Gender in Advertising

This is a fashion ad for Dolce and Gabbana. This ad seems to just be displaying the new clothes the line is coming out with. However it is subliminally sending messages to men and women. The men are shown as dominant over women. The obvious image of this is the man pining the woman to the floor. A less obvious image is how all the men are standing up above the woman. By none of the men being on the same level as the woman it shows that they are more powerful and higher in society than she is. Also the background is of clouds and the sky. This gives the men a god-like appearance. It makes them seem superior to women. This ad is attractive because of the sexuality of it. This sexuality makes the ad seem okay to society. The purpose of this ad is to show that men have the power, even in fashion, to suppress women.

Sonnet

In the beginning everything was good
Life was sweet and everyone was at peace
There were hardships but they could be withstood
But this rapidly started to decrease

Life began to take a turn for the worst
People started to question everything
Feelings were held in and started to burst
However people did not talk but sing

No one understood what they had to say
They started to lose touch with what was life
These people's minds were slowly led astray
Their lives were filled with craziness and strife


They were not part of the community
Because their minds were in disunity

Crazy Flowers just for You

Ophelia- Freesia, Tulip, Anemone
 I picked these flowers because Freesia means innocence, Tulip means true love, and Anemone means fragile. Ophelia is innocent because she allows for her father, brother, and Hamlet to control her. Even when Hamlet treats her badly she still continues to love him, until she dies. She is fragile because the manipulation of her father brother and Hamlet cause her to go crazy.

Claudius- Marigold, Amaryllis, Protea
I picked these flowers because Marigold symbolizes desire for riches. Claudius' desire for riches is shown through him killing his brother. He wanted to become king so badly that he killed his own brother to do so. Amaryllis symbolizes pride. Claudius is prideful because he does not seem to feel sorry for killing his brother. His success at becoming king over powers that. Protea symbolizes daring. Claudius is daring in that he kills his own brother, the king of Denmark, so that he could become king.

Hamlet- Forget-me-not, Begonia, Lavender.
I picked Forget-me-not for Hamlet because it symbolizes true love. Throughout the entire play he was fooling people by pretending to be crazy. However his love for Ophelia was never fake. He always loved her. Begonia symbolizes  deep thoughts. Hamlet does a lot of pondering on aspects of life. He questions his morals and even if his life is worth living. Lavender symbolizes distrust. Hamlet doesn't trust anyone in the play, except Horatio. He doesn't trust his mother who quickly married his uncle right after Claudius killed King Hamlet. He was always questioning the motives of others.

Horatio-Alstroemeria, Gladiolus,Poppy
I picked Alstromeria for Horatio because is symbolizes friendship. Horatio is Hamlet's best friend and stands by his side the whole time. Gladiolus symbolizes strength of character. Throughout the whole play while everyone was convinced that Hamlet was crazy, Horatio stayed by his side. He didn't let the rumors get to him and stayed true to Hamlet. Poppy symbolizes consolation. When Hamlet doesn't know what to do he turns to Horatio. Horatio is always there for Hamlet, whenever he needs him.

Sites:

http://www.flowers4feelings.com/meanings_of_flowers.php

http://blog.weddingwire.com/index.php/weddings/the-meaning-behind-your-flowers/

http://huntingtonbotanical.org/Shakespeare/ophelia.htm

http://aboutflowers.com/flower-a-plant-information-and-photos/meanings-of-flowers.html

 

Hamlet's Office Supply Store

Hamlet would be a pencil because he can never make up his mind. Because of this he will probably make a mistake and need to fix it.
"Now might I do it pat. Now he is a-praying . And now I'll do't. (III.iii.74-74)
"No. Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent. (III.iii 88-89)

Ophelia would be a highlighter because in the scene when she gives out flowers she highlights the faults of everyone.
"There's fennel for you, and columbines.-There's rue for you...(IV.v.179-180)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern would be paper clips, as opposed to a stapler, because cannot be fully relied on to hold everything together and keep Hamlet's trust. 
"Why, look you now, how unworthy a athing you make of me! You would play upon me." (III.ii.336-337)

Barnyard Hamlet

Barnardo: Who's there?
Francisco: I think I hear them.
Horatio: Friends to this ground.


enter ghost

Barnardo: In the same figure like the king that's dead.

exit ghost

Horatio: But in the gross and scope of mine opinion this bodes some strange eruption to our state.

exeunt


Claudius: How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
Hamlet: Not so, my lord. I am too much i' the sun.
Gertrude: Do not forever with thy vailed lids seek for thy noble farther in the dust.
Claudius: Tis unmanly grief
Hamlet: Oh, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt

Exeunt all but Hamlet

Hamlet: Methinks I see my father in my mind's eye.
Horatio: Thrice he walked by their eyes
Hamlet: Let it be tenable in your silence

Exeunt all but Hamlet

Hamlet: My father's spirit in arms. All is not well. I doubt some foul play.

Exit


Claudius- Claudius would be a horse because horses are the strongest animals on the farm and Claudius is the king.
Horatio: Horatio would be a sheep because he is a good reliable friend to Hamlet, just as sheep are cuddly and nice.
Gertrude- Gertrude is a baby duckling because baby ducklings just follow their mother, just like Gertrude does whatever Claudius says.
Hamlet- Hamlet is a rooster because roosters are unpredictable of when they are going to crow. Just like Hamlet's behavior is unpredictable

The American Dream

This picture shows a women relaxing in a bathtub of money. This represents the American Dream because nowadays people just want to be rich and relax. They want to be able to make a lot of money so they have whatever they want and not have to worry. That is the main goal of many Americans.

Costume Design- Oedipus

Creon- His toga will be blue because blue symbolizes confidence and nobility. He is confident because he was able to stick to his word about Apollo's prophecy and not let Oedipus' accusations weaken him. He is also noble because not only is he the brother of the queen, but also he becomes king when Oedipus exiles himself.

Oedipus- His toga will be black because black symbolizes death and misery. Oedipus' whole life was ruined by the mistake of his parents sending him away. Because of this he did fulfill his fate of killing his father and marrying his mother. Once Jocasta found out she married her son, and the prophecy came true, she killed herself. This brought misery to Oedipus' life, so he scrapped out his own eyes and exiled himself.

Tireseas- His toga will be yellow because yellow stands for enlightenment. Tireseas is the blind prophet who tells Oedipus that he is the one who killed Laius. He tried to enlighten Oedipus with this information. He can also enlighten anyone else with this prophecies.

Jocasta- Her toga will be purple because purple stands for royalty and personal growth. She is royal because she is the queen. Her personal growth is that even thought she does not believe in fate, she does accept the fact the the prophecy about her son came true.

The Shepherd- His toga will be brown because brown stands for the earth and loving one's homeland. When he was the only survivor when Laius was killed he was completely humiliated. He could not believe that she could not stop one man. Then when Oedipus' became king, he realized he could not stay there knowing who killed the true king. So to protect Oedipus, and Thebes, he left with the truth.

The Messenger- His toga will be green because green stands for life, growth, and intelligence. He saved Oedipus when he was a baby, and thus allowed him to live his life and grow old. He also made the fact aware to everyone about Oedipus' real identity.