S.O.A.P. -Not by Other Girls - Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

It's a lot like Romeo and Juliet
It feels like
Something´s happening to me

In the summertime I met a guy
He was so fine, He blew my mind
My friends are telling me
Girl he's a loser
But they can't see

It's a lot like Romeo and Juliet
It feels like
Something´s happening to me

From the first time I saw his eyes
There was sunshine
Everytime he walks into the room
I feel my heart go boom boom boom

It's a lot like Romeo and Juliet
It feels like
Something´s happening to me

There was a time, when I was young
And love it felt so strong
Now it comes back to me
What's going on

It's a lot like Romeo and Juliet
It feels like
Something´s happening to me


In the song Romeo and Juliet, by Soap(Not by Other Girls) , there are many direct references to Romeo and Juliet(the novel). 
The song not only uses the names Romeo and Juliet, 
but also talks about the plot-how two people fall in love(in the song in the summer), 
and also the song brings up the very common motif of "sun" in the novel. 
Although unlike in the novel, the person in the song realizes that it was a typical "summer love", 
while in the novel their love is much more(all though weird) real. 
Also, instead of being in feuding familes, other people (like her friends) 
thought that he was a loser(as it says in the text of the song) which in the book is one of the main conflicts. 

Although there were many scenes in this novel, very few contained lots of action. Three that would be interesting to perform, would be:

1. When Pip first meets the convict. This was one of the events that actually contained suspense and intrigue. Mainly the parts where pip is getting shaken up and he stutters and doesn't always know what to say. This part was interesting because you don't know if he will actually get his liver taken out and such at this point in time (although considering the fact he is the main character and there are still about 487 pages to go...). The only two people in this scene are Pip and the Convict, so it would be a pretty easy scene (although I wouldn't want to be the one to be in it!)...

2. Another scene that would be fun to see, would be when Miss Havisham catches on fire. Yay! just kidding...This scene actually contained action and you don't know whether he is going to live or die. The characters in this scene are Miss Havisham and Pip. This is one of the more interesting and DRAMATIC scenes of the book.

3. Also, another scene that would be interesting to see was when Pip is first sent to Miss Havishams to play-the part that would be interesting, would be when Estella just calls pip out on everything he does. Like calling jacks knaves and all that stuff...Although this wasn't one of the more suspenseful scenes, it would be fun to act out [no lack of arguing :) ]

THE END

Great expectations that really aren't so great...More and more questions...

In this weeks reading, there were many mysteries revealed including those pertaining to Pip's benefactor and Miss Havisham's intricate web of social life. One of the parts I was confused about, was on page 357 when Pip narrates that Drummle reminded him of Orlick. "I could not have said from where, whether from the inn yard, or the street, or where not- and as Drummle leaned down from the saddle and lighted his cigar and laughed with a jerk of his herad towards the cofeeroom windows, the slouching shoulders, and ragged hair of this man, whose back was towards me, reminded me of Orlick." (357) I don't really understand if Drummle was ever associated with Orlick or if Pip is just reminded of them? Is he missing his past? I don't really get the connections between all of the characters...

Great Expectations

"Poor dear Joe, entangled in a little black cloak tied in a large bow under his chin, was seated apart at the upper end of the room;where, as chief mourner, he ad evidently been stationed by Trabb. When I bent down and said to him, 'Dear Joe,how are you?' he said, 'Pip old chap, you know'd her when she were a fine figure of a-' and collapsed my hand and said no more." (280)

My question is, does Pip actually feel sorry for Joe, and is he in mourning about his sisters death? He seems to not really care or notice or produce any emotion? IN the rest of the story, he doesn't really seem that concerned. Especially when he forgets about his family and thinks only of his social life. He doesn't really seem very caring, and he seems almost as if he is glad that his sister is dead(and that it won't make a difference in his life) thanks :)

Great Expectations: Picture

This picture of a saddened horse reminds me greatly of Joe(if you don't understand the connection, blacksmiths work on horses). When Pip leaves because he wants to become a gentleman, Joe loses one of his best friends in more than one way, because he has always been like a child and now Pip is "growing up" and leaving his side. Because Joe was a blacksmith, this picture ties in with his personality and profession. When he is saying goodbye to Joe, Pip finally seems to realize how much he owes to Joe. He now appreciates more and more what he and his family and friends have done for him in the past years.

Great Exectations- The First Stage

In the novel Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens the main character Pip lives in a semi-normal family where he is brought up "by hand". In the quote Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one day, Pip was referring to his beginning day at Miss Havishams where he was asked to play. Without this memorable day Pip wouldn't have met Estella and practically nothing would have happened that has actually occurred in the novel since then. Miss Havisham was once heartbroken and so she wants so take revenge on pip by making him fall in love(at the age of 7-ahem...you should think that's a little weird i hope) so that then she can leave him. Pip has looked over his cruel plan of hers and continues wanting to go back to see Estella even if she might deny it when he was asked.

Probably one of the most altering days was when I went to my first Skyhawks soccer camp. I was about 5, so I don't remember that much. This was the main starting point for my soccer career and I've been playing ever since on numerous different teams. Here, I also met one of my best friends who now lives in Burlington, Vermont. This event in my life has influenced me and I went to those camps for many years to come. Besides the fact that I was the only kid there my age-not to mention my height, The main things I remembered were that we were at Yauger park and at lunch we had a contest to see who could stuff the most warheads in their mouths at a time-I won. Hopefully that winning streak will continue on in my soccer career! (And in case you were wondering, my capacity at that time was 9 warheads-for 17 seconds. Just try and beat that...)

Thesis:

Throughout the play, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde portrays the many aspects of marriage in the Victorian Era using satire because he wants to show that marriage was not at all about romances but more of a business deal.

In my paragraph about The Importance of Being Earnest, my subject is about how Wilde portrays Algernon's use on marriage using epigrams and aphorisms. In the first section I used the quote " Three is company, two is none", shows how in the beginning he was fully opposed to the idea of marriage. Until he met Cecily, he didn't believe in love or romance in the business of marriage. In the second part, I used the quote "Divorces are made in heaven". This is a perfect example of Algernon's beliefs on the subject. Many men of this time probably had a similar view due to certain influences of the time period. The last idea I mention, is "My dear fellow, the way you flirt with Gwendolen is perfectly disgraceful. It is almost as bad as the way Gwendolen flirts with you" is another brilliant example of his disbelief's. he doesn't think that it is proper to flirt with anyone and especially not one whom you might marry. According to our thesis sentence, the play mainly focuses on Algernon's life perspective. Concurring with Algernon's beliefs, marriage was nothing but an action to get possessions and to move up in rank. One of the main points in the story was to get everyone to understand the actual meaning of marriage. My concluding sentence will state something realated to the next persons paragraph such as, "al' of these quotes were very idealistic things that people in the Victorian Era may have believed or experienced in their society.