Dreams

In my opinion, dreams do have some kind of relevance in real life. They have to come from somewhere, so maybe they do have something to do with the past or future. One dream that I have had that I can remember and means the most to me is when I was sailing out on the ocean with my dad and then all of a sudden there was a big storm and I fell over board. My dad could not hear me as he sailed away with no idea that I was not on board anymore. I was screaming and yelling at the top of my lungs but nobody could hear me! I didn't know what to do...I was so scared. Then, all of a sudden, I woke up right before I went under.

When I first thought about what my dream meant, I took it too literally. As I thought about it more, I realized it symbolized what I am truely scared of; being alone and helpless in a situation that I can't get out of, and ultimately, ending in death. In my opinion, one of the worst feelings someone can have is knowing that nobody can help them. All alone, scared and knowing that you are going to die. So from then on, I made a promise to myself that I would never let myself get into a situation where I was helpless and destined to not make it through. Ultimately, live with no regrets.

I think that my dream does relate the Romeo and Juliet. They both relate to fate and death. When Romeo has the dream that if he went to the party, death would come rather too quickly for him. But not like me, he chooses to ignore his dream, whereas I acted upon mine, but I think that I am closer to Romeo than I am to Mercutio.

Dreams do have a fairly large impact in the third act of the play. Romeo is slowly starting to realize that the dream he had earlier maybe is starting to come true. He has been exiled and now is thinking that he might as well be dead because he can't see Juliet anymore, which is slightly over dramatic. But overall, he was right and he should have acted upon it, just like I chose to do.

Romeo and Juliet

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This song is titled Romeo and Juliet. The lyrics in the song are "modern", but the idea and how they feel is the same as it is in the play. Many people now a days make a lot of references to Romeo and Juliet, such as when girls say, "I hope someday I can find a love just like Romeo!". Romeo is made to be the "perfect" boyfriend/husband a girl could ever dream of. Girls hope that they can find their own Romeo. Although it is basically the greatest love story ever told, people always seem to leave out the fact that they both killed themselves. The did NOT live happily ever after. They might have shared the greatest bond that two people could ever have, but it did not turn out the way they wanted. Perhaps the reason for this is because the love they shared overpowered everything else that was important, like their own lives.

I can definitely say that English Class has been an experience to remember. At the beginning of the year I was a little nervous about taking Honors English because I thought that it was going to be a lot more work than regular English, but it turns out that it hasn't been that bad! There was more reading required than I was expecting, but it's been okay so far . I do wish that we could have actually written some poems just because that's what I like to do. I think that the word "motif" has been engraved into my brain by now. During the summer reading assignment I wasn't really sure what that was supposed to be, but now, I can definitely say that I know what it is. I actually really like doing Word Power. I like learning about that kind of stuff because I want to be a doctor when I'm older. I find it an "easy learn". Well, hopefully the last few months of school will be enjoyable. Bring on Romeo and Juliet!

Skit!!!!!

The first scene that I think would be really entertaining to act out is when the convict (Magwitch) confronts Pip and pushes him around and stuff. I think that everyone would have a good time with this scene because it is exciting and humorous at the same time. This scene shows how Pip and Magwitch first meet.

Another good scene is when Pip meets Miss Havisham for then first time. This scene would be really funny to watch because of how the person playing Miss Havisham would act and talk. I think that they would have a very hard time not laughing just because the scene is kind of awkward. It is also a pretty big part of the play because it's when the reader learns everything "weird" about her; her dress, the clocks, the cake, etc.

For the last one, I think that the scene where Mrs. Joe gets hit on the head with the leg iron would be good. We could have the person who hits her cover their face because it was a bit of a mystery to who killed Mrs. Joe. I know that some of the boys particularly would have a good time with this scene just because of the violence.

Question numberrrr 2!!!

In chapter 43 in the first couple pages, (352-354), Pip is saying that since his benefactor is a convict, he can no longer be with Estella (even though he really wasn't from the beginning). I understand the reason for him to feel this way, because he thinks she won't want him because all his money is coming from a convict, but why would he even tell her where all the money came from? Can't he just keep it quiet so that Estella will think it's his money? Maybe it's because he would feel guilty, but I still don't understand it completely. If he told her that it came from a man named Magwitch, how would she know he is a convict? I don't think she will even care where the money came from, so why does he think she will care so much? And why does he need to tell her where it came from in the first place?

There has been a few things that I have not understood in the book, but the one that stands out to me most is how Estella can be so rude and not even think about Pip's feelings. She did not like Pip from the beginning just because he was "common". It's obvious that Miss Havisham doesn't want Estella to like Pip because she did tell her to break his heart, for her own purposes, but that doesn't mean Estella has to listen. When Estella says, "Oh! I have a heart to be stabbed in or shot in,I have no doubt, and, of course, if it ceased to beat, I should cease to be. But you know what I mean. I have no softness there, no-sympathy-sentiment-nonsense." (238), she is saying that she has a heart, but its just filling a place in her chest that's practically empty. But she has to have some softness and sympathy just for telling Pip that, she just chooses to hide it so she doesn't seem weak. She's giving Pip a reason, where if she didn't have any sympathy and softness she would just keep hurting Pip with no reason for it. Why would she not want to seem weak? Nobody would hold anything against her, so what's the point?

Photo

I think that this photo symbolizes when Pip has to leave his life he knows to go become somethings he's been dreaming of; A gentleman. In the photo, the boy jumping off the building to go fly with the birds represents Pip taking the "leap". He doesn't know what to expect, he will either succeed or fail, which has to be hard for him. It is also very hard on Pip to say goodbye, especially to Joe, but he knows that there is a great reward coming his way if he just is brave and takes the leap.