Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

“Examine the words “No name of magistrate”[The Tempest Ganzalo’s commonwealth]
W.Turner” No name of magistrate”” I would not have such an office as that of a magistrate.
In other words W.Turner means to say that Gonzalo would do away with the judicial system. But can we live with the judicial system or the system of listening to the petitions and redress of grievances removed from the society? Shakespeare presents the character of Gonzalo as a noble one and would an intellectual like Shakespeare write such meaningless and absurd dialogue for a noble character?
Now let me explain this dialogue in a saner and logically acceptable manner. Pick up a dictionary of Legal terminology and look for the meaning of the word “Name” and the meaning would be discrimination. So I think Shakespeare is suggesting that there should not be any discrimination in the appointment of the magistrates by way of favoritism or nepotism.
However you be the better judge
Lament”400 years have already gone when will this intellectual eclipse end Shakespeare’s intellect be revealed in it’s true perspective???

Examine the words “Letters should not be known” ”[The Tempest Ganzalo’s commonwealth]

W.TurnerLettersno learning; no education from books.
Roma GillLettersno literature, no academic education.
Now I feel W.Turner is taking us to the Plato’s ideals of education that man should learn from the Nature while Roma Gill is for complete abolition of literature and academic system of education.
Do you feel that an intellectual of Shakespeare’s stature would suggest such absurdities? What is the logic behind this kind of conveyance? In my opinion I think we should take an appendage marque as an implied appendage and assume that Shakespeare is suggesting “the letters of marque” giving a meaning amounting to crime and criminals i.e. he wants the society to be free of crimes and criminals. Refer Para 791 of the Roget’s to be convinced.
However you be the better judge
Lament”400 years have already gone when will this intellectual eclipse would end and Shakespeare’s intellect be revealed in it’s true perspective???

Examine the words “riches, poverty and use of service, none” ”[The Tempest Ganzalo’s commonwealth]

1. W.TurnerThere should be no riches or poverty nor utilizing the service of the other people.
2. Roma Gilluse of servicekeeping servants.
3. Can you be a cobbler, carpenter, barber, potter etc., and all rolled into one? If such interdependence is to be absent, the concept of society would not have come into the being. Will a person of Shakespeare’s stature suggest such dis-association in the society? Can we live if such interdependency is abolished and forbidden?
4. By using words “riches and poverty” Shakespeare must be trying to talk about economic reforms pertaining to reduction of gap between the rich and the poor by proper distribution of wealth by avoiding its concentration in fewer hands.
5. While we are at examining the words “use of service” I suggest that we take the words “use of” as a pair and adopt the meaning suggestions made at Para 613 of the Roget’s and pick the option “habit of” or “the tradition of”.
6. Now while dealing with the word “service” we must adopt the options made out at Para 749 and opt for the meaning “serfdom” the tradition of propagating or encouraging slavery. If you do so you will be doing justice to Shakespeare and save his face from the prospect of shame of being looked upon as the insane man by the upcoming generations.
7. However you be the better judge.

examine the meaning of the word “contract”[The tempest Gonzalo's commonwealth]
1. W.Turnercontractagreement between man and man
2. Roma Gillcontract=bargaining and property dealing
3. According to me we should pick up an option from Roget’s Para 806 and the perfect word meaning in this context would be “encumbrance” i.e. a state of restrictions.
4. However you be the better judge.

I am a newbie too... i love british english poetry, looking forward for emails and information about it. enjoy yourselves here.

Well, welcome reyzai. I have not understood that what do you mean by "looking forward for emails and information about it" *feeling confused*

Well, keep on posting!

I'm a new member and I just wanted to say hi.
Well, I'm French and I study Anglo-American literature and civilisation in College.
I must apologize in advance for my English, which can be clumsy. Feel free to correct it.
My favourite authors are Louisa May Alcott and William Shakespeare but I also love many others.
I guess that's all for now.
See you soon,
Elizabeth Sewall.

Hey Elizabeth. Welcome to te forum! I am also learning French now a days.

Merci Pensive!! :D

Hi everyone,
I'm Truth_forest. I study at the faculty of humanities, English literature major.
I love literature and art...
At first, I want to study in law but it's hard.
I change to this major that I don't like.
In the first term, I 'm not happy about "the introduction of literartue". It's harder than Law. I hardly quite but my teacher insprie me.
Altough literature is hard to understand, there is so interesting...
Literature isn't like science math or law that have definite answer. There are many thing about literature that I don't know and I want to learn...
Now, I don't sad for studying Literature, I 'm so happy that I choose it.

for this website, I have known this for 3 months. The website is very interesting and useful.
Thank a lot!

Welcome, truth_forest! I don't suppose you'd know my friend, Sherwood?

ElizabethSewall, is that Claire Danes in your avatar? Or am I mistaken?

Indeed, that's Claire Danes as Juliet Capulet, in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
Welcome everyone!!! :D

Hi everyone... As this is my very first post, I guess I aught to introduce myself!
I'm currently a student at college in Spain as an expat. studiying for my British A levels in English Literature, Psychology, Business Studies and Spanish. I enjoy reading novels, mainly autobiographies and the like, at the moment I am reading Sharon Osbourne's - Extreme. I also enjoy writing both poetry and short stories, although I have just started a novel; but I am yet to finish the second chapter!
I haven't really had the most exciting of existances, mainly because of my "troubled" childhood, and so there isn't very much worth writing about...
Anyway, hello to you all, and I hope to see everyone around on the forums :o) Glad I stumbled across!

Welcome Broken Rainbow. I hope you enjoy it here.

¡Hola, señor broken_rainbow! ¡Bienvenidos a LitNet!

Welcome Broken Rainbow and Elizabeth Sewall. :wave:

Hello Everyone,

I would like to intriduce myself by refering to a quote given by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, addressed to the youth of America
" You have to be the voices for change in America. Bring your hopes and bring your dreams, bring your IPods and your cell phone cameras, and change the world your way."
Well done

Welcome, christopherlee. Is your namesake the actor?

Hi christopher, Welcome to the forum!

Well im from Australia and Im kinda new to this website.

So we can see by your post count :p--welcome, CuRlZa!

Hi Everyone
I am Venicemerchant and I just started reading Shakespeare. (A bit late in life 34 years old)
I hope to learn more about him and his writing.
I am also an Emily Dickinson fan and one of her best poems

Parting
My life closed twice before its close;
It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me,
So huge, so hopeless to conceive,
As these that twice befell.
Parting is all we know of heaven,
And all we need of hell.

I found that poem after I had lost both my mama and daddy and that was exactly how I felt. Partins is all we know of heaven and all we need of hell...
Anyway just saying Hello to everyone...
God Bless
Venicemerchant

Hey Venice, Welcome to the forum! You can discuss plays by Shaky Shocky Shaken Pear here. Have a nice time and keep on posting.

It is a good poem.

Hi. I´m new. I am doing an English philology course in Madrid. I am doing English Literature 2nd year and I am studying Charlotte Smith and Frances Burney and Jane Austen right now. I am a guy and I am from London. Sorry about the name. I love literature and history and..... yeah, I love women, in spite of the name. Most of all I like communication but I might be reading something or teaching, so do not count my non-reply to your questions as an act of anti-sociability.
I like Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, Vivaldi, Tchaikovski, Gershwin, Frank Sinatra, Billy Holiday, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Elvis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Doors, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Santana, Led Zeppelin, The Jam, The Style Council, Rick Astley, The Smiths, The Blow Monkeys, The Stone Roses, Coldplay etc.

Whoo! Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly--bonus points for charlie!

This is the first time I write. I'd like to introduce myself since I received a message inviting me to say "hi." Well, I am a Shakespearean at heart. It's funny that I say that now, because if you would have asked me this before last semester that I took it for the first time at school, I would have told you I was afraid to take the class. :confused: But from the moment I read one of Shakespeare's works, I was hooked. I told my instructor, "I think I'm going to like this Shakespeare guy. I'm staying in the class." Lo and behold, I am still taking upper level Shakespeare classes today.

I am an English major trying to attain my Bachelor's degree. I became an English major because I enjoyed grammar. However, I found out that English majors needed to read, compare, and analyze literature. Well, I was in for the ride of my life. :banana:

So, it was a little nuts in the beginning getting used to all that reading, especially when I wasn't a reader at heart. However, I took the plunge and went for it. Well, here I am still plucking away and almost done. :nod: I plan to teach middle school or high school, but when I mention it, people think I'm coo-coo. :goof: So, I'm still deciding. But, just so you know...my life is going to school and loving it.

My hobbies are the outdoors. I love being in nature and embracing every aspect of it. I love going hiking, fishing, camping, and exploring the outdoors during the summer months. I am sort of an adventurer and love to travel.

I'm also a people person. I am active in clubs involving social, leadership, and honor organizations. Currently, I am president of AYLSS (As You Like Shakespeare Society) and we go to many of Shakespeare's plays. We also coordinate an annual Spring Tea and do a call for papers for our annual journal where students have the opportunity to get a publication if they are selected. So, that's the Shakespeare side of me. :thumbs_up

Aside from that, I am a tutor and help university students in all levels of writing and grammar. I work directly one-to one or do study groups as well. I enjoy working and helping students. That is a passion of mine that I find very rewarding.

Well, that's my intro. It was nice meeting you. :p

Greetings to VeniceMerchant, Charlotte Smith, and 2brnut2B (and any other newbies I missed). :wave: Wow, two Shakespeare lovers and a real music afficianado. Hope you have fun here.

Howdy,
I like to read and write, but my school English courses are dreadful. happy posting.

Welcome, welcome, one and all!

proseofpearls, nice to meet another "Howdy" user...

Welcome to the newbies. I hope you enjoy lit net.

Hi 2burntp, Welcome to the forum! Nice intrduction by you. Have a nice time here.

proseofpearls, Welcome abroad. I hope that you will be able to cover your school course nicely. Keep on posting.

Im from Australia where its hot at the moment and this is all very new to me considering I've only just gotten into literature this year at school. Have a good day!

Hi CuRIZa, Welcome to the forum! It is hot here too.

i am chef, and i am from TX jiji well i am still in high school but i just need this year and the next one to end the whole drama YEA :D !!!!!!! Well have a good one

Hiya, chef. Welcome.

well now you know i am new so can i ask you something about the forum?

Hi chef, Welcome to the forum! You are welcome to ask any question related to the forum but you should read the FAQ first because it might help you and if not, then you can ask questions in "Literature Network" subforum.

well i don't think the FAQ can answer the question i am going to ask so here it goes, What is it that you like the best about the forum?

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Chef, This link might help you. :)

Hey everybody, I've been here for a couple of days and posted a few times, but I thought that introducing myself wouldn't be a bad idea.

I'm a college freshman planning on majoring in writing. I like writing, reading, art, and music. I play the guitar and the lute. I like primarily Celtic and Celtic-inspired music. I like The Lord of the Rings. I am currently writing a fantasy/speculative fiction sort of novel, just finished the rough draft a month ago.

That'll do, I suppose. See you all around the forum!