Minutes

We started class by analyzing lines 112-119 Act 1 Scene 5. From these lines Shakespear repeats his theme that some things are not as they seem. Hamlet also refers to his table to which he wrote down a revelation he had about Claudius, his father's murder.

In addition we discussed the renaissance man. A renaissance man is a type of person that is interested in everything, essentailly. The problem with reniassance men was that they would never know when they would come upon a revelation so they had to carry a table, something to jot notes down on. The concept of the reniassance man is relevant to our next project, which was assigned in class today.

The project is to start carrying a table. Our table will be a small notebook with yarn to hang the notebook around our necks. Mr. Lazarow stressed the importance of wearing the table at all times, even out of school (unless you are doing something that makes it impossible like playing a sport or at a formal event). The goal of the table is to record things that reveal important truths.

Mr. Lazarow also mentioned that he has AP Juniors that potentially can get extra credit for the discovery of a senior without the table. Also, he said that his children happen to enjoy catching seniors without their tables, so watch out.

We will be wearing the tables for atleast 2 weeks starting on Monday.

Sean Hogan