Presentations and Music

I really liked the Idea's everyone discussed in their presentations, it really brought some perspective to all of the intricate themes that are explored in Shakespeare. i had some questions on Mario's presentation though: (if you're reading this Mario) I didn't understand how you said supernatural forces didn't pick sides and how that statement could be made in the case of Hamlet's fathers ghost, and also you said that the witches used Macbeth's ambition just to cause trouble and I was wondering what they had to gain from doing that. I really liked your use of the diagram though, it was really insightful. on another note, APE has made me start appreciating music on a whole new level, the amount of literary devices that go into some of the lyrics and I'm not just talking about similies and metaphors commonly found in rap and hip hop, but consonance, aphorisms, asyndeton, epiteth, imagery, periphrasis, puns, syllepsis, and more! i smile when i recognize some of these and am able to understand how the artist uses these to make the song more meaningful.