The Prince & Me

Forget it. 513 00:35:51,088 --> 00:35:52,888 Yeah, OK, I need help. 514 00:35:53,048 --> 00:35:55,768 Yes, I'll help you. It's not a problem. 515 00:35:56,968 --> 00:35:58,648 Only, I'm… 516 00:35:59,688 --> 00:36:02,008 I'm gonna need some help of my own first. 517 00:36:02,168 --> 00:36:03,968 Pour the bleach like this. 518 00:36:04,128 --> 00:36:07,768 And do not spill. 519 00:36:07,928 --> 00:36:11,048 I bet you can't believe I've never done laundry before, can you? 520 00:36:11,208 --> 00:36:13,088 Yeah, it's a real leap. 521 00:36:20,448 --> 00:36:21,448 Cold. 522 00:36:23,888 --> 00:36:24,888 Warm. 523 00:36:28,448 --> 00:36:29,528 Cold, cold. 524 00:36:31,168 --> 00:36:34,368 It's just so confusing. I mean, how do you know what goes in which pile? 525 00:36:34,528 --> 00:36:37,928 It's a gift. I guess you could say I'm the Rain Man of laundry. 526 00:36:39,768 --> 00:36:41,688 OK, now it's my turn. 527 00:36:45,808 --> 00:36:48,088 We did 'King Lear', and now we're on the sonnets. 528 00:36:48,248 --> 00:36:52,008 Next, it's 'Hamlet', which is about a whiny prince from Denmark. 529 00:36:52,168 --> 00:36:53,648 What does that have to do with reality? 530 00:36:53,808 --> 00:36:55,208 More than you think. 531 00:36:55,368 --> 00:36:57,208 Well, you're from Denmark. Do you even have princes? 532 00:36:57,368 --> 00:36:58,968 Yes, I think we do. 533 00:36:59,128 --> 00:37:01,208 Well, Beth read it, and she said he's a total loser. 534 00:37:01,368 --> 00:37:04,208 Well, you can tell Beth that the prince was young and scared 535 00:37:04,368 --> 00:37:06,888 and he didn't feel ready for the hard choices he had to make. 536 00:37:07,048 --> 00:37:09,168 It's not easy facing that kind of pressure. 537 00:37:13,848 --> 00:37:16,128 Right. Sonnets, you say. 538 00:37:24,968 --> 00:37:26,728 "O, me! 539 00:37:26,888 --> 00:37:29,048 "What eyes hath love put in my head 540 00:37:30,408 --> 00:37:32,888 "Which have no correspondence With true sight 541 00:37:34,928 --> 00:37:37,328 "Or if they have Where is my judgment fled 542 00:37:37,488 --> 00:37:39,608 "That censures falsely What they see aright?" 543 00:37:41,248 --> 00:37:42,568 It's beautiful. 544 00:37:42,728 --> 00:37:44,568 It's gibberish. I have no idea what he's saying. 545 00:37:44,728 --> 00:37:48,448 Well, he's saying that love is magical 546 00:37:48,608 --> 00:37:50,848 and that it makes people look at each other 547 00:37:51,008 --> 00:37:52,448 in an unspoilt way, without judgment. 548 00:37:52,608 --> 00:37:53,968 Why doesn't he just say that? 549 00:37:54,128 --> 00:37:55,728 Why can't people just say what they mean? 550 00:37:56,728 --> 00:37:58,568 Well, people rarely say what they mean. 551 00:37:59,568 --> 00:38:01,688 That's the interesting part, is… 552 00:38:01,848 --> 00:38:04,568 …is what's going on underneath the surface. 553 00:38:06,328 --> 00:38:08,128 See, take line 12. 554 00:38:09,568 --> 00:38:12,208 "The sun itself sees not Till heaven clears." 555 00:38:12,368 --> 00:38:13,888 What does that mean to you? 556 00:38:15,248 --> 00:38:18,088 That the sun can't shine when it's cloudy. 557 00:38:18,248 --> 00:38:20,648 No. You're being too literal. See, don't just go for the obvious. 558 00:38:20,808 --> 00:38:23,368 See, all these words, they have multiple meanings 559 00:38:23,528 --> 00:38:26,688 and you have to explore the possibilities 560 00:38:26,848 --> 00:38:28,408 and then make your choice. 561 00:38:29,408 --> 00:38:32,168 See, like the word 'sun', that could mean the actual sun 562 00:38:32,328 --> 00:38:34,688 or it can mean light. 563 00:38:34,848 --> 00:38:37,488 But then 'light' can mean knowledge or reason. 564 00:38:37,648 --> 00:38:41,008 That could go on forever. Yes. Yes, it could. 565 00:38:41,168 --> 00:38:43,528 But I think in this case it means reason. 566 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:47,968 And then 'heaven' may refer to the pearly gates 567 00:38:48,128 --> 00:38:49,928 or it could mean a state of being, 568 00:38:50,088 --> 00:38:53,128 you know, like being happy or in love. 569 00:38:56,888 --> 00:38:59,688 So now read it again, taking in all the possibilities, 570 00:38:59,848 --> 00:39:02,848 and tell me what you think it means. 571 00:39:05,488 --> 00:39:08,808 "The sun itself sees not Till heaven clears". 572 00:39:14,248 --> 00:39:17,928 I guess… it means that love blinds you 573 00:39:18,088 --> 00:39:21,688 and when you're in love, you can't think reasonably. 574 00:39:24,488 --> 00:39:26,088 Do you agree? 575 00:39:27,088 --> 00:39:28,568 Yeah. 576 00:39:32,808 --> 00:39:34,568 I mean, it's just a poem. 577 00:39:36,688 --> 00:39:39,488 Yeah. Yeah, it's just a poem. 578 00:39:39,648 --> 00:39:41,168 Are you worried a union work-stoppage 579 00:39:41,328 --> 00: