Phedra

I see I can't control my emotions.
Since I've broken my silence
Madam, I must go on: I must tell you
The secret my heart can no longer contain.
You see before you a pitiable prince,
The very image of fearless pride.
I spurned the whole idea of love,
Offended by its captives and their chains;
Pitying the wrecks of flesh and blood,
I always thought to watch the storm from the shore.
Now I'm like all the rest,
I see myself swept out to sea!
I was defeated in a moment:
My proud spirit is finally brought to heel;
For six months, ashamed, in despair,
Pierced by an arrow,
I've raged against you, against myself.
It's no use.
When you're there, I run away;
When you're not, I see you
Everywhere;
Deep in the forest, your image haunts me;
By day, by night,
Everything shines with your radiance;
I would rebel, I can't;
Everything makes me your slave.
I don't recognise myself; I'm lost.
My bow, my spears, my chariot - I despise them;
I've forgotten what it was that Neptune taught me.
The woods ring only with my lovesick sighs,
My stallions stand idle - they've forgotten the sound of my voice.
You must be appalled at this declaration,
To have aroused such savage love!
How could I offer you my heart in such brutal terms!
Don't you find your prisoner bizarre?
All the more reason to value my love - it's genuine.
Remember, I'm speaking a foreign language;
Don't reject what I'm saying because I don't know how to say it;
Without you, I'd never have felt what I feel.

Hippolytos declaration of love to Aricia
- Racine's Phedra.

Hamlet

Struggled to get through an English version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. This old-ish version of the English language is so hard to read smoothly. I get stuck on every second word and have to re-read sentences to fully understand them. Sometimes I still don't. 

In the end they all died, and I kinda felt like it was a waste of time. Shakespeare is very interesting though and I enjoy his writings. Next up is The Tempest (Stormen) and I'm quite excited. The movie "Resan till Melonia" is one of my childhood favourites. Haven't seen it? You should. 

"The Journey to Melonia" is a Swedish-Norwegian animated fantasy adventure film from 1989, loosely based on The Tempest. It's gorgeous.

Ps.

Och så ska jag ta körkort, ta mig tusan!

New years resolution

There we go, yet another year has passed and we have entered the year of 2014. Exciting.

This year my resolution will once again be to write a little every day. May it be on here (preferably) or somewhere else. It started off well with not a single word written on the 1st day of the year, but I consider it a day where exceptions are allowed. It is meant to be a lazy day.

Anyway, happy new year!