My good readers, it is time for me to more creatively express myself when it comes to this blog. Therefore, I have decided to completely switch up the layout of my entire page. Hopefully I don't lose too many of my subscribers from the castle. Bear with me as these changes are being made for the benefit of the readers. To begin with, I have changed my font type to a Corsiva font. This is a font that exhibits warmth, which is something I attempt to portray to those who come to me seeking my advice, such as my Lord Hamlet. It was I who Hamlet entrusted to watch Claudius' expression as he watched The Mousetrap performed last evening. I was given eplicit directions by Hamlet to "observe mine uncle," (3.2.73). Who else would he have entrusted with this all important task? I am a very logical fellow and one who is calm and warm of heart, reflected in my Corsiva font.When he asked if I thought his Uncle had a look of guilt upon his face, I answered, "Very well, my lord," (3.2.270). I pride myself on being a warm hearted man that can be trusted with my lord's internal struggle.
Furthermore, I have also adjusted my color scheme on my page. I have decided to go with a light blue type on a dark, blackish background. The gloomy background represents the decrepit state of our great nation at this moment. "And prologue to the omen coming on, have heaven and earth together demonstrated unto our climatures and countrymen," (1.1.122-124). The light blue type represents the calming effect on people. As I said before, and by no means am I attempting to brag, my Lord Hamlet entrusts me with simply everything. I have a very relaxed tone to my persona, and am a man full of logic that I believe my colleagues, friends, and Lord have all taken note of. My last structural enhancement on my blog page was to adjust the general layout of the text. I chose to go with a very structered column like approach. This captures my ability to organize my thoughts before coming to the best possible solution. While this blog is an attempt to capture my true inner soul, these changes were a must in order to capture the essence of who I am.
Horatio "Logic Man"
Oh Horatio how it saddens me that you have been cooperating with my crazed son in spying on my husband Claudius. As one of his closest friends, you should be guiding him out of this delusion rather than walking him deeper and deeper! You ought to be more like my beloved King, who does everything to help him. "Her father and myself (lawful espials) Will so bestow ourselves that, seeing unseen....that thus he suffers for" (3.1.33-38). Going so far as to spy in order ease his sufferings. I do agree with you being logical. When Marcellus and Barnardo attempted to convince you of a ghost, you immediately said, "Tush, tush, 'twill not appear" (1.1.28) to show that you are not swayed by every word anyone says.
ReplyDelete-Gertrude
Horatio,
ReplyDeleteYou could not be more correct in your assessment of your position in my life. You are a very "logical fellow" and extremely warm-hearted. I have the upmost respect for you as a person. It is this respect that, in my dying breaths, asked you "to tell my story... (5.2.145)" so that the entire world will know what transpired in that rotten state of Denmark during the reign of Claudius the cruel (perhaps corrupt would be a better epithet). It is for this reason that I thoroughly approve of your choice of text and color. It does indeed have a calming effect on me as well as conveys a dignified appearance.
I do, however, disprove of your background. I realize that "something is rotten in the state of Denmark (1.4.90)" but that does not mean that you have to be all gloom and doom. That's my responsibility. I am supposed to wear "...suits of solemn black,(1.2.78)" but not you. You are meant to keep me calm and to bring some optimism into my life (or at least distract me from my grief). I therefore urge you to change the background of this blog to something more worthy of your true self and not reflective of Denmark as a whole.
Hamlet