Drama- Rick Najera

1) The genre for Captured by Feministas is Tragicomedy, because it ended with no absolutes. The readers were not sure if he got shot or not it focused on the character relationships and how women are viewed in society. The play was funny but serious at the same time.
The genre for You Know How to Whistle, Don't You? is Melodrama because the girl is portrayed as the victim. Also this play has a strict moral judgement.

2) In both plays the choice of words were great in that it brought out the point that Rick Najera was trying to portray. He uses a lot of very common speech that can be understood by a variety of people. The words are descriptive so you know that the person who is talking is passionate about what they are saying.
However reading both plays seem to run on and on but I'm sure seeing someone act them out will give me a better understanding of each. In Captured by Feministas he used names of females that are feminist which allows the reader to relate if they know who these women are. In You know how to whistle don't you she uses every different approach to try to get this man to sleep pay to sleep with her but what she really wanted was just an escape from her reality.

3) I came up with several themes for each play
Captured by feministas- Superiority, Inequality, women struggle
You Know how to Whistle don't you- desperation, loneliness,struggle for survival

4) Captured by feministas- protagonist- male, antagonist- females but they can be switched
You Know how to Whistle don't you- Protagonist- female, antagonist- male

5) I really enjoyed reading these plays. They were funny and you can understand them. I would have really enjoyed watching them as well.

Hamlet

1) I think Hamlet is talking about life and making decisions. If we are not satisfied should we continue to live in misery or change and be happy. I got that explanation from the lines "Whether 'tis nobler in the mind the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing them". I also think that Hamlet is saying that you should follow your dreams and only you alone can hinder yourself from what you want to accomplish.

2) I think this soliloquy is so famous because of the first line "To be, or not to be: that is the question:". Before I knew who William Shakespear was i would here this line used on TV in cartoons and movies. From what I think this soliloquy means I can identify with it in that If I'm not happy with something I don't sit around and complain about it, I change it so I am more comfortable and happy.