Reading The Blazing World was one of my favorite things we did this semester. I really enjoyed the text and having a female character written by a female author was very cool especially for the time period. In my first project, I talked about how interesting it was to have read texts where female characters… Read more Female Characters in this Semester’s Readings
Autumn Farrow
Final Post: Revisiting Second Project
For my final post, I wanted to talk about and revisit what I did for my second project. For my first project, I did a basic essay, so for my second project, I wanted to do something completely different. Since one of the big questions I had after finishing Othello was why Iago did everything… Read more Final Post: Revisiting Second Project
Othello Character’s MBTI (Project 2)
For my second project, I wanted to do something other than a traditional essay. One of the questions I had after finishing Othello, was that I still felt like I didn’t fully understand why Iago had such a hatred for Othello. There were several reasons listed like Othello giving Cassio the job Iago wanted. Iago… Read more Othello Character’s MBTI (Project 2)
Othello Questions
Question 1: Why did Iago hate Othello so much? I have ’t. It is engendered. Hell and night Must bring this monstrous birth to the world’s light. (Shakespeare, 55) The biggest question that I had after finishing Othello was why Iago did everything he did. There were various reasons given why he hated Othello like… Read more Othello Questions
Theme of Deception in Othello
After reading Act I of Othello, I noticed the amount of dishonesty and lying that’s going on, especially with Iago. While reading, we think that Iago hates Othello, which he does, and that he wants to double cross him after not giving him the job he wanted. Later in the act, we find out that… Read more Theme of Deception in Othello
Faerie Queene Questions
Reading Faerie Queen was very difficult, but after hearing it talked about in class, I now feel like I have an understanding of the text. My questions are as follows: Question 1: Why did Redcrosse not listen to Una’s warnings? Be well aware, quoth then that Ladie milde Least suddaine mischiefe ye too rash prouoke:… Read more Faerie Queene Questions
Roles of Women in Beowulf and Lanval
There was another chapter. An avenger lay in wait, counting sworded seconds until the latest hour, her heart full of hatred. Grendel’s mother, warrior woman, outlaw, meditated on misery. She lived, ill-fated, sinking beneath cold-currents to her kingdom under-country, her line linked to extinction since Cain crossed swords with Abel and fled, murder-marked, to make… Read more Roles of Women in Beowulf and Lanval
Women’s Power in Lanval
While reading Lanval, I couldn’t help but notice how different the power dynamic was compared to what we had just read in Beowulf. In this text, the male and female roles are sort of switched as we usually see them. For one, Lanval is a bit of an outcast and lonely. We are used to… Read more Women’s Power in Lanval
Treasure in Beowulf
“You’ve let me look on this before I die, this gold, this get? It’s enough. My people lose me, but gain a hoard-gift” (Headley, 120) In Beowulf, especially in the latter half of the epic, I really got to see how overtaken Beowulf (and really most of the characters) is with gold and treasure. Beowulf… Read more Treasure in Beowulf
Beowulf — A Modern Translation
How does the language used in this modern translation change the tone of the story? “Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings!” (Headley, 3) Before starting to read this translation of Beowulf, I did no prior research about when it was published, so I was surprised in the introduction to hear… Read more Beowulf — A Modern Translation