Blog Post #6

Hey Stephen, I know looks can be deceiving but I know I saw a light in you
As we walked we were talking and I didn't say half the things I wanted to
Of all the girls tossing rocks at your window
I'll be the one waiting there even when it's cold
Hey Stephen, boy you might have me believing I don't always have to be alone.
'cause I can't help it if you look like an angel
Can't help I if I wanna kiss you in the rain so
Come feel this magic I've been feeling since I met you
Can't help it if there's no one else
I can't help myself
Hey Stephen, I've been holding back this feeling
So I've got some things to say to you
I seen it all so I thought but I never seen nobody shine the way you do
The way you walk, way you talk, way you say my name
It's beautiful, wonderful, don't you ever change
Hey Stephen, why are people always leaving
I think you and I should stay the same
They're dimming the street lights
You're perfect for me why aren't you here tonight?
I'm waiting alone now so come on and come out and pull me near
Shine, shine, shine
Hey Stephen I could give you fifty reasons why I should be the one you choose
All those other girls, well they're beautiful but would they write a song for you
Myself, can't help myself
I can't help myself.

Since there seem to be so many dying around me, it got my mind rolling. What song would I want to be played at my funeral? As I wracked through my mind thinking of what would fit best, I suddenly thought of the song "Hey Stephen" by my fave girlfriend Tay Tay Swift. This song speaks of a great love that began very suddenly. Much like the lyrics, I fell in love with my dear Claudius within "two months...nay, not so much, not two" (1.2.138) of my late husband Hamlet's death. I did not plan this at all. It just happened that way and I am so happy that it played out that way. Just as in the song it says "Shine, shine, shine" I have always felt that Claudius' obvious love for me shines through all else. It shows especially when he tenderly cares for my son because he knows just how much I care for him. My heart melted for him when he said to Hamlet, "And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you" (1.2.111-112). Also, this song seems to be portraying an innocent and genuine love for this so called Stephen. Likewise, my love for both my son and husband is one of innocence and sometimes even naive. When Hamlet is furious and screaming at me, I honestly have no idea I have done wrong. This is portrayed through, "...O speak to me no more; These words like daggers enter my ears; No more, sweet Hamlet" (3.4.94-96)! Also, when I agree to spy on Hamlet with Ophelia, it is ONLY because I love him so much and I want to know the source of his grief so that he can be withdrawn from it. "And for your part, Ophelia, I do wish that your good beauties be the happy cause Of Hamlet's wildness" (3.1.39-41). This shows that I am very genuine and pure in my intentions of eavesdropping on their conversation. My naivety is shown when I drink from the cup solely because I want to taste what is in the pretty cup. Although my King warned me, I insisted, "I will, my lord. I pray you, pardon me" (5.2.287). Like my girl T-Swizzle portrays in her waiting love, I am also one of great patience. Even when my beloved Claudius jumps to the conclusion that Hamlet is mad, I snap, "For love of God, forbear him" (5.1.259). 

Song Number Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaS8ZyXDWes&feature=player_embedded

You Instantly awakened my imagination

Old fashioned infatuation

I can be anything that you want me to be

And you can have me in every position that you dreamed

I know you've got a wild streak

You're a freak

You're alone in your bed with graphic images in your head 

Let me do what I want to do with you
Let me tie you down pick you up and
Flip you all around
Let me tell you how sexy you are
As I'm going down on you in the car

If feeling this good is a sin

Let's do it all over again. 

Just when I thought this might get boring
Wake me up in the morning by pouring
Honey on my body and licking it off
You're taking me to concerts and you're taking off your top
I know you've got a wild streak

You're a freak

Then you're back in our room with the bride and the groom 

This is it
This is great
This is what I always wanted
Where do we go from here?
That's the question of the year

I think you're fine

I think you're hot

This is what I always dreamed of

The one thing I forgot

Was to get to know you

This second song also portrays how I am...from other's perspectives I believe. Despite my good intentions for my actions, some people just want to find some fault in what I'm doing. As my son says, "So loving to my mother That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly" (1.2.139-142). He appears to believe that I do not appreciate what my late husband did for me! How far from the truth can he assume! There is not one day that I don't think of Hamlet. I only told him, "Thou know'st 'tis common. All that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity." (1.2.72-73) because I wanted to comfort him at the time. As the song suggests, there is much lusting going on in the relationship. Similarly, the ghost of my late husband claims that, "With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts...that have the power So to seduce" (1.5.43-45), Claudius was able to persuade me into being with him. He also said, "Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven, So lust, though to a radiant angel linked, Will sate itself in a celestial bed And prey on garbage" (1.5.54-57). Honestly, I just find that downright rude and inaccurate to say such things about me. But hey, you can never please everyone so I'll just focus on pleasing my dear and so beloved Claudius! <3

Gertrude