Judith Shakespeare

To me, Judith Shakespeare is all the women who never had a chance to talk. Although I'm sure my argument is not right, I feel as though Woolf goes on and on about how different Judith and Shakespeare actually are.

Woolf writes, "it would have been impossible, completely and entirely, for any woman to have written the plays of Shakespeare in the age of Shakespeare."

While Shakespeare was out and about in London, working in theatres, he started to become a successful actor and knew many important people. While this was going on his sister Judith was to remain at home. She tried to read and sneak in a couple pages when she could, but sometimes she would get caught and was told to go back and do what she had learned.

Judith was never given the opportunities to enhance her education. Her and Shakespeare were always treated differently, because "that was the way women were suppose to be treated."

Women have worked for their place in society and since back then even up until now, it has been a struggle for women to gain the right respect and equality. To me, this argument that Woolf writes about is for all the women back in those days who wanted to read, write and have a life like a fellow male.

Dillard vs Sanders

Dillard and Sanders seem to have a different writing style, but still use the same style when using metaphors and explaining their experiences throughout the natural world. They like to explore their identities and both practice their writing skills. Also, they both talk about how writing is very unique and a way of life for both of them.

Although I enjoyed reading both of these short excerpts, I seemed to enjoy Sanders more. I seemed to understand his writing more than Dillards and I seemed to understand the metaphors better. His writing was also a little more contemporary. I liked that he was very family oriented and I also liked that he didn't want his life to be consumed in writing.

Writing to me is like...

Writing is an important tool that helps people express what they are feeling. However, when I start to write I get an type of anxiety. To me, writing is like jumping into the Gulf of Mexico in Naples, Florida. Although I have been vacationing there since I was born and have been in the ocean plenty of times, the first time getting in the water during a vacation is a bit scary. Its always a bit cold. But once my feet get used to the temperature, I usually try to go in a little farther. Once I'm in all the way to my stomach, I usually get scared of all the animals that could maybe brush my leg and scare me. But once I'm in for awhile I stop thinking about anything that could hurt me and I start having fun. Even though I always come out of the ocean as the same person as I was when I went in, I still get nervous everytime I see that vast body of water for the first time in a while.