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Please bring a hard copy of the Works Cited page- Tues.- Ms. M :)

**Michelle Linch!**
 * Nice work! I was iffy to read yours at first because I did not agree with your thesis, however I was politely surprised when I found myself agreeing with some of your points. Through your sources I was impressed how you were able to back yours up so well. With all of your citations it really seemed credible to me. I really liked the last line of your conclusion! As a suggestion for next time, would maybe put more sub-headings in to really make your point very clear. However, overall it was very strong and well written. Congrats on getting me to see another side :D**
 * Michelle Methven**

Michelle, honestly, I throughly enjoyed your paper. I had the same trouble as Michelle M because as I read your intro I realized and analysed in my head and disagreed with your thesis. I did not see Ophelia's suicide as independent or strong by any stretch and although I see her as stronger than Ophelia, I didn't see Gertrude as a strong woman either. But then I realized my mistake when you said the thing about the modern perspective. I realized I was taking this the wrong way and decided to reserve my opinion until after I read your paper. The way you spoke about the feminine influences in Shakespeare and the views of women in the victorian era made me realize that although as a modern reader I don't see them as strong, they are indeed stronger than women at that time. The way presented each item that made them that much stronger definetely put things in a different perspective for me. Although there were some grammatical errors (and some present tense here and there), the paper was very well-written and I personally think it flowed really well. This will be an interesting seminar (I WISH I COULD BE THERE), but you have plenty of good sources and info to back up your thesis. Overall, great job. =) Maria Ayalde, Period 3.

Michelle, I enjoyed reading your paper, and agree with what both Maria and Michelle M said above. This paper changed my views of both Ophelia and Gertrude. The inclusion of the historical info about the women of the time was very informative, though I think you could have elaborated a bit more in the "Life of Women during the Elizabethan years" section because I felt it was rather brief and left me with a few questions. Overall your paper was very well supported, flowed well, and was interesting to read. I think you did a great job and definately proved your point! - Eleni Christou

Michelle, I have to admit that I felt the same as Michelle, Eleni and Juli. I've always felt that Shakespeare was misogynist. However, your paper presented ideas that I hadn't considered. I've always read the text from a modern point of view and after I adjusted my manner of interpreting the scenes you discussed, I saw your point. Although I feel you could have elaborated more on your descriptions of women during the Elizabethan era, your paper was strong and very well supported by evidence. It was an interesting read though I must admit that the inconsistency in tense threw me off a bit but overall it was an amazing paper. Give yourself a round of applause! -Elena

