Griffin Richards

Sonnet 130 was initially very confusing at first I had interpreted the text as almost insulting a woman he loved. On further rereading I started to understand that this was less a love letter and more a piece on the overexaggerating of a woman’s beauty in a sonnet It is the final 2 lines that… Read more Reflection for Nov 1

I found Paradise Lost odd as said in class it is essentially bible fan-fiction and some of the details definitely make me wonder on its reception. What is odd is the structural difference between Satan and the fallen angels and the Kingdom of heaven. I wonder if the structures are meant to demonize a democratic… Read more End of Milton and The Passion Questions

I am immensely confused now all thee knowledge I thought I had about weird Christian mysticism might just be from paradise lost. “Satan and his comrades construct a great temple known as Pandemonium in which the devils enter and begin a debate.” Paradise Lost Spark Notes at https://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/paradiselost/quick-spark/ This really makes me wonder on how… Read more Paradise lost Questions 1

This act is insane Iago immediately starts to torment Othello and makes me wonder why he still keeps him around. Othello gets worked up into a seizure and Iago “heroically saves him” with Cassio’s help who he shoos away so Othello won’t get worked up. I don’t think I have ever seen a villain manipulate… Read more Act 4-5 Reflection

Today I am talking about how slick Iago is again. He is playing everyone for fools and it is absurd. He has Casio asking Desdemona for help to make Othello more suspicious of him and Casio is willing because he cant bear to face Othello. Then Cassio scampers away when Othello arrives which weirds out… Read more Othello Act 3 Reflection