Ourplanetisdevelopingforward.Thefast-movingdevelopmentofscienceandtechnologymakesitmoreconvenientforstudentstogetsufficientandeffectiveinformationbycountlessways.Thatistheexternalconditionforourstudy,whichwecanappropriatelymakefulluseof.Butwhatwehavetokeepinmindisthattheeternalmasterofstudyisnoonebutourselvesintheprocessofstudying.
2」nwhatsensedoesreadingmakeafullman?
Readingmakesafullman.Historiesmakemenwise,poets,witty;themathematics,subtle;naturalphilosophy,deep;moral,grave;logicandrhetoric,abletocontend.Readinghistoriesmakespeoplelearnlessonsfromtheancienttime,avoidmakingthesamemistakesandpredictthedevelopmentofthings.Peoplewhoreadhistorieswillbewiserthanthesewhojustactaccordingtotheirownpreferenceswithoutlearningfromhistories.Readingpoemsmakespeoplelearnthebeautyoflanguage,thebeautifulclassicalstyleofartandliveapoeticlife.Peoplewhoreadpoemswillbewittierthanthesewhohaven'tfeelthebeautifulmoodandpurelife.Readingmathematicsmakes
peoplefocusontheaccuratecalculation,developascientificattitude,andformapragmaticspirit.Peoplewhoreadmathematicswillbemoresubtletoconsiderthingsfromallaspectsanddothingsfromthedropcarefullythanthesewhodon'tread.Readingnaturalphilosophymakespeoplepursuetruth,exploretheunknownmystery,andpracticeactively.Peoplewhoreadnaturalphilosophywillbedeeperthanthesewhodon'tlearnthetheoryofreflectingthetruth.Readingmoralmakespeoplelearntheway
ofharmonyliving,formtheprincipleofethicalbehaviorsanddevelopcorrectoutlooksonvalues.Peoplewhoreadmoralwillbegraverthanthesewhobehavewithoutcorrectprinciplesandcan'tdealwithdifferentrelationships.Readinglogicmakespeoplemastertherulesofthinking,dealingwithdifferentthingsandexploringobjectivereality.Peoplewhoreadlogicwillbemorecontendtohaveclearideas,matertheprinciplesofobjectivetruththanthesewhodon'tactaccordingtorules
Differentkindsofreadingmaterialsplaydifferentrolesinmakingafullman.Peopleshouldgetintodifferentreadingfieldsandtrainthemselvestobecomeacomprehensivetalent.Readingwilldogoodtoone'sphysicalhealthaccordingtosome
readingmaterialsofphysicaltraining.What'smoreimportant,readingpromotesthe
developmentoflogicthinkingandmorality.Peoplecanbecalledafullmanonconditionthattheyhavefinequality,delicateself-cultivationandstrictmorality.Trytoreadextensivelyandbecomeafullman.
Poems:
HamletP8
I.Whyissleepsofrightening,accordingtoHamlet,sinceitcan“end”theheartacheandthethousandnaturalshocks”?
Nobodycanpredictwhathewilldreamofafterhefallsasleep.Deathmeanstheendoflife,youmaygotoorunknownworldandyoucan'comeback,.Ifhedies,Hamlet'scan'trealizehiswill.Though
“sleep”canendtheheartacheandthethousandnaturalshocks,itisastateofmind.
Hamletdidn'tknowatall.Heisfrightenedbythepossiblesufferinginthelong.“dream
Hecan'tpredictwhatwillhappeninthesleep,maybegoodmaybeevil.
2.Whywouldpeopleratherbearallthesufferingsoftheworldinsteadof
choosingdeathtogetridofthem,accordingtoHamlet?
Deathissomysterious
thatnobodyknowswhatdeathwillbringtous.Maybebittersufferings,greatpains,
heartbreakingstoriesBecausepeopleholdthesameidea"togruntandsweatunder
awearylife,butthatthedreadofsomethingafterdeath-theundiscover'dcounty,
formwhosebournnotravelerreturns-puzzlethewill,andmakeusratherbearthose
illswehavethanflytoothersthatweknownotof?
”Peoplealsoarefrightenedbythe
mythsinanotherworldafterdeath.
3.What,afterall,makespeoplelosetheirdeterminationtotakeaction?
Please
explaininrelationtotheso-calledhesitationofHamlet.
Conscienceandover-considerations.Hewantstorevenge,butdoesn'tknowhow.He
wantstokillhisuncle,butfindsittoorisky.Helivesindespairandwantstocommit
suicide.However,heknowsifhedies,nobodywillcomforthisfather'sghost.Heisin
faceofgreatdilemma.Theydon'tknowtheresultaftertheirtakingtheaction.SuchasHamlet,hedoesn'tknowwhatwouldhappenifhekillshisuncleorkillshimself.So
Hamletwashesitated.
Sonnet18P13
1.Howdoesthepoetanswerthequestionheputsforthinthefirstline?
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14)
Thepoetopenswithaquestionthatisaddressedtothebeloved,"ShallIcomparethee
toasummer'sday?
"Thisquestioniscomparing“thee”tothesummertimeoftheyear.
Itisduringthistimewhentheflowersareblooming,treesarefullofleaves,theweatheriswarm,anditisgenerallyconsideredasanenjoyabletimeduringtheyear.
Thefollowingelevenlinesinthepoemarealsodedicatedtosimilarcomparisonsbetweenthebelovedandsummerdays.Inlines2and3,thespeakerexplainswhatmainlyseparatestheyoungwomanfromthesummer'sday:
sheis"morelovelyandmoretemperate."(Line2)Summerdaysaresometimesshakenby"roughwinds"(Iine3)whichhappensandisnotalwaysaswelcomingasthewoman.Howeverinline
4.thepoetgivesthefeelingagainthatthesummermonthsareoftentooshortby
saying,"Andsummerleasehathtooshortadate."Inthesummerdays,thesun,"the
eyeofheaven"(line5),oftenshines"toohot,"ortoodim,"hisgoldcomplexion
dimmed"(line6)as"everyfairfromfairsometimedeclines."(Line7)Thefinalportion
ofthesonnettellshowthebeloveddiffersfromthesummerinvariousaspects.Her
beautywillbeonethatlastsforever,"Thyeternalsummershallnotfade."(Line9),andneverendordie.
Atlasttwolines,thepoetexplainshowthebeloved'sbeautywillaccomplishthis
everlastinglifeunlikesummerdays.Anditisbecauseherbeautyiskeptaliveinthispoem,whichwilllastforever.Itwilllive"aslongasmencanbreatheoreyescansee."(Line13)thepoemisoutwardlyasimplestatementofpraiseaboutthebeautyofthebelovedwomanandperhapssummertothespeakerissometimestoounpleasantwiththeextremesofwindinessandheatthatgoalongwithit.However,thebelovedinthe
poemisalwaysmildandtemperatebyhernatureandnothingatalllikethesummer.
Atlast,thepoetstartstopraisethatthebelovedissogreatandawingthatsheistoliveforeverinthissonnet.Thebelovedissogreatthatthespeakerwillevengoasfarastosaythat,"Solongasmenbreathe,oreyescansee,solonglivesthisandthisgiveslifetothee.line(、14)thatthebelovedisdeservingtoliveonforever.
2.Whatmakesthepoetthinkthat“thou”canbemorebeautifulthansummer
andimmortal?
Attheverybeginning,thepoetputsforthaquestion:
“ShallIcomparetheetoa
summer'sday?
”Thenhegivesananswer:
“Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate.”
Ontheonehand,“RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,andsummer'slease
hathalltooshortadate;”ontheotherhand,“Sometimetoohottheheavenshines,
andoftenishisgoldcomplexiondimmed.”Sofromtheabovetwoaspectsthepoetthinksthat“thou”canbemorebeautifulthansummer.Inaddition,“Andeveryfairfrom
fairsometimedeclines,bychance,ornature'schangingcourseuntrimmed.”Compared
withimmortal,“Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade,norlosepossessionofthatfair
thouow'st,norshalldeathbragthouwand'restinhisshade,whenineternallinesto
timesthougrow'st.Therefore,thepoetdrawsaconclusion:
“Solongasmencan
breatheoreyescansee,solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.”Inthispoem,the
poetmakes“thou”morebeautifulthansummerandimmortalbecauseofhisbeautifullines.Sointhiscase,“thou”inthepoemcanberegardedasfemalebecauselovecan
beautyeternal.Or“thou"canbereferredtomale,forfriendshipcanmakebeautyeverlasting.Even“thou”canbeabstract“love”or“beauty”whichwillbecomeeternalin
thewonderfulpoem.
TheTigerP50
1.WhydoesthepoetmentiontheLamb?
DoyouthinkboththeLambandthe
Tigercanilluminateeachother?
TheTygeriscorrespondingtoTheLamb.Boththepoemsshowthepoet'sexploration,
understandingandplaintofthemysteriouscreation.Inthispoem,theauthorimpliesthattheTigeriscreatedbyGodaswellastheLamb.SoeithertheTigerortheLambisessentialtoGod.
IthinkboththeLambandtheTigercanilluminateeachother.AlthoughtheLambcan
representthekind“innocentsociety"itwillbelackofenoughmotivationtomake
progress.WhiletheTigerwillcausesocialmisery,unrestorevendisruption,butitcanmakepeoplereleasetheircreativity.SothepoetbelievesthattheTigeristhesymbolofstrengthandcourage.Andhealsopraisesitspassion,desireandalltheloftybeauty.
2.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthetiger?
Whatideadoesthepoetwanttoexpress?
ThesymboloftheTygerisoneofthetwocentralmysteriesofthepoem(theother
beingtheTyger'screator).Itisunclearwhatitexactlysymbolizes,butscholarshavehypothesizedthattheTygercouldbeinspiration,thedivine,artisticcreation,history,thesublime(thebig,mysterious,powerfulandsometimesscary.Readmoreonthisinthe"ThemesandQuotes"section),orvisionitself.Really,thelistisalmostinfinite.Thepointis,theTygerisimportant,andBlake'spoembarelylimitsthepossibilities
ThetigeristheembodimentofGod'sp