Link to Victoria’s Blog: https://victoriamartin.art.blog/2020/04/14/would-shakespeare-be-catfishings-next-victim/

Hi Victoria, I chose to peer review your blog this week as I was immediately intrigued by your title and curious to see how you were going to relate such a contemporary concept to Shakespearean times. I think you structured this really well, first explaining the notion of catfishing, and then incorporating two texts from the Renaissance to strengthen your argument. I like your use of rhetorical questions by asking the audience “ would Shakespeare fall victim to cat fishing?” and making me think about my own opinion. My only thought for improvement is that it could have been more effective to introduce your stance on this statement earlier in your blog rather than right at the end, therefore you could use your analysis of texts to further justify your argument, rather than a short statement right at the end. Overall, great job 🙂

Link to Katrina’s Blog: https://khuynhvo.wordpress.com/2020/03/20/hamlets-contemporary-soliloquy/

Hi Katrina, I really enjoyed your blog this week. The message behind it was really powerful and strong, and completely relevant to our contemporary society with the current Coronavirus pandemic. I also think you did a great job encapsulating Hamlet’s voice of despair and existential questioning as this blog very much reminded me of the infamous Act 3, Scene 1 ‘“To be, or not to be” soliloquy. My only recommendation would be to even further develop the language you use to be more “Shakespearean”; you do this really well at the end through your wording choices and extended metaphors.