attitude

Ask yourself the following questions that apply to your focus question. Make notes as you go, and you will find it easier to organize your thoughts for the first draft.

• The poem's basic content
  1. What is the context of the poem? Identify the speaker(s) and any background information that would help explain the poem's basic message.
  2. How are the thoughts organized?
  3. Does the poet contrast any ideas? Does he/she juxtapose any for effect?
  4. What feelings does the speaker reveal?

Hamlet raises many questions that you may recognize from your own life. Thinking about some of these issues will make your experience of the play more interesting and rewarding. Discuss some of the following questions in your blog or the forums. Record in your blog any ideas you find interesting or thought-provoking.

What happened to the animals in BNW?

• Suggest a brief history of "pets" up to AF632.
• What attitudes do people have towards animals?
• Why are there no "conditioned" animals as pets?
• What are the attitudes towards animals on the reservation?

Consider our society. Are pets necessary? Why? Oh and I have a searchable BNW etext with a growing blogroll here. PS. What is lupus? Who, in BNW, has it? Why?