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Started March 14, 2019 by Deleted user

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Otherwise my Les Mis trash friend will murder me

I"VE BEEN CALLED OUT

Slightly aggressive maybe. But also really chill. Though I can relate to the quote.

Everyone wanted Hamlet to be like Laertes, without understanding that Laertes is just as fucked up and weird as Hamlet.

And somehow I'm both.

I'm definitely more Hamlet. For I too, stare longingly at skulls and talk about dreaming and dying and pining over lovers I can't have. (eyebrows at Horatio)

Looooool.

Everyone wanted Hamlet to be like Laertes, without understanding that Laertes is just as fucked up and weird as Hamlet.

And somehow I'm both.

I'm definitely more Hamlet. For I too, stare longingly at skulls and talk about dreaming and dying and pining over lovers I can't have. (eyebrows at Horatio)

(Double eyebrows at Horatio, along with a smirk)
I procrastinate, have a plastic human-sized skull who I have dubbed Yorick, contemplate death, and complain.
But I'm also angry and emotional and have like zero chill 99% of the time, and have a father who talks in circles while giving advice.

LOL
I love it.

During my last year of English with my instructor, Mr. Howes, who was quite hilarious and made the class a lot less boring, he had us read Hamlet, and by read Hamlet, I mean he had us Act out our parts as dramatically as possible.

Mr. Howes is my hero.

Please tell me you had part in this hilarity.

Of course, if I remember correctly, I voice acted I want to say Horatio.

I had an advantage being a theatre kid who had extremely dramatic roles.

During my last year of English with my instructor, Mr. Howes, who was quite hilarious and made the class a lot less boring, he had us read Hamlet, and by read Hamlet, I mean he had us Act out our parts as dramatically as possible.

My dude, my buddy, my pal.
My English teacher had us act out Hamlet with sock puppets.

What is it with teachers and Hamlet???

I'm not sure.
But that's when I played Laertes.

My teacher refused to let me play Hamlet because of how tightly I'd latched onto Victor Frankenstein (we read Frankenstein right before Hamlet) and said she "wanted me to have a better influence in my life" and that she didn't want me playing the depressed character.

BECAUSE LAERTES IS SO MUCH BETTER

I LOVE THEM BOTH!

During my last year of English with my instructor, Mr. Howes, who was quite hilarious and made the class a lot less boring, he had us read Hamlet, and by read Hamlet, I mean he had us Act out our parts as dramatically as possible.

My dude, my buddy, my pal.

See Mom? I can make friends on the internet.

My English teacher had us act out Hamlet with sock puppets.

That is even more amusing than my story. For some reason it reminds me of the hand puppet version of Harry Potter, only with Hamlet.

During my last year of English with my instructor, Mr. Howes, who was quite hilarious and made the class a lot less boring, he had us read Hamlet, and by read Hamlet, I mean he had us Act out our parts as dramatically as possible.

My dude, my buddy, my pal.

See Mom? I can make friends on the internet.

You even have multiple. :O

My English teacher had us act out Hamlet with sock puppets.

That is even more amusing than my story. For some reason it reminds me of the hand puppet version of Harry Potter, only with Hamlet.

Harry Potter Puppet Pals?!?!?!

Yes! That! Don't ask me why I thought of Harry Potter Puppet Pals.

Because they are awesome. :D

Hamlet/Shakespeare Puppet Pals
The girl playing Hamlet said "swored" instead of "sword" every. single. time. and it was hilarious.
Also: Muppet Polonius.

It's a damn brilliant idea

I just came up with an idea for debate topic: Does a word's prior definition have any bearing on it's modern usage?

I guess, sometimes? If that includes word origins, then yes.

Yes, that includes word origins.

Well that brings up the whole 'reclaiming words' thing

I think if there's been an active change in the meaning of the word, and not just a change over time, I think that the previous meaning affects it but in a positive way (as in highlighting the change of meaning that's been done)

Explain “active change”.

Okokok…
Salt and caramel should not go together.
Caramel is SWEET and GOOD and you are RUINING it if you put salt in it.

Nah. Salt brings out the flavor. I mean, too much is too much. But salt is an enhancer to most foods.

As in, instead of the word over time just growing to mean something else, people literally claim the word and start using it as their own meaning. The example that comes to mind is the use of the word 'queer'. It use to be used a slur, but the LGBTQ+ community publicly claimed it and now most use it to say they're part of the community