User:SmarmyMantis920/sandbox

I had accidentally had this information published in my User Page and not my Sandbox so I fixed the problem and added the information here.

Hamlet Article Evaluation
I am evaluating the Hamlet page. I took a look first at the information about adaptations and I think the Gamlet section should be expanded. As stated, it is considered by many to be the definitive adaptation (including by other adapters) so it maybe deserves to have more written about. I also think the page should use a Kenneth Branagh or Gamlet photo as those two seem to be most well-known or definitive. Benedict Cumberbatch's photo was used and though he is well-known, I don't think his performance is well-known (at least yet). I also think the main first section should specify when the play is intended to take place as it clarifies location and should add time to its mention of the setting. There is a section devoted to Sources, explaining potential influences on Shakespeare's work but I think having specified time in the beginning could help as well. For example, with Richard III, knowing the time it takes place is important so I think Hamlet 's is too. The psychoanalytic criticism of Hamlet is quite large and I think the philosophical and feminist critiques are paled in comparison. If there is more information out there about the critiques through those lenses, they could be valuable.

Cymbeline Article Evaluation
Because the Hamlet page felt well-done, I went and took a look at the Cymbeline page as well. This is also helpful for me because it is the article we will be editing. After a quick glance, I think the "Sources" section should be expanded as it is just barely a paragraph. I think Cymbeline deserves a criticism and analysis section like Hamlet has because I found the relations the play has in metaphors to Britain (what was discussed in class today) to be interesting and valuable and I think it could be helpful to include.

A Claim to be Cited
Michael Harrison, the new police commissioner of Baltimore City, is interested in changing the Baltimore Police Department's structure and leadership.

Individual Implementation Plan
Because the criticisms/analysis section is a difficult task, our group worked closely together in finding sources and evaluating them. We are somewhat struggling to piece it all together so we are opting to create our own piece and then hope to have help in and out of class in making our work cohesive. This his is what I have personally written:

British Identity
One of the major analyses of Cymbeline deals with the play’s connections with British identity, displaying the cultural anxieties at the time of the play’s inception. Scholars agree that the play presents major characters as allegories of British identity and that the play is not historically accurate though it does present historical characters. From the xenophobic nationalist Queen, to Posthumous, who struggles in knowing where he comes from, torn between his ancestry in both Wales and Rome (I still need to correctly cite this as it comes from Valerie Wayne's text, but I am unsure of exactly how to go about this). The play is considered to be a performance of contemporary British feelings as a nation unsure of where to find itself in its heritage, having once been conquered by Rome.