her job of cutting their balls off.

Well I'm going to get even with that Nurse Ratched, going grill her hard. Going to try to get the rest of these "crazies" to agree with me and show her we still got our balls. I'm gonna show her who's the men and women in this here loony bin.

Elsinore Floral Arrangers

Hamlet- Begonia, Daffodil, Orange Mock, Petunia = These flowers relate to Hamlet because Begonias represent deep thoughts as he is confirming his suspicions, Daffodils represent his unrequited love for Ophelia in the start of the play, Orange Mocks the deceit he creates through his madness, and Petunias for the anger he harbors towards women in the play.

Claudius- Crown Imperial, Yellow Hyacinth, Lavender, Stargazer = The Crown Imperial represents Claudius' majesty and power as king, the Hyacinth his jealousy of his brother's position as king, Lavender is his distrust of Hamlet and his actions, and Stargazer his ambition to become king.

Gertrude- Jonquil, Red Rose, Acacia = The Jonquil represents Gertrude's desire, the Red Rose her passionate love, and Acacia for her concealed love

Ophelia- Orange Blossom, Carolina Rose, Absinth, Anemone = The Orange Blossom is Ophelia's innocence throughout most of the play, Carolina Rose represents the danger in love as she is mentally split between her love for Hamlet and filial loyalty to Polonius, Absinth the torment that she suffers from trying to reciprocate Hamlet's love, and Anemone is her feeling of abandonment after Hamlet yells at her and he rejects his love for her.


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Sonnet

The castle Elsinore with spies about
Searching for conspiracies or dark crimes
In Hamlet's quest he begins to have doubts
About the charge from the ghost seen three times

Claudius tries to sort out this madness
That drives Hamlet's irrationality
That propels Ophelia to sadness
This spying leads to sad fatalities

These spies moved to act begin to suffer
Now to the reaper they shall all defer

Barnyard Hamlet

Act I Scene i

Enter Barnardo and Francisco
Barnardo: Who's there?
Francisco: Bernardo. You come most carefully upon your hour.
Barnardo: Well, good night.
Exit Francisco. Enter Horatio, Marcellus.
Marcellus: Holla, Bernardo
Horatio: What, has this thing appeared again tonight?
Enter Ghost
Marcellus: Look where it comes again.
Horatio: By Heaven, I charge thee, speak. Stay and Speak!
Barnardo: 'Tis here.
Exit Ghost
Marcellus: 'Tis gone
Horatio: Let us impart what we have seen tonight unto young Hamlet.
They Exit

Barnardo, Marcellus, Francisco- Dogs- because they are the guards that guard the castle and the people inside like dgos who protect and watch over the other farm animals
Horatio- Rabbit- because Horatio is quick to deny this ghost and quick to suggest Hamlet to speak to it after the ghost leaves

Act I Scene ii

Enter Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Laertes, Hamlet, Voltemand, Cornelius
King: You, good Cornelius, and you, Voltemand, For bearers of this greeting to old Norway.
Cornelius/Voltemand: In that and all things will we show our duty.
Exit Cornelius and Voltemand
King: And now, Laertes, what's the news with you?
Laertes:  My dread lord, Your leave and favor to return to France.
Polonius: Upon his will I sealed my hard consent.
King: Take thy fair hour, Laertes. But now, my cousin Hamlet and my son. How is it that the cloudsstill hang on you?
Hamlet: Not so, my Lord; I am too much in the sun.
Queen: Why seems it particular with thee?
Hamlet: "Seems," madam? Nay it is. I know not "seems."
All but Hamlet Exit. Enter Horatio, Marcellus, Barnardo.
Horatio: Hail to your lordship
Hamlet: I am glad to see you well.
Horatio: I think I saw him yesternight. The King your father.
Hamlet: But where was this?
Marcellus: Upon the platform where we watch.
Hamlet: If it assume my father's person I'll speak to it. Let it be tenable in your silence.
All: Our duty to your honor.
All Exit

Claudius, Hamlet, Gertrude- Horses- because horses are the most majestic animal on the farm
Polonius- Bull- Bulls have a sense of pride like Polonius and do things for their self interest
Cornelius and Voltemand- Ducks- because they are the messengers for Claudius and only farm animal that can fly
Laertes- Cat- Cats look like very smart animals like Laertes is.

Costume Design- Oedipus

Tiresias- Gold= because it is viewed as pure, but not like that of white and signifies the purity of the visions of Tiresias and the truth that he brings with him

Oedipus- Dark Purple= because the color of purple is often associated with royalty and nobility and the dark hue to represent him as the curse of his land and his dark deeds

Messenger- Blue= because the color invokes some tranquility, which the character of the messenger does and also blue also signifies the truth, which he also brings with him in the play

Shepard- Yellowish-Green= because the color green gives a feeling of sickness or distrust and the yellow gives it a touch of cautious signals, which the Shepard does portray because he is cautious to reveal the truth of Oedipus

Jocasta- Amber= because it has the colors of red and yellow with red signifying her passion and love with Oedipus prior to finding out who he is and the yellow to signify her later actions to stop Oedipus from finding the truth, by being cautious about who he is and not taking risks

Creon- Dark-Red= because red is mainly used to represent rage and anger, which complements his anger when he was arguing with Oedipus near the start of the play, and dark hue represents how cold he becomes to Oedipus nearing the end of the play when Oedipus requests he be able to stay with his daughters

Sin

Terza Rima appears throughout canto

Dante enters a sub-circle of the fourth. These damned souls are of manipulators, those who controlled others to satiate their sinful desires. In death they are eternally manipulated by the threads of their life, controlled to do the will of the demons that reside there as they had controlled others in life. They who saw no respect in their fellow man are now reduced to nothing doing the tasks of their masters.

Virgil told me to not be entranced
“For these souls are now puppets, for
They in life controlled others without a second glance.”

These souls that moved about abhor
the tasks of their demon lords.
The damned missed the control they used to adore.

Now the condemned manipulated by the hordes
Suffer to do the vilest of chores
Without any sight of rewards.

The souls forced to clean the floors
Of the circle they inhabit

Never able to see the holy shores.

As we traveled we came across an abbot

He told us his sinful tale

“I used my power to control the trade of rabbits

For which I kept the money from the sale

To lead a luxurious and extravagant life,

But now here I lie controlled by demons for eternity to wail”

As we left him I caught sight of a Florentine’s wife

As we approached she began to beckon us over

She told me her story “Please know my story of strife,

In life I was a licentious wife seducing passing rovers

Until my lovers quarreled for my attention.

Soon I was executed on white clovers.”

 We continued in the circle as I slowly felt tension

The circle became more like a puppet stage as we proceeded.

Though because of the demons it gave me a sense of apprehension

But continued on within this circle of puppets unimpeded.

Until I heard voices say “The papacy shall migrate

From its home to lands where its power becomes unneeded,

But shall be followed by a divided papal state.”

 At those words I grieved for the churches crisis

But soon this circle we would vacate.